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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
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>.