Table of Contents
List of Figures ix
Illustration Credits x
Dramatis Personae xi
Prologue xvii
Introduction xxii
Section I The Second-Oldest Profession
1 Sins of Commission 3
2 The Nazi Connection 19
Section II Nice Work If You Can Get It
3 The Saudi Connection 35
4 In Defence of Humanity 56
5 The Ultimate Deal or the Ultimate Crime? 74
6 Diamonds and Arms 98
7 Buckling to Bandar 127
8 And Justice for None? 154
Section III Business as Usual
9 Things Fall Apart-with Help from BAE 175
10 After the Capitalism BAE-Style 197
11 The Ultimate Cop-Out 225
Section IV The Arms Superpower
12 Legal Bribery 237
13 In the Name of Uncle Sam 262
14 Taking the Mickey, the Toilet Seat and the Hammer… in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 273
15 Illegal Bribery 305
16 Beyond Utopia, Hope? 330
17 America's Shop Window 373
18 Making a Killing: Iraq and Afghanistan 395
Section V The Killing Fields
19 Cry, the Beloved Continent 435
Section VI End Game
20 Bringing Peace to the World 501
21 Future Imperfect 523
Afterword to the Picador Edition 532
Acknowledgements 552
Notes and References 557
Index 667