Terrorists Could Have Caused the Katrina Disaster by Blowing Up the Levees

HOUSTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the philosophical thriller Katrina Nights: Love in the Time of Flooding a terrorist cell weakens the New Orleans levees by detonating strategically placed explosives just before Hurricane Katrina strikes. Reviewers on Amazon.com, where the book is now available for purchase, are wondering about the air of truth that seems to permeate the details in the book, specifically the terrorist plot. "The verisimilitude makes me doubt that this is fiction at all," writes one reader.

But the author is unequivocal in his denial. "It's just a story I made up," says Fouad Khan. "Some characters and events are of course drawn from my experiences living and studying in the U.S. on a Fulbright, but the plot is pure concoction."

That plot follows Fouad's namesake and the hero of his novel through his adventures in the U.S. while on a Fulbright scholarship to study ways to use microorganisms in the cleanup of leaked oil contaminants. Falling for a deviant nymphomaniac, he loses track of his life and work, until his research starts to point towards a bleak conclusion: a nigh end for human civilization on earth. He looks to religion to restore some order back to his life, unaware that his pious new Arab friends have other things planned out for him.

Fouad says that the book arose out of his efforts to answer some important questions. Those questions are rephrased well by Dr. Timothy Wilken of Synearth.net in his review of the book. "Why is the brightest species on the planet in crisis? Why do our present actions threaten our very future?" he asks.

Fouad's answer to these questions is what one reviewer has termed his "theory of extinction": a philosophical treatise that brings together elements from thermodynamics, evolutionary biology and cognitive sciences to explain why species fail. Could such a theory predict what's in store for specific species, say Homo sapiens sapiens? In Katrina Nights it does, and that prognosis for humans is not very bright. "We are fast hurtling towards the end of our civilization on earth," writes Fouad.

Now it is this theory that's getting the book noticed, especially amongst the so-called "doomer" crowd. Dr. Wilken says, "If Fouad is correct, and I believe that he is, then he has discovered the scientific basis for our present human crisis."

Fouad has decided to donate 30 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the book towards Katrina relief efforts. "I want to help save this way of life that symbolizes all that is worth saving about our civilization," he explains.

About the Author

A resident of Karachi, Pakistan, Fouad Khan is an environmental consultant and author whose writings have appeared in popular magazines and academic journals.

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