TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kukis,Mark
TI  - "My heart became attached": the strange journey of John Walker Lindh 
SN  - 9781612342696
AV  - HV6430.L55 K85 2003eb
U1  - 958.104/6 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brassey's
KW  - Lindh, John Walker,
KW  - Lindh, John Walker.
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Talibans
KW  - fast
KW  - Terrorists
KW  - Biography
KW  - Muslim converts from Christianity
KW  - Americans
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Terroristes
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Chrétiens convertis à l'islam
KW  - Jihād
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - Historical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Asia
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - General
KW  - Terrorismus
KW  - gnd
KW  - Arabische Staaten
KW  - Amerikaner
KW  - swd
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202); From San Francisco to Sana'a -- Beginning of the journey -- A new kind of school -- Purity and piety on the northwest frontier -- Answering the call to arms -- The Taliban caravan -- An uncertain surrender -- Jihad's last cry -- Fame, fear, and a passage home -- The mercies of an anguished nation -- Faith and silence
N2  - "What would cause an intelligent, well-educated, and, by all accounts, privileged Californian to forgo an easy life in the United States to struggle for survival in a land of strife and mortal danger? With this question in mind, journalist Mark Kukis retraces the personal and spiritual evolution of the most reviled American traitor since Lee Harvey Oswald. "My Heart Became Attached" provides a detailed biographical account of John Walker Lindh's odyssey, beginning with his time growing up in an affluent San Francisco suburb. Kukis then follows Lindh's footsteps to Yemen, where Lindh encountered radical Islam while studying Arabic, and on through the wild hinterlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The journey culminates with the violent prison uprising at Mazar-i-Sharif and ends with his military detention and criminal trial." "Searching for the truth about the enigmatic Lindh, Kukis himself traveled through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and California, seeking out everyone Lindh had crossed paths with during his own now infamous journey. While conducting research, Kukis achieved unparalleled access to major players in Lindh's life. In Pakistan, Kukis talked to militants from the terrorist group Harkat ul Mujaheddin, who trained with Lindh in a Pakistani camp. In the hardscrabble Pakistani village where Lindh studied the Koran before journeying into Afghanistan, Kukis also conducted several rounds of interviews with Lindh's closest Pakistani friend, who had initially settled him into his Islamic boarding school, with Lindh's instructor, and with fellow pupils. In Afghanistan, Kukis interviewed Taliban soldiers who fought during the prison uprising in Mazar-i-Sharif and General Dostum, warlord of the region. Ex-roommates, teachers, and friends all contributed to Kukis's research, resulting in the most thorough portrait available of the character and exploits of "the American Taliban.""--Jacket
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