Weapon of Jihad (revised edition): A political thriller about a smallpox biowarfare attack by an Iranian/Iraqi coalition followed by a military attack along the Texas border (2000) (edit title/settings)

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• “He saw the metal detectors checking each tourist as they approached. But metal detectors would not be able to detect the weapon he carried...He smiled at the thought. The Great Evil United States did not even know it was under attack.”

• “Their possessions were pushed into a large pit and buried, leaving no trace of the Baha'is people...the fateful patch of desert would show no sign of the terrible experiment that had been carried out on this forsaken spot...The world would never have an inkling of the mournful tragedy that had occurred...Or of the peril that lurked somewhere in a secluded freezer.”

• “What is this...some kind of game you play with me? Show me just a little bit and see if I can figure out the rest? 'Oh, General,great calamity is about to hit mankind...you get three guesses as to how it's going to happen.'”

• “A flash of light, followed by a window-rattling boom, interrupted the General. Three or more explosions ensued. All the electricity went off. Herndon ran as fast as he could into his house, locking the doors behind him. He knew from the generral direction of the explosions what had been hit. He also knew what was going to happen next.”

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• San Antonio, Texas: Much of the action occurs in San Antonio at the Air Bases as an Iranian Army attacks from the south. The goal of the attack is to gain access to the aircraft to use them to attack the rest of the U.S.
• Mexico: The weapon, smallpox, is prepared in a Macquiladora in Acuna. The main character accidentally discovers the plot as he goes to Mexico on a medical mission trip.
• Atlanta, Georgia: The CDC desperately scrambles to confront the epidemic, but the Iranians have plans to stop them.
• Laughlin AFB Del Rio Texas: The Base is overrun as the Coalition strikes in the middle of a smallpox epidemic.
• Pentagon: The Pentagon is attacked, leaving only a few men to wage war on the attackers.

Organizations edit see section history

• CDC: Add a description of this organization.
• Retired Military Intelligence: Many of the members of this organization put together an attack on the Iranians in an attempt to stop them.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Karen Crumley (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. James G. Crumley

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