CONTENTS

Prologue
THE MIDDLE EAST
The Prospects

One
THE PALESTINIANS
The Conundrum

Two
EGYPT
The Turning Points

Three
EGYPT
The Players

Four
LEBANON
The Dreamers

Five
LEBANON
The Shadows

Six
SYRIA
The Outlaws

Seven
IRAN
The Revolutionaries

Eight
IRAN
The Reactionaries

Nine
MOROCCO
The Compromises

Ten
IRAQ AND THE UNITED STATES
The Furies

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index