Michael Soussan has 2 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Backstabbing for Beginners.
Backstabbing for Beginners
Summary
The year is 1997. Michael Soussan, a fresh-faced young graduate, takes up a new job at the UN's Oil-for-Food program, the largest humanitarian operation in the organization's history. His mission is to help Iraqi civilians survive the devastating impact of economic sanctions that were imposed following the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. As a gaffe-prone novice in a world of sensitive taboos, Soussan struggles to negotiate the increasing paranoia of his incomprehensible boss and the inner workings of one of the world's notoriously complex bureaucracies. But as he learns more about the vast sums of money flowing through the program, it becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Soussan becomes aware that Saddam Hussein is extracting illegal kickbacks, a discovery that sets him on a collision course with the organization's leadership. On March 8, 2004, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Soussan becomes the first insider to call for "an independent investigation" of the UN's dealings with Saddam Hussein. One week later a humiliated Kofi Annan appointed Paul Volcker to lead a team of international investigators, whose findings resulted in hundreds of prosecutions in multiple countries, many of which are still ongoing. Backstabbing for Beginners is at once a witty tale of one man's political coming of age and a stinging indictment of the hypocrisy that prevailed at the heart of one of the world's most idealistic institutions.
©2016 Michael Soussan (P)2016 Hachette Audio
Bedrageri for begyndere
Summary
"Jeg fik job i det største humanitaere program i FN's historie. Det vistesig også at vaere det mest korrupte program i FN's historie." 24 år gammel lander Michael Soussan sit drømmejob i FN's hovedkvarter, i det såkaldte Olie for mad-program, den største humanitære operation i organisationens historie. Hans mission er at omfordele Iraks olierigdomme og hjælpe landets civilbefolkning gennem de udmarvende sanktioner mod Saddam-styret efter Golfkrigen. For en ung idealist er det en kæmpe chance for at gøre en positiv forskel i verden. Tror han. Som absolut nybegynder i det internationale diplomati går det snart op for Michael Soussan, at han er landet i en verden af spioner, oliebaroner og dysfunktionelle diplomater. At hver mand kæmper for sig selv. Og at det FN-program, der skulle komme nødlidende irakere til gode, er en brik i et råddent spil, der i virkeligheden holder Saddam ved magten.
©2015 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Morten Andersen (P)2015 Lindhardt og Ringhof