Release of 'American Taliban' is urged

WASHINGTON â?? The parents of "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence in the country's toughest federal prison, stepped up their request for his release Wednesday by noting that the first U.S. war crimes tribunal in Guantanamo Bay recently resulted in a sentence of nine months for an Australian detainee held in U.S. custody since late 2001.

"John has been in prison for more than five years," said his mother, Marilyn Walker. "It's time for him to come home."

Lindh's lead lawyer, James J. Brosnahan of San Francisco, called the effort "a simple cry for justice."

Lindh, who grew up in Marin County, left the United States when he was 18 to study Islam. In 2001 he was in Afghanistan, serving as a soldier for the Taliban army fighting the Northern Alliance.

Soon after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he was taken into custody by U.S. military forces and returned to the United States; the government contended that he had been trained at an Al Qaeda terrorist camp.
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I'd release this piece of human trash into a tank of sharks. Notice how the lawyer is another San Francisco treat.......any suprise there?
Pelosi can't denounce Irans actions but instead goes to Syria.....now a San Fran lawyer trying to get time off for poor lil' Taliban Johnny.

Have a good one!:s4:

Damn he's a modern day Nelson Mandela well in the since of captivity by a so called "democratic" nation.

I'd release this piece of human trash into a tank of sharks. Notice how the lawyer is another San Francisco treat.......any suprise there?
Pelosi can't denounce Irans actions but instead goes to Syria.....now a San Fran lawyer trying to get time off for poor lil' Taliban Johnny.

I hold no sympathy for John Walker Linde, but unless he actually engaged in fighting against the US military, I think 5 years is plenty of time for being young and stupid. If he was engaged in fighting against the US military, then he's a prisoner of war, and should be treated like one. BTW you are sure in a bad mood since the Dems got to power. See your little empire crumbling before your eyes do you? Didn't you know it wouldn't last? the American people are too spoiled to give up all their rights.l The plutocrats have taken a whole bunch away from the middle class and I hope they are waking up. It's time to regain our constitutional rights, Free speech, freedom from unnecessary searches and intrusions into our private lives, (Mail and Phone calls) freedom from being detained without just cause for an undetermined time, freedom to be represented by counsil and confront your accuser. The list goes on. Bushco has done more to turn this country into a dictatorship than anyone including Nixon. Nixon had a plan to do away with presidential term limits, I wonder if Dubya has that plan also? I don't think he'd win honestly but with these new electronic voting machines being made by one of his buddies, who knows. Well I'd better close this rant before I get thrown into the conspiracy forum.

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I hold no sympathy for John Walker Linde, but unless he actually engaged in fighting against the US military, I think 5 years is plenty of time for being young and stupid. If he was engaged in fighting against the US military, then he's a prisoner of war, and should be treated like one. BTW you are sure in a bad mood since the Dems got to power.

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Kind of ironic how you relate an act of treason to the democratic party. LOL

The Constitution does not itself create the offense; it only restricts the definition. The crime is prohibited by legislation passed by Congress. Therefore the United States Code at 18 U.S.C. § 2381 states "whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States." The requirement of testimony of two witnesses was inherited from the British Treason Act 1695.


Also, since when is a traitor considered as being a prisoner of war?

Hey, at least you went with the min. penalty on this one except for the $10,000 fine........you're at least half right this time!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:

Geeze, I don't mean to cause you so much homework, looking up all these archaic laws and such, I just try and add some common horse sense to the mix. The kid was young and dumb and full of, well you know, I would guess he's learned his lesson and won't be travelling back to Muslimville anytime soon. Give his parents a gift and let him out. He probably will become a productive member of our society. IMO. Remember, "judge not lest ye be judged"! I know, I know, I do a bit of that myself, but I'm right ~LOL~!

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Remember, "judge not lest ye be judged"! I know, I know, I do a bit of that myself, but I'm right ~LOL~!

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LMAO! Dude, it would be an honor to fire up a fatty with ya someday! LOL...we can discuss politics.:rasta:

Have a good one!:s4:

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LMAO! Dude, it would be an honor to fire up a fatty with ya someday! LOL...we can discuss politics.:rasta:

Have a good one!:s4:

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Thanks, Samo samo.