My Heart Became Attached: The Strange Journey of John Walker Lindh

My Heart Became Attached: The Strange Journey of John Walker Lindh
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220
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1574885804
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Zagat Survey
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Политические деятели

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Book DescriptionWhat would cause an otherwise 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 journey, beginning with his childhood in an affluent San Francisco suburb. Kukis then follows Lindh?s footsteps to Yemen, where he learned Arabic and radical Islam, and on through the wild hinterlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The journey culminates with the violent prison uprising at Mazar-i-Sharif. While conducting research, Kukis achieved unparalleled access to major players in Lindh?s life. In Pakistan, Kukis found the militants from the jihad group that trained with Lindh in a Pakistani camp....

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