To win the war on terror, it is vital to understand what drives people into becoming terrorists. There is no lack of theories. Some stress the role of socioeconomic factors like poverty and ignorance; others look into frustration at the American foreign policy; all agree that the terrorists "pervert religion;" and there is a school of thought that a metaphysical force of "evil" is at the root of terror. We look everywhere - except for the actual source of the problem: religion itself. Here is one key fact: Osama bin Laden's hated name is not the only one on the roster of perpetrators of religious violence. It follows names like Abraham, Moses, St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin. And here is a key question. Were all of the above evil? Poor? Lacking in education? Perverting religion? Or is there something altogether different that causes religious violence? The simple and lucid analysis given in The Pitfall of Truth uncovers, for the first time, the mechanism by which religious fervor metamorphoses into terror. The book gives us the key insight into the mind of our terrorist adversaries, and provides the key contribution toward winning the war on terror. www.rootoutterrorism.com