Published shortly after the events of September 11, 2001 that shocked the whole world, R. Jaccard’s book is a journalistic investigation into the phenomenon of terrorism and the way an Arab billionaire turned into “criminal No. 1,” for whose capture the FBI promises one billion dollars. The author, being the president of the Observatory Committee on Terrorism and the Center for Research on Contemporary Threat Factors, has an excellent command of the topic. His journalistic dossier, containing details unknown to Russian citizens, is based on facts and documents. The publication is addressed to everyone interested in the pressing problems of our time.