American Jihad

Ethan Bronner The New York Times Book Review Emerson is an investigator who has performed a genuine service…His information should be taken seriously.Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe The indispensable guide to American Muslim extremists and their ties to international terrorism.Richmond Times-Dispatch The book is thorough and audacious – and sobering. American Jihad belongs on the required reading list.Oliver Revell Former FBI Assistant Director in Charge of Counterterrorism It may be that Mr. Emerson is actually better informed in some areas than the responsible agencies of government.Melissa Radler The Jerusalem Post It is hard to think of anyone who has done more extensive research in the area. The things that worry Emerson should worry America at large.

Steven Emerson is Executive Director of The Investigative Project, the largest intelligence and data-gathering center in the world on militant Islamic activities. He is also an award-winning investigative journalist who specializes in Islamic terrorism. His 1994 documentary, “Jihad in America,” won the George Polk Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Award for best national investigation into criminal activity. His previous books include The Fall of Pan Am 103, co-authored with Brian Duffy (1990), and Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West, co-authored with Cristina del Sesto (1991). His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic. From 1986 to 1990 he was the national security correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, and from 1990 to 1993 he worked for CNN, until leaving to work on his documentary.