Award-winning author Aladdin Elaasar's latest; "BARRACUDA: The Unauthorized Biography of Sarah Palin" is a timely book that reveals how McCain's choice of 'the Barracuda', a.k.a. Sarah Palin, as his running mate, opened the flood gates of the media to controversy and speculations. Will Palin play a role in the 2012 presidential elections? Will she be the next and the first female American president, or at least vice-president?