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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922265524
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2019
Publisher: Big Sky


Description:
This book is Ashton Robinsons unique eye-witness account of the ISGs operations in Iraq, based at Camp Slayer, in one of Saddam Husseins former palaces the groups task was to search for weapons of mass destruction or to account for them if they did not exist. But the ISG discovered so much more. The ISG unintentionally gained a fascinating insight into Saddams dictatorship through interviews with most of the Quartet, Saddams senior committee of trusted lieutenants, and uncovered a web of international corruption surrounding Iraqs erosion of UN sanctions. The author interweaves his daily experiences in Iraq with interviews with Saddams men and historical analysis of pre- and post-war Iraq. He explores Australias intelligence relationships with allies and also covers the human rights issues in the coalition occupation of Iraq, as well as the development of the insurgency in Iraq and the rise of ISIL. This story is not just about the Iraq War; its a rare look into Australias allied intelligence relations, and the international politics, intrigue and corruption surrounding the war.