I recall Paul O'Brien really, really hating that Rieber/Cassaday storyline, largely due to its boneheaded portrayal of terrorism and alleged jingoism. The X-Axis website appears to be down at the moment, but the review of the second and sixth issues have been archived:
Personally, I haven't read the storyline, and I can't judge it merely from these pages, apart from that the art is excellent. But if these reviews are accurate, it doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd recommend to anyone.