International terrorism is in the midst of a quest for the super spectacular terrorist strike.
To avoid such suppression after future strikes, terrorism sponsoring states must raise the ante so that the West cannot ignore them. A Russian paratrooper attempts to terrorize the United States into withdrawing its troops from Europe so Russia can have a free hand in bringing the breakaway republics back into the fold. Although this story is fiction, much of the details around the shootdown are closely based on the facts surrounding the crash of TWA Flight 800. The author has obviously studied the Flight 800 crash closely and weaves a plausible story sprinkled with real life facts.