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American Taliban Fighter in U.S. Custody - Report
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| Sunday December 2 5:42 PM ET
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Posted on 12/02/2001 2:09:35 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: WoofDog123
Does anyone know if they use ak74's or -47s or both in afghanistan? I know the russians used the 74 there (I think it was the first wide-scale use of it in any field enviroment) I've seen both in use. The easiest way to tell between the two, I think, is the magazine. AK-47/AKM's have black, ribbed mags, whereas AK-74's have orange, smooth-sided mags.
To: okie01
Serving in the army of a foreign power which is at war with the U.S. a.) calls for automatic forfeiture of U.S. citizenship and b.) constitutes prima facie evidence of treason.
Heck, they should make any terrorist act in the U.S. call for automatic foreiture of U.S. citizenship and prima facie evidence of treason, not just serving in the army of a foreign power which is at war with the U.S.
To: Andy from Beaverton
[re:#3]
Good work!!! Love it!!!
To: mdittmar
BRING HIS ASS TO NEW YORK, WE GOT SOMETHING FOR HIM!!!!!!!!
To: LiberalBassTurds
Thank you. They knew their son was a Muslim radical who went to madrassas in Pakistan. Then they lost touch with him for seven months.
They should have contacted the State Department and provided them with information.
But clearly they neither care about their son or their country. If I hadn't heard from my son for months and he was last seen in Pakistan, I would be on a plane looking for him if I really thought he was such a "sweet boy".
Well, he'll be a real sweetboy now in prison. I hope they give him the gas very soon.
To: Gracey
You asked,
"Anyone remember the young guy who took off for Pakistan, few days after 9.11, AFTER his mother was saved in the WTC by our NYPD, NYFD????" I wonder if this is the same "sweet guy", too. We know we can't believe anything a grieving Mother says to defend one of her own. I mean, now that the little bastard has been captured, all the crap about him converting years earlier and going to Pakistan to help poor people could be lies.
I want clarification too. Are there two sweet, young American guys over there, both Taliban members who wouldn't hurt a fly, or are the two one in the same?
All this chatter about this captured guy being from DC,and/or Fairfax CA could be mistakes. (No kidding, FOXNews said, Fairfax, CA). Media reported the first guy grew up in DC area but moved to NY with his family in years past. I'm betting on conflicting reports, and there's only one American over there who joined the Taliban. The truth is still "out there", but we sure don't know it yet.
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posted on
12/03/2001 5:46:16 AM PST
by
YaYa123
To: wildconservatism; GussiedUp
he is a tragic hero. "Aristotle says that the tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a mixture of both; and also that the trafic effect will be stronger if the hero is "better than we are," in the sense that he is of higher than ordinary moral worth. Such a man is exhibited as suffering a change in fortune from happiness to misery because of a mistaken act, to which he is led by his "error of judgment" through his hubris (i.e., overweening self-confidence which leads him to disregard a divine warning or to violate an important moral law.) The tragic hero moves us to pity because, since he is not an evil man, his misfortune is greater than he deserves; but he moves us also to fear, because we recognize similar possibilities of error in our own lesser and fallible selves. . . ."
He is not a tragic hero. He was glad the terrorists attacked the WTC.
To: esmith
To: mdittmar
Actually, most 20 year olds in this country have no principles, at least this guy has things he believes in. Say what?? Where did you come up with this info???
I've got to say I agree with WildConservatism. My impression is that many (if not most) people Gen-X and younger (my age) couldn't care less about anything remotely important - especially if it might mean personal sacrifice.
-bc
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posted on
12/03/2001 8:09:19 AM PST
by
BearCub
To: JeepInMazar
I just saw the CNN report. Listening to this guy talk gives me doubts that he is American, or at least that the story of him being over there for only 6 months.Ditto!
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posted on
12/03/2001 8:10:43 AM PST
by
F-117A
To: JeepInMazar
I just saw the CNN report. Listening to this guy talk gives me doubts that he is American, or at least that the story of him being over there for only 6 months.Ditto!
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posted on
12/03/2001 8:12:20 AM PST
by
F-117A
To: wideawake
Thanks! Great points. I agree with you completely.
To: nicmarlo
Excellent description of the "tragic hero." This guys was a flake and will suffer the associated consequences. His parents should probably share the next cell.
To: F-117A
The local reports here in the Washington, DC area is that he grew up in the Maryland suburbs (or at least until he was 10) and then moved with his family to CA.
Todays Washington Post says that he went overseas to study Arabic several years ago.
If all this is true, then it is obvious he has been immersed into this Arab/Pakistani/Islamic culture for a number of years.
To: nicmarlo
While claiming to be a US citizen, he was trying to kill US soldiers. Since he was caught not in uniform, I beleive, he should be tried in military tribunal, and sentenced accordingly.
To: mdittmar
Treason!!!
John Philip Walker Lindh, 20, of Fairfax, Calif. (a.k.a. "Abdul Hamid")
When pressed about the 9/11 attacks he said ...
"Yes, I supported it."
To: Stand Watch Listen
Just get a rope and be done with it...
To: Andy from Beaverton
About mid way through, it looked just like my brother in law!
To: mdittmar
5 years? he wouldnt make it 5 days.
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posted on
12/03/2001 11:23:25 AM PST
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tm61
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