King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East

His narrative contains secrets that will revise our understanding of the Middle East. In 1967, O'Connell tipped off Hussein that Israel would invade Egypt the next morning. Later, as Hussein's Washington counselor, O'Connell learned of Henry Kissinger's surprising role in the Yom Kippur War.

The book's leitmotif is betrayal. Hussein, the Middle East's only bona fide peacemaker, wanted simply the return of the West Bank, seized in the Six-Day War. Despite American promises, the clear directive of UN Resolution 242, and the years of secret negotiations with Israel, that never happened. Hussein's dying wish was that O'Connell tell the unknown story in this book.

Author: Jack O'Connell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/2011
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780393063349

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/28/2011
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011
Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 94

About the Author
O'Connell, Jack: - Jack O'Connell (1921-2010) served as CIA station chief in Amman, Jordan, from 1963 to 1971 and was King Hussein's most trusted American adviser. He then became the king's attorney and diplomatic counselor in Washington for three decades.