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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12926949.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202).".
- catalog extent "xv, 203 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat ""My heart became attached".".
- catalog identifier "1574885804 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1574887599 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf ""My heart became attached".".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog relation ""My heart became attached".".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan".
- catalog spatial "Arab countries".
- catalog subject "958.104/6 B 21".
- catalog subject "Americans Afghanistan Biography.".
- catalog subject "Americans Arab countries Biography.".
- catalog subject "HV6430.L55 K85 2003".
- catalog subject "Jihad.".
- catalog subject "Lindh, John Walker, 1981-".
- catalog subject "Muslim converts from Christianity Biography.".
- catalog subject "Taliban.".
- catalog subject "Terrorists Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title ""My heart became attached" : the strange journey of John Walker Lindh / Mark Kukis.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".