TY - BOOK AU - Brisard,Jean-Charles AU - Dasquié,Guillaume TI - Forbidden truth: U.S.-Taliban secret oil diplomacy and the failed hunt for Bin Laden SN - 1560254149 (trade paper) AV - 002 E 183.8 B859f 2002 U1 - 327.581073 PY - 2002/// CY - New York City PB - Thunder's Mouth Press KW - Bin Laden, Osama, KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Industria y comercio del petróleo KW - Política gubernamental KW - Estados Unidos KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - Septiembre 11 Ataque terrorista, 2001 KW - Terrorism KW - Terrorismo KW - Foreign relations KW - Afghanistan KW - Relaciones exteriores KW - Afganistán KW - 2001-2009 N1 - Translation of: Ben Laden : la vérité interdite; Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249); Secret liaisons : the United States and the Taliban Laili Helms : lobbyist for the Taliban The State Department : sponsor of the Taliban A pipeline for the Taliban Mullah Omar : a troublesome ally Negotiating at all costs Chronicle of a forbidden negotiation The impossible investigation Saudi Arabia, kingdom of many dangers Of oil and Koran Saudi fundamentalist networks Bin Laden, the myth of a renegade Libya 1994 : a terrorist is born Family support Khalid Bin Mahfouz : the lucrative business of terrorism The banker of terror N2 - Explores the United States' hidden interests in Afghanistan, reveals an intricate network of Saudi-based support for Osama bin Laden, and discusses the impact of U.S./Saudi relations upon the War on Terrorism ER -