Oil Crusades : America Through Arab Eyes

Oil is the world's most precious resource. It underpins the world's financial markets. It creates unimaginable wealth for those who control its production.

But oil is running out. Did the US invade Iraq to grab Iraq's oil? Many people think so. This book looks at the facts. Written by an influential oil consultant, with experience of working in both the US and Arab oil industries, this book provides a rare insight into the real motivations behind US intervention in the Arab world, and the relationship between the US and the Arab states.

Zalloum shows how closely foreign policy is linked to the aim of securing energy supplies.

Based on his extensive experience within the oil industry, Zalloum provides an account of America's changing role in OPEC.

He examines the fate of Iraq's oil and the involvement of US contractors.

He also analyses the role of oil in America's relationship with Israel, providing an important insight into how this dynamic is viewed in the Arab world.

The book offers a unique perspective on the role of the US in the Arab region and how progress should be made if real peace and stability are to be brokered.