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This memoir recounts how a young, idealistic Turk came to participate in the Palestinian Resistance in the wake of his government's crackdown on Turkey's leftist and student movement in the early 1970s. In describing the two years he spent in refugee and training camps in Syria and especially Lebanon, he provides a window on life in the Resistance at a crucial time in its history and gives a sense of its international dimension and appeal.

The attitudes of Turkey's political officials, military leaders, & business community toward the US are explored. An overview of former Turkish President Turgut Ozal's attitude toward the US, especially toward the Bush administration, shows that the US was perceived as unreliable & indifferent to Turkish concerns. Turkey's historical embrace of French Jacobin thought & rejection of Anglo-Saxon liberalism is discussed. Several factors responsible for the proliferation of anti-American sentiment among the Turkish public during the 1960s are examined. Although the nation's military established relations with the US to address regional security concerns, it is claimed that the US's intervention in Cyprus during the 1970s & actions during the Persian Gulf War contributed to the Turkish military's mistrust of the US. However, it is maintained that Turkey's diplomatic & business communities have pursued the establishment of strong ties with the US. The implications of former President Clinton's 1999 visit to Turkey, the nation's further incorporation of economic liberalization policies, & the emergence of a Turkish Muslim generation for enhancing Turkey-US relations are contemplated. J. W. Parker

Cengiz Candar is a political columnist at the Turkish newspaperSabah. He was a public policy scholar at the Wilson Center and a senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington in 1999. He served as a special advisor to Turkey's President Turgut Ozal on foreign policy issues.
Graham E. Fuller is a resident senior consultant at RAND in Washington and a former vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council at the Central Intelligence Agency. He has written extensively on the geopolitics of the Middle East and Central Asia as well as on Islamic fundamentalism.