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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are

either fictitious or are used fictitiously.

THE LAST JIHAD: A NOVEL

or portions thereof, in any form.

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

A Forge Book

Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC

175 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10010

www.tor.com

Forge® is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenberg, Joel, 1954

The last jihad : a novel / by Joel C. Rosenberg.-lst hardcover ed. p. cm.

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

ISBN 0-765-30715-4 (alk. paper)

1. Petroleum industry and trade-Fiction. 2. Terrorism-PreventionFiction. 3. International

relations-Fiction. 4. Middle East-Fiction. I. Title.

PS3568.0786 L37 2002

813'.54-dc2l

2002014312

Printed in the United States of America

To Lynn -

thank you for loving me

believing in me,

encouraging me,

and running the race with me -

next year in Jerusalem

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Marry a girl who loves you enough to take big risks-who believes in you and is willing to ride

the roller coaster of life together. I did, and I'm a better man for it.

Lynn-I thank God every day that He brought you into my life, and that in some cosmic and

counterintuitive moment I wasn't stupid enough to let you slip away. I cringe to think of what I

would be if I hadn't married you. I cringe to think of how many jobs I would have been fired

from if you hadn't patiently read and edited everything I've ever written- before I gave it to my

editors. The fact that you are such a wise, discerning, and sensitive writer and editor, as well as a

great wife, mom, daughter, sister, daughter-in-law, and friend, totally astounds me. I could never

have written this book, or any other-nor would I have wanted to-without you. Thank you. I love

you.

Caleb, Jacob, and Jonah-yes, you're the Ringling Brothers, a wild and wonderful three-ring

circus, but nothing makes me happier than being your dad. Thanks for your love, your prayers,

and your eagerness to go on big adventures together.

Dad and Mom Rosenberg-I can't tell you how blessed I am to be your son. Thanks so much for

reading this manuscript umpteen times, and thank you even more for not naming me Lincoln.

Em, Jim, Katie, and Luke-you've endured all my crazy projects through the years, what's one

more? Thanks for rooting me on! The Meyers 'Tam"Mom, Soonan, Muncie, Tia, little Michael,

'Fael, Dad, Carol, and "Great Gram"-thanks for welcoming me into your family.

To our kindred spirits from Syracuse-the Koshys, Akka, Dave and Barb Olsson, Richie and

Colleen Costello, Vince and Junko Salisbury, and Nick and Debbi DeCola-thanks so much for

getting us started and keeping us going.

To our kindred spirits from McLean and Frontline-Dan and Elise Sutherland, "John Black John

Black," Edward and Kailea Hunt, Daryl Gross, Amy Knapp, Lori Medanich, Julie Christou,

Wendy Howard, John and Kelly Park, Jim and Sharon Supp, Kern Boyer, Alan and Bethany

Blomdahl, Tim and Carolyn Lugbill, Dave and Twee Ramos, Bob and Janice Lee, Brian and

Christa Geno, Frank and Cindi Cofer, Ron and Gennene Johnson, and Lon Solomon and his

team-what a thrill to be in the race with you guys. Thanks for doing fun, faith, and fiction with

us!

To our kindred spirits in the political world-Rush, Steve and Sabina Forbes, Sean and Jill

Hannity, David Limbaugh, Bill Dal Col, Diana Schneider, James "Bo Snerdley" Golden, Kit

"H.R." Carson, Grace-Marie Turner, Marvin Olasky, Nick Eicher, Allen Roth, John McLaughlin,

Nancy Merritt, Bill and Elaine Bennett, Pete Wehner, Burt Pines, Joe Loconte, Adam Meyerson,

Ed Feulner, and Peggy Noonan-thank you so much for all your encouragement on this project

and on so many others.

To my agent, Scott Miller, at Trident Media Group-why you took my first call I'll never know.

But I'm so grateful you did. You've done an absolutely fabulous, relentless, tireless, brilliant job,

and I am forever grateful. Thanks so much for your hard work, wise counsel, coolness under

pressure, and your friendship. You da man! Let's hope this is just the start.

Finally, to Tom Doherty, Bob Gleason, Brian Callaghan, Jennifer Marcus, and the entire team

at Tor/Forge Books-you guys rolled the dice and took a chance on a first-timer ... then you all

went absolutely above and beyond when the crisis with Iraq began to heat up to get this book

locked, loaded, and fired into the marketplace before the war! I believed in miracles before I met

you guys-but now I've seen one with my very eyes and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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