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The Book the American CIA don't want you to read.
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955419107
- ISBN-13: 978-0955419102
- 1 edition (20 Nov 2006)
- Paperback: 226 pages
The Black Hole
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The Black Hole has been banned in Ireland and USA Book Shops..
is the next chapter in the extraordinary and chilling life story of author Latif Yahia. Having escaped the brutal Iraqi regime through Northern Iraq with the help of the CIA in 1992, Latif touched down in Austria.
Special Advice.
To all the people who are interested in getting this book, please, please, never pre-order it on Amazon or any other book site other than the Arcanum Publishing website. The publisher does not supply Amazon etc with books as Amazon in particular don't pay for the copies they order and sell the ones that they receive from the publisher at a knock down price.
If you want to keep abreast of all the news about the book keep checking back to it's Facebook page.
if you have pre-ordered a copy from Amazon or another site other than the Publishers, see if you can get a refund, otherwise you won't receive a copy and you may not get your money back either.
Best regards.
A quote from the Author:
“If I had known then what I now know about the lack of democracy and free speech in the West and how I would be treated. I would have stayed in Baghdad and taken a bullet from Uday, at least then I would have been buried in my country near my family.”
The Book the American CIA don't want you to read.
In an extraordinary twist of fate and because of his uncanny resemblance to Uday Saddam Hussein, Latif Yahia is forced to work as the "double or fiday" of the despots son. During his training, he witnesses the true evil of the man that he is forced to imitate and the brutality of the Iraqi regime at first hand.While attending state functions and royal audiences as his loathsome master, Latif ponders his escape strategy. Undeniably the life of wealth and excess is enticing but he is no more than a bird in a gilded cage. After several assassination attempts against Latif/Uday fail and during Gulf War 1, Latif makes his escape from his life of hell through the Northern Kurdish Territories, with the help of the CIA he is flown out of Iraq to a "New Life" in the West and this is where "The Black Hole" picks up his remarkable story.
On the 9th of March 1992 Latif Yahia emerged from behind the walls of the Kingdom of Terror. Vowing to settle his account with the Baghdadi regime he bolsters himself for the battle ahead. Knowing his adversaries well he was prepared for the fight but nothing prepared him for the reaction he would receive from the Western Intelligence Services. The game of cat and mouse that ensued would take him across the breadth of Europe, find him imprisoned in a covert CIA prison and see him survive four assassination attempts and the brutal murder of his beloved Saudi Princess. A compelling true story that has been played out in the world's media. Latif Yahia the man that broke the news to the world of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, he remains stateless since his flight from Iraq in 1992 until this day.
When the news of covert CIA prisons in Europe broke in 2006, Latif quietly laughed to himself, he knew this in 1994.
Book Description:
This is the next chapter in the extraordinary and chilling life story of author Latif Yahia. Having escaped the brutal Iraqi regime through Northern Iraq with the help of the CIA in 1992, Latif touched down in Austria. Having family in the pristine and picturesque city of Vienna, Latif is somewhat reassured that his life will be calmer now without Uday Saddam Hussein and his hedonisticaly violent lifestyle. Alongside Latif is Nusa, a hired girl, a plaything and ego boost for her Baghdadi clientele, although she has never been mentioned in Latif's past works the reasons for her concealment become apparent as the story unfolds. Unfortunately life was never to become the idyll that Latif desired, his knowledge or perceived knowledge of the inner Iraqi regime was to become his saviour and his tormentor. This, left him chained and unable to move forward, as much as he wished to forget, his handlers wanted to know more. Latif became almost a prized item in the world of International Intelligence with nearly all of the world's Intelligence agencies vying for his allegiance, his pleas for neutrality and normality unheard.
Ultimately Latif was to pay the price for his uncooperative stance; ten and a half months were spent in a covert Austrian/CIA prison cell in solitary confinement, until by chance his freedom was assured by a visiting judge. One would think that after such events Latif's life may take a quieter turn, this was not to be the case, the game of cat and mouse that played out across the breadth of Europe was interspersed by the tragic death of Latif's beloved father, several assassination attempts and the murder of his first real love a Saudi Arabian Princess.
Latif Yahia's previous books have sold over 6.7 million copies worldwide in twenty languages.
From the Author:
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported me with my previous works and especially with "The Black Hole". This book has possibly been the hardest for me to write so far, my other works were written to save my life by bringing me into the world media's focus, whereas this book was written to throw the spotlight on the Western Democratic Regimes.When I first touted my idea for writing this book to friends and family they were cautiously supportive, they knew that what I was proposing to write was accurate but were only too aware of the possible consequences, Guantanamo being the most notorious. My other works "I was Saddam's Son" German language edition 1994 ( I advise everyone NOT to purchase the English version of this book as the right has been stolen and the printing is illegal, it is also inaccurate) and "The Devil's Double" were widely used during 2003 as a further justification of the West's intentions towards Iraq. It has never been understood in the West how I can be anti-Saddam and his regime and not support "the war on Iraq", I agree that Saddam (who as we all know was the son of America) needed to go, but believe that the Iraqi people should have been the ones to depose him and no matter how well intentioned the Americans were, I do not believe that they have done Iraq any favours, in fact, I believe the opposite to be true.
As you will read, if you choose to buy "The Black Hole" I was offered to become a part of The Iraqi Opposition, a position should I have chosen to pursue it, would undoubtedly have given me a position in the Interim Government in Iraq, but as I learned then and it became blindingly clear once this opposition government took hold in Iraq, is that it was never about the Iraqi people, the stark fact of the matter was that many of these "ministers" were completely unknown to the Iraqi Public, no matter how many supporters they claimed to have when they were in negotiations with the Pentagon or the CIA. This book however, does not focus firmly on Iraq, although the threat from the Iraqi regime was a constant in my life during the days, months and years after my flight. This book expresses my shock and disbelief at the treatment that I received from supposedly democratic European countries, it points out the differences but more so the similarities between the governments of the mid-East and the West, thankfully, there are still a few countries that are strong enough to hold their will and not be swayed by the "coalition of the billing". To these countries, most notably Germany I give my sincerest thanks. As you are aware "The Black Hole" is the continuation of my life story from "The Devil's Double" although I do have other works in the pipeline, so to speak, that are not related to my life story, "The Black Hole" is not the last chapter, I am in the process of writing my last installment, I am hopeful that it will have a happy ending, although by now I should be prepared if it does not.
The title is "Forty shades of conspiracy" and it chronicles my time in Ireland the land of a thousand welcomes, I did indeed find Ireland welcoming but soon after it became a nightmare. I hope to be able to look back and describe my time in Ireland as a black comedy. I do love the Irish and their warmth, but I find their ties with America suffocating and most open minded Irish will tell you that for all intents and purposes Ireland is the 51st state of America. Maybe herein lies the reason that after fifteen years in Ireland I have been refused citizenship. Is there any country out there that would welcome me with open arms? I do not need or want special treatment; I just want to lead a quiet and happy life with my family. I have never thought of myself as a victim, I have always fought for what I believed to be right and if that meant fighting against Saddam Hussein then that's what I did until the day he was toppled. But it also stands to reason that if I was willing to fight Saddam Hussein for my rights, then I would fight anyone else who threatened me.
My sincerest thanks,
Latif Yahia.
The Black Hole Reviews:
Review: 1
As an Investigative journalist I am always interested in these true stories, I suppose I am sceptical of most. Having done some background work on the CIA, rendition flights and covert prisons, I am convinced that what this man has said in his book is true. It has long been the policy of the American administration be it Bush's or other, to deny first and then admit the truth, it will therefore not be too long, a year or so until everything contained in The Black Hole will be confirmed. I myself made a few inquiries to the Austrian government and the CIA with regards to this book, not surprisingly they made No Comment which in itself is an indication that they are aware of his existence. As for the author's motives, well yes it is a great read and maybe he will sell a ton of books, but he seems to be donating his profits to a children's hospital so maybe money isn't the goal, maybe just to be heard is. --Austria News
Review: 2
An exceptionally well written book! Latif Yahia really is becoming an IRAQI Institution, somebody for us to be proud of. Well balanced, thoughtful, and giving a human touch to the most ghastly face of human kind, War Against CIA. Keep on writing Mr.Yahia, your writings are fresh, detailed, and full of insight. You never balk in pointing out the daft decisions made by politicians and the CIA, who obviously think that Joe Public will suck in and digest their propaganda without question. --Time USA
Review: 3
Black Hole: The True Story of one man's struggle with the CIA is a superb look into the shadowy world of CIA terrorism. In this work Mr.Yahia has stripped away the James Bond Super-villain image of the USA and CIA, showing the roots of the CIA's twisted psychology in a radical reading of the USA's history.
This book and the world it uncovers is far more frightening than any thriller. A superb work, highly recommended. --The Time
is the next chapter in the extraordinary and chilling life story of author Latif Yahia. Having escaped the brutal Iraqi regime through Northern Iraq with the help of the CIA in 1992, Latif touched down in Austria.
Special Advice.
To all the people who are interested in getting this book, please, please, never pre-order it on Amazon or any other book site other than the Arcanum Publishing website. The publisher does not supply Amazon etc with books as Amazon in particular don't pay for the copies they order and sell the ones that they receive from the publisher at a knock down price.
If you want to keep abreast of all the news about the book keep checking back to it's Facebook page.
if you have pre-ordered a copy from Amazon or another site other than the Publishers, see if you can get a refund, otherwise you won't receive a copy and you may not get your money back either.
Best regards.
A quote from the Author:
“If I had known then what I now know about the lack of democracy and free speech in the West and how I would be treated. I would have stayed in Baghdad and taken a bullet from Uday, at least then I would have been buried in my country near my family.”
The Book the American CIA don't want you to read.
In an extraordinary twist of fate and because of his uncanny resemblance to Uday Saddam Hussein, Latif Yahia is forced to work as the "double or fiday" of the despots son. During his training, he witnesses the true evil of the man that he is forced to imitate and the brutality of the Iraqi regime at first hand.While attending state functions and royal audiences as his loathsome master, Latif ponders his escape strategy. Undeniably the life of wealth and excess is enticing but he is no more than a bird in a gilded cage. After several assassination attempts against Latif/Uday fail and during Gulf War 1, Latif makes his escape from his life of hell through the Northern Kurdish Territories, with the help of the CIA he is flown out of Iraq to a "New Life" in the West and this is where "The Black Hole" picks up his remarkable story.
On the 9th of March 1992 Latif Yahia emerged from behind the walls of the Kingdom of Terror. Vowing to settle his account with the Baghdadi regime he bolsters himself for the battle ahead. Knowing his adversaries well he was prepared for the fight but nothing prepared him for the reaction he would receive from the Western Intelligence Services. The game of cat and mouse that ensued would take him across the breadth of Europe, find him imprisoned in a covert CIA prison and see him survive four assassination attempts and the brutal murder of his beloved Saudi Princess. A compelling true story that has been played out in the world's media. Latif Yahia the man that broke the news to the world of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, he remains stateless since his flight from Iraq in 1992 until this day.
When the news of covert CIA prisons in Europe broke in 2006, Latif quietly laughed to himself, he knew this in 1994.
Book Description:
This is the next chapter in the extraordinary and chilling life story of author Latif Yahia. Having escaped the brutal Iraqi regime through Northern Iraq with the help of the CIA in 1992, Latif touched down in Austria. Having family in the pristine and picturesque city of Vienna, Latif is somewhat reassured that his life will be calmer now without Uday Saddam Hussein and his hedonisticaly violent lifestyle. Alongside Latif is Nusa, a hired girl, a plaything and ego boost for her Baghdadi clientele, although she has never been mentioned in Latif's past works the reasons for her concealment become apparent as the story unfolds. Unfortunately life was never to become the idyll that Latif desired, his knowledge or perceived knowledge of the inner Iraqi regime was to become his saviour and his tormentor. This, left him chained and unable to move forward, as much as he wished to forget, his handlers wanted to know more. Latif became almost a prized item in the world of International Intelligence with nearly all of the world's Intelligence agencies vying for his allegiance, his pleas for neutrality and normality unheard.
Ultimately Latif was to pay the price for his uncooperative stance; ten and a half months were spent in a covert Austrian/CIA prison cell in solitary confinement, until by chance his freedom was assured by a visiting judge. One would think that after such events Latif's life may take a quieter turn, this was not to be the case, the game of cat and mouse that played out across the breadth of Europe was interspersed by the tragic death of Latif's beloved father, several assassination attempts and the murder of his first real love a Saudi Arabian Princess.
Latif Yahia's previous books have sold over 6.7 million copies worldwide in twenty languages.
From the Author:
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported me with my previous works and especially with "The Black Hole". This book has possibly been the hardest for me to write so far, my other works were written to save my life by bringing me into the world media's focus, whereas this book was written to throw the spotlight on the Western Democratic Regimes.When I first touted my idea for writing this book to friends and family they were cautiously supportive, they knew that what I was proposing to write was accurate but were only too aware of the possible consequences, Guantanamo being the most notorious. My other works "I was Saddam's Son" German language edition 1994 ( I advise everyone NOT to purchase the English version of this book as the right has been stolen and the printing is illegal, it is also inaccurate) and "The Devil's Double" were widely used during 2003 as a further justification of the West's intentions towards Iraq. It has never been understood in the West how I can be anti-Saddam and his regime and not support "the war on Iraq", I agree that Saddam (who as we all know was the son of America) needed to go, but believe that the Iraqi people should have been the ones to depose him and no matter how well intentioned the Americans were, I do not believe that they have done Iraq any favours, in fact, I believe the opposite to be true.
As you will read, if you choose to buy "The Black Hole" I was offered to become a part of The Iraqi Opposition, a position should I have chosen to pursue it, would undoubtedly have given me a position in the Interim Government in Iraq, but as I learned then and it became blindingly clear once this opposition government took hold in Iraq, is that it was never about the Iraqi people, the stark fact of the matter was that many of these "ministers" were completely unknown to the Iraqi Public, no matter how many supporters they claimed to have when they were in negotiations with the Pentagon or the CIA. This book however, does not focus firmly on Iraq, although the threat from the Iraqi regime was a constant in my life during the days, months and years after my flight. This book expresses my shock and disbelief at the treatment that I received from supposedly democratic European countries, it points out the differences but more so the similarities between the governments of the mid-East and the West, thankfully, there are still a few countries that are strong enough to hold their will and not be swayed by the "coalition of the billing". To these countries, most notably Germany I give my sincerest thanks. As you are aware "The Black Hole" is the continuation of my life story from "The Devil's Double" although I do have other works in the pipeline, so to speak, that are not related to my life story, "The Black Hole" is not the last chapter, I am in the process of writing my last installment, I am hopeful that it will have a happy ending, although by now I should be prepared if it does not.
The title is "Forty shades of conspiracy" and it chronicles my time in Ireland the land of a thousand welcomes, I did indeed find Ireland welcoming but soon after it became a nightmare. I hope to be able to look back and describe my time in Ireland as a black comedy. I do love the Irish and their warmth, but I find their ties with America suffocating and most open minded Irish will tell you that for all intents and purposes Ireland is the 51st state of America. Maybe herein lies the reason that after fifteen years in Ireland I have been refused citizenship. Is there any country out there that would welcome me with open arms? I do not need or want special treatment; I just want to lead a quiet and happy life with my family. I have never thought of myself as a victim, I have always fought for what I believed to be right and if that meant fighting against Saddam Hussein then that's what I did until the day he was toppled. But it also stands to reason that if I was willing to fight Saddam Hussein for my rights, then I would fight anyone else who threatened me.
My sincerest thanks,
Latif Yahia.
The Black Hole Reviews:
Review: 1
As an Investigative journalist I am always interested in these true stories, I suppose I am sceptical of most. Having done some background work on the CIA, rendition flights and covert prisons, I am convinced that what this man has said in his book is true. It has long been the policy of the American administration be it Bush's or other, to deny first and then admit the truth, it will therefore not be too long, a year or so until everything contained in The Black Hole will be confirmed. I myself made a few inquiries to the Austrian government and the CIA with regards to this book, not surprisingly they made No Comment which in itself is an indication that they are aware of his existence. As for the author's motives, well yes it is a great read and maybe he will sell a ton of books, but he seems to be donating his profits to a children's hospital so maybe money isn't the goal, maybe just to be heard is. --Austria News
Review: 2
An exceptionally well written book! Latif Yahia really is becoming an IRAQI Institution, somebody for us to be proud of. Well balanced, thoughtful, and giving a human touch to the most ghastly face of human kind, War Against CIA. Keep on writing Mr.Yahia, your writings are fresh, detailed, and full of insight. You never balk in pointing out the daft decisions made by politicians and the CIA, who obviously think that Joe Public will suck in and digest their propaganda without question. --Time USA
Review: 3
Black Hole: The True Story of one man's struggle with the CIA is a superb look into the shadowy world of CIA terrorism. In this work Mr.Yahia has stripped away the James Bond Super-villain image of the USA and CIA, showing the roots of the CIA's twisted psychology in a radical reading of the USA's history.
This book and the world it uncovers is far more frightening than any thriller. A superb work, highly recommended. --The Time
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