Zarqawi : the new face of Al-Qaeda / Jean-Charles Brisard with Damien Martinez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Genesis of a terrorist: Zarqa and the Zarqawi tribe -- "The green man" -- The great departure -- Return to Jordan -- At Suwaqah, the desert prison. -- Part II. Full-time terrorist: A new departure -- Entering Al-Qaeda -- Origins of the Zarqawi network -- A regional terrorist -- Escape -- Part III. Zarqawi's Iraq -- Terrorist Iraq: from myth to reality -- From the Taliban to Kurdistan -- War leader in Kurdistan -- The confusing stakes in Iran -- Tawhid wal Jihad -- Terror -- The hostage strategy -- Al-Qaeda yields -- Part IV. A global network -- From Kurdistan to Germany -- The group of "Italians" -- Chemical threats to Europe -- A shadow over Madrid -- Syria: rear base -- France in the Islamist trap -- Conclusion: A successor to Bin Laden?