It's 1981. The Arabs have the financial wold by the throat, and are beginning to squeeze.
It begins when OPEC doubles the price of oil. As costs go up, Europe goes down. A desparate President gluts the U.S. with useless greenbacks in an effort to save the economy.
Instead he sets off a wild inflationary spree that brings the country to its knees.
Wall Street crashes. Riots and arson raze the cities. And a grass-roots governor named Whitelaw preaches a simple, fascist gospel to the American masses. Already, two million call him leader. Already, they are a people on the brink. ( )