Has anyone read, "See No Evil"...the book on which "Syriana" is based?

[CoffeeCat]

I was wondering if anyone has read, "See No Evil" by Robert Baer.

I saw "Syriana", the movie which was based on "See No Evil." The movie continues to haunt me. I still can't get it out of my head.

I'm about half way through "See No Evil" and it's very difficult to put down--but also very hard to read. It's upsetting.

The book forces me to deal with the fact that there is a major volcano of hate against the United States which is slowly building--and as each day passes--we are less and less prepared to combat the violence that will arise from that hate. Of course, these thoughts are magnified--because our pResident is exacerbating the hate for our country--by the minute--and it's also his policies (cronyism, arrogance, ignorance) which is neutering the CIA and making it less effective in the war on terrorism.

I was wondering if anyone else read the book, and your reactions.

[oldlady]

1. Yes

it was the book that launched my learning about the ME and the BFEE. I think it's interesting how much emphasis Baer puts on the Muslim Brotherhood, yet we hear nothing of it now. I couldn't really connect the movie to the book, but that may be me & the time between reading/viewing. One interesting note: I was still a political newbie when I read See No Evil, but I remembered Chalabi & when he broke into the news in 2003, I thought: why are they trusting this yahoo??? Guess I hadn't quite accepted that my own country is yahoo-squared. After this book, please read "Economic Hitman" by John Perkins. Really filled in the gaps for me. peace.