SCREW THAT L!TTLE SH!T... NOW AND FOREVER!!!Never Forgive...
Never Forget!!!
11/25/01 RIP
Posted on 09/25/2008 3:34:44 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The father of John Walker Lindh, who has spent nearly seven years in federal prison for serving in an Afghan army, told a room full of law students at University of San Francisco on Wednesday his son has been used as a scapegoat for the faults of the U.S. government.
Frank Lindh of Marin County spoke for the fourth consecutive year about how he believes U.S. troops in northern Afghanistan in 2001 illegitimately captured his son, known as an "American Taliban," for fighting as a Taliban soldier just after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Frank Lindh said he believes his son did not go to Afghanistan in July 2001 to work against the United States, but in a misguided effort to help the Taliban establish their country.
During his time in Afghanistan, John Walker Lindh volunteered for a military funded by Osama bin Laden, known as the founder of Al-Qaeda, and had interactions with him but did not have anything to do with plans to attack the U.S., Frank Lindh said.
"Where was the CIA? Why couldn't they intercept?" he said. "He was accused by a government that failed to protect the U.S."
John Walker Lindh, 27, had been studying Islam, Arabic and the Quran in Yemen and Pakistan since he was 16 to become a scholar, his father said. He apparently identified with the religion and thought it was his duty to fight for Taliban.
After a battle between the Taliban and northern warlords, the U.S. Military took John Walker Lindh into custody in December, "tied him up, naked, bound and kept him in a shipping container," his father said.
A federal grand jury in February 2002 indicted him for 10 counts. He reportedly faced conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, two counts of providing material support to terrorist organizations, four conspiracy charges, supplying services to the Taliban and al Qaeda and using and carrying firearms and destructive devices during violent crimes.
After a plea bargain he pleaded guilty in October 2002 to providing services to the Taliban as a foot soldier and carrying explosives -- a rifle and two grenades—for a 20-year sentence.
During the sentencing he reportedly said he had no intentions of fighting against the U.S. and would not have joined the Taliban knowing what he knows now.
His father said his family is working a petition to urge President Bush to pardon his son's sentence because "he's not a criminal by any stretch of the imagination."
Frank Lindh told the group of students, many of which thanked him after he was finished speaking, "This is one case that has captured many of the values we really hold dear as a nation."
No, he has to do the full 20.
NO.
He's not a common criminal............He's a Traitor!
He's simply lucky he lives in a time of political correctness, otherwise he would have already been shot or hung.
To Mr. Frank Lindh: BS.
You should have reared your son early on to have a moral compass to live by, not go hunting for something important in his life when he bacame a teenager.
Frank Lindh said he believes his son did not go to Afghanistan in July 2001 to work against the United States, but in a misguided effort to help the Taliban establish their country
His father said his family is working a petition to urge President Bush to pardon his son's sentence because "he's not a criminal by any stretch of the imagination."
Delution appears to be a family trait that Johnny Jihad inherited from his Dad.......
Yeah, sure... His son didn't know what he was doing. After all, he only hide in caves, throwing grenade now and then, without knowing who he was targeting...
I say shoot him.
This story makes me so sad.
OK, I’m over it. Let’s move on.
Traitors are hung.
Deserters are shot.
And he should rot in hell!
Good morning, all. :)
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jmspann.htm
Johnny Micheal Spann
Captain, United States Marine Corps
Central Intelligence Agency Officer
SCREW THAT L!TTLE SH!T... NOW AND FOREVER!!!Bush will not pardon him. He won’t do it. Those air-headed California no-loads are wasting their time.
I say good. Let them and him suffer worse by thinking there is some avenue. He should have been HUNG, not imprisoned, the POS.
Of course, one should ask themselves: “Would a President Obama pardon this terrorist?”
Traitors are hung.
Deserters are shot.
Now that we have that straight, I’ll find a tree and a horse and a rope.
Oh look. I’ve got them right here.
Hey father of John Walker Lindh, go pound sand where the sun doesn’t shine.
You raised this traitor to be what he is. You are partly responsible.
Hopefully your traitor son stays in a prison in horrible conditions for as long as he lives.
I’m just hoping he is in the general lock up and he is very popular with the bubbas there.
I agree. No way.
Too true,
There are a whole lot of congress critters that should be sharing a cell with this traitor.
Leaky Lahey comes immediately to mind.
He's not a common criminal............He's a Terrorist!
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