Friday, April 06, 2007

Parents of the American Taliban, John Walker Lindh Appeal for Mercy

The parents of John Walker Lindh, a Californian who became known as "The American Taliban" when he was seized in Afghanistan in 2001, have appealed to President Bush to commute or reduce his 20-year sentence... The appeal came after a US military tribunal handed down a nine-month sentence last week to Australian David Hicks, a confessed Al Qaeda trainee who pleaded guilty to charges of supporting terrorism by readying to fight Americans in Afghanistan in 2001...
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