campaign gained worldwide media coverage. His columns cover international relations, current events, and Arab/American issues. He was cited in Guardian, New York Times, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Paris Match, La Stampa, and the international press. He is the author of The Last Pharaoh: Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Obama Age.He also wrote: For Stars and Stripes: American-Arabs in the U.S. Military, and Barracuda: The Unauthorised Biography of Sarah palin, Silent Victims: Arab and Muslim Americans Post 9/11. CONTACT: Aladdin Elaasar (224) 388 1353 Email: omaraladin@aol.com The author of this book says the U.S. president will need to pay close attention to the volatile political situation in Egypt, one of America's strongest and most important allies in the Middle East. The author believes U.S. policymakers now face a difficult choice: continuing to support the iron-fisted rule of Egypt's current president and his likely hand-picked successor, or backing a beleaguered democratic opposition that some believe could open the door to Islamic fundamentalist rule. In his new book, The Last Pharaoh: Mubarak and the Uncertain Future of Egypt in the Obama Age, Egyptian-American writer Aladdin Elaasar offers the American president his blunt assessment of Egypt's near-term outlook. Elaasar believes President Hosni Mubarak, America's "strong man" in Egypt and the recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. military and development aid, is losing his grip on power after 26 years of autocratic rule. The author believes there are many signs that time is running out for Mubarak,