A Note of Thanks

A huge debt of gratitude is owed to all the authors, writers and publishers from whose material the quotations in this book have been drawn, and without which the conclusions reached in it could never have been adequately supported or defended. Their combined contribution to this work has made it possible to further advance the science of mankind, and it is sincerely hoped that each will gain some sense of satisfaction, pride and accomplishment from that knowledge.

Finally, sole credit for getting this book published is owed to Professor Fawaz A. Gerges, formerly holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and presently Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, London University. After having read the manuscript, Professor Gerges declared that it should be published and that he, personally, would do everything in his power to accomplish that end. This he has now done, and the author/compiler is immensely grateful and forever indebted to him for his constant encouragement, wise advice and practical help during all the stages leading to its publication.

—J. Michael Mahoney