Very good writer, very good book, very well Describing reality, as in all de son --other novels. Always ahead of geopolitical issues come into That news later like African Uranium, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and this time Dubai and the Middle East. Resources = power = What Makes greedy people tick = Run After politicians in the service of national interests = Chasing After international corporations. That single, that 'straight forward. That is what wars are all about and soldiers trained for secret services and are used for. DESPITE Dictatorships corrupt or corrupt Democracies protect That Their Own resources.