The author of this book is French, so he provides an interesting perspective on the past 8 years or so. Of interest in the book, his analysis of the propaganda wars of various factions within Islamic jihadist, especially in Iraq. But also more broadly among groups aligned variously with Palestinians and Iran--especially Hezbollah and Hamas. He also analyzes the events with Muslim populations in London, Netherlands, Denmark, France during the same period. Of course, France comes out looking the best. But given all of the anti-French rhetoric in the states over the past few years, this is definitely an interesting perspective. Thoughtful, mostly interesting book. ( )