In Papua New Guinea, primitive highlanders are armed with AK-47s...In the Persian Gulf, a fishing boat has a sinister cargo...At a luxury hotel in Manila, an Australian 'financial planner' has a rendezvous with men on the World's Most Wanted list...In Israel's West Bank, the unwinnable war continues to rage...And in Canberra, top intelligence and police specialists assemble to find out why terrorists from either side of the world are joining forces in Australia's back yard.Present is Sergeant Tom Wilkes of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, who is called on to spearhead the action team to fight the latest extremist menace. Wilkes and his team will have to join forces with the CIA to defeat a plan more monstrous than anyone–even the experts–could have foretold.Gripping, intelligent and terrifying, Sword of Allah is the ultimate thriller for the post September 11 world.