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Weary of assassination attempts, Saddam Hussein plants a Weapon of Mass Destruction in a U.S. city, holding America hostage for his life; should anyone or any country make another assassination attempt, the weapon will be detonated.Authorities race to locate the weapon, prepare for a biologic, chemical or nuclear attack, while the CIA discovers the Saudi's have hired an assassin, the Rat, to kill Saddam. Forced to become Saddam's protectorate, the US must neutralize the agent before the attempt is made. Story Martin, ex-Delta force team leader, is sent after the Rat. During the Gulf war, Captain Martin's team had been tasked with Hussein's assassination. Every attempt was foiled and on their last assault, all of Martin's Delta team members were killed. Martin blames U.S. commanders for their deaths.Long out of favor and considered unstable by Covert Operations Command, Story Martin is the last resort for the mission. Martin performs admirably until his first night inside the boarders of Iraq when the COC's worst nightmares are realized. Communications with Martin are lost and the tracking chip he wears detail travel patterns of his own agenda. Story's insertion into Iraq is a disaster, and he is running for his life from the start. After fighting through numerous obstacles, Martin is bludgeoned by an amorous, underground, freedom fighter. Martin awakes with amnesia and because Saddam's plot is kept secret by both sides, the Iraqi underground movement believes Martin has returned to assassinate Saddam. He is easily convinced, and Martin, his sexy assailant and their guide, set out for Baghdad to kill the Iraqi leader.As Martin and the Rat chase Saddam, the secret is leaked, the U.S. domestic scene crumbles and terror is used to justify a military coup on the President and Congress. Chaos is manifested in the new U.S. leader and the goal of terrorism realized on American soil. Story Martin must regain his memory, foil the assassination attempt and, in an uncanny twist