In the aftermath of 9/11 and the run-up to the Iraq war US President Mike Santos rides high in the polls. But to stay there he needs Saddam Hussein's scrotum, hanging from his gun belt.When Britain's Secret Intelligence Service uncovers a plot to detonate a Dirty Bomb in Washington DC, Alex Bowman is dispatched to the States to help the overstretched US authorities deal with the problem. The leading hawk in the US cabinet, Secretary of Defense Karl Herzfeld, pressures the CIA to conjure up the missing evidence f WMDs he needs to justify the war. But when the CIA fails to produce the necessary data Herzfeld resolves to facilitate the detonation of the Dirty Bomb, pin the blame on Saddam Hussein and justify the First Strike in the war. As Alex Bowman tracks the terrorists a desperate Herzfeld unleashes a mortar attack on Washington, claiming the assault is Iraqi inspired. Tanks rumble onto the White House lawn as Special Forces troops under Herzfeld's command surround the capital. With Washington under siege and Herzfeld apparently in charge the terrorists are assured a free hand. The Dirty Bomb is put in place, ready to detonate. But Alex Bowman and his FBI associates are in hot pursuit...
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In the aftermath of 9/11 and the run-up to the Iraq war US President Mike Santos rides high in the polls. But to stay there he needs Saddam Hussein's scrotum, hanging from his gun belt.When Britain's Secret Intelligence Service uncovers a plot to detonate a Dirty Bomb in Washington DC, Alex Bowman is dispatched to the States to help the overstretched US authorities deal with the problem. The leading hawk in the US cabinet, Secretary of Defense Karl Herzfeld, pressures the CIA to conjure up the missing evidence f WMDs he needs to justify the war. But when the CIA fails to produce the necessary data Herzfeld resolves to facilitate the detonation of the Dirty Bomb, pin the blame on Saddam Hussein and justify the First Strike in the war. As Alex Bowman tracks the terrorists a desperate Herzfeld unleashes a mortar attack on Washington, claiming the assault is Iraqi inspired. Tanks rumble onto the White House lawn as Special Forces troops under Herzfeld's command surround the capital. With Washington under siege and Herzfeld apparently in charge the terrorists are assured a free hand. The Dirty Bomb is put in place, ready to detonate. But Alex Bowman and his FBI associates are in hot pursuit...