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The untouched political status of Saudi Arabia among the world's nations constitutes a strange black hole in the analysis of radicalism that affects Islam and the Middle East today. Why has Salafism, the most intolerant and sectarian movement of Islam, become so prevalent throughout the Muslim world? Of all the religious radicalisms that rot the planet, it is the only one to enjoy the constant support of a country endowed with immense means: the Saudi kingdom.Pierre Conesa's explosive new book, The Saudi Terror Machine, reveals how the two sides of the kingdom -- the conciliatory Saud dynasty and the more aggressive leaders of the Salafism sect -- has for decades developed a religious strategy to conquer the Muslim community and the West without appearing as an enemy.