SLEEPING WITH THE DEVIL

How Washington sold our soul for Saudi Crude

Robert Baer Born July 1, 1952 Ex CIA agent was active from 1976-1997 Active duty served in the Middle East

Protagonist Main character would be Robert Baer CIA member for 20 years who mainly

worked in the Middle East

Antogonist Yuri who is a known arms dealer He also smuggles guns into Tells the CIA agent Robert just how easy it

is to transport weapons since the collapse of the Soviet Union

Favorite Character Robert Baer Main character throughout

Least Favorite Character Sergeant Victor Bout a known Soviet

officer and main supplier of weapons to Osama Bin Laden

Exposition Discussion of U.S. addiction to Saudi

Arabia’s oil Discussion of threats that can arise from

U.S. addiction

Rising Action Conversation with the arms dealer who

tells Robert how easy it is to smuggle arms into Saudi Arabia

How a majority of 9/11 terrorist are from Saudi Arabia (15 of 19)

Climax

Possible terrorist attack options How vulnerable oil pipelines are in Saudi

Arabia Consequences of terrorist attacks The extreme the U.S. is in protecting

Saudi crude

Falling Action How terrorist attacks against oil pipelines

aren’t likely How response ready Saudi Arabia is

against attack

Resolution Hope for U.S. dependence on foreign oil

by pushing for renewable resources

Setting Middle East the current center for conflict

concerning the U.S. Its currently taking place and shows the

U.S. willingness to overlook rights of citizens to keep oil

Rating I rated it as an 8 It was good but factual

Themes Political corruption

Terrorism

Human rights violation

Social Issue

Political corruption Political corruption leads to human

rights violation and suppression of freedoms

Iran’s Corruption

Recent election led many to believe that the elections were rigid and many rioted in the streets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEjoSja1kAk

North Korea’s Corruption

Kim Jong Il has let his populace starve so food and money can go to his nuclear weapons program and maintaining their million man army

This suppression of people has lead to a new generation which is on average shorter and weight less to compensate for the famine in North Korea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq4DZMDaR8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-FQ_kHPqk4 Alford, Peter. "North Korea Famine, Refugees, and Foreing Aid." 28 Oct. 2006. Web. 16 Feb. 2010.

<http://www.japanfocus.org/-Peter-Alford/2259

China

1989 Tiananmen Square massacre People of China saw the Soviet Union

getting more rights under Glasnost ( speech) and Perstroika (free trade)

People of China held a pro Democracy demonstration at Tiananmen Square and soldiers entered and killed unarmed civilians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBnHMpHGRY&feature=related

Saudi Arabia

Our military protects their borders and air space allowing them to spend money on their own personal body guards and private army which suppresses the people of Iran

U.S. officials turn a blind eye to popular unrest to guarantee oil

Baer, Robert. Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude. New York: Three Rivers, 2004. Print.

United States

U.S. corrupt when dealing with oil Promote democracy and rights for

people of the world but in Saudi Arabia we turn a blind eye because of oil

U.S. soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia to ensure our oil suppliers feel safe and keep the oil flowing

Political corruption

Political corruption often leads to human rights violations and hunger as well as terrorism

When political corruption occurs and foreign aid fails than the price of food rises and the already impoverished people suffer even more

Terrorism flourishes in impoverished and corrupt areas because in these areas they can easily pay off the officials and gain support of the people by paying them off

In China and North Korea human rights violations occur, in China for example the Tiananmen square massacre occurred when demonstrators gathered to protect for democracy, In North Korea the people starve because the food goes to the military and foreign aid has been restricted

What’s being done

The United Nations has many Anti-Corruption conventions how ever this only informs people and lets them know what they can do

Very little foreign help is given

Citation

"Middle East and North Africa (mena)/africa_middle_east/regional Pages." Transparency International. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. <http://www.transparency.org/regional_pages/africa_middle_east/middle_east_and_north_africa_mena>.

Alford, Peter. "North Korea Famine, Refugees, and Foreing Aid." 28 Oct. 2006. Web. 16 Feb. 2010. <http://www.japanfocus.org/-Peter-Alford/2259>.

Baer, Robert. Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude. New York: Three Rivers, 2004. Print.

"Corruption in Afghanistan." GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Web. 16 Feb. 2010. <http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/corruption.htm>.

"CPI 2009 Table/2009/cpi/surveys_indices/policy_research." Transparency International. Web. 16 Feb. 2010. <http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table>.

Demick, Barbara. "Effects of Famine: Short Stature Evident in North Korean Generation." The Seatle Times, 14 Feb. 2004. Web. 16 Feb. 2010. <http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040214&slug=korea14>.