The
water to keep them green came from the desalination plant fifty miles to the
north, a true marvel of modern engineering, but it was Saudi oil money that
paid the Americans. The Americans were
clever people, and they would do anything for money. And the Saudis? He smiled.
They were not clever, but would pay money for anything, and God forbid
they do it themselves. He really wasn’t
sure who was screwing who.
(from The Templar
Concordat, by Terrence O’Brien)
8*/10. The full review is here.
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