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I can understand a father's anguish, but he's wrong to try to save his son from the consequences of his actions. John Walker Lindh is a traitor who voluntarily left our country to fight for our declared enemies.

The leftist cultural trend which makes excuses for wrongdoing instead of upholding standards has resulted in millions of young people who are easy prey for fanatic ideology because they have no principles or values to help them discern right and wrong.

I can understand a father's anguish, but he's wrong to try to save his son from the consequences of his actions.

This is true. OTOH, if it were my son, I'd probably be doing the same thing and I don't think I'd feel shame for it either.

Nonetheless, John Walker Lindh is exactly what the article calls him: a traitor. We have laws in this country (last time I checked). Treason is a serious crime and if we don't punish people for it, it will cheapen our legal system and then every nut that wants to be a traitor will become one secure in the knowledge that we won't do anything about it. This cannot be allowed.