[Quila]

Just going from the story:

-He ended up as a soldier for another country which at the time was not an enemy of the U.S.
-When war with the U.S. started, he deserted the army of the enemy of the U.S.

Where's the treason?

[Movemout]

Gee Quila,

If the Taliban are not our enemy then why are we exterminating them? Americans who fight for the enemy are treasonous. If you are positing your argument based on the lack of a formal declaration of war by Congress then you are technically correct. I suggest you spend a month explaining the technicality to survivors of the WTC massacre and the orphans resulting from the attack.

[12B]

Nice try Quila but no cigar.

He joined a terrorist group which had already blown ub two embassies and a destroyer. He knew perfectly well that Al-Queda/Taliban were then carrying out attacks against American targets and were planning future attacks. He trained in an Al-Queda terrorist camp. He was assigned to the Arab brigades because of his language skills.

The article makes no mention of him deserting. Nowhere. He is seriously screwed and I hope they throw the book at him. Nice attempt at spin though. Welcome to Free Republic.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Just going from the story:

He ended up as a soldier for another country which at the time was not an enemy of the U.S.

Hm.... true...

When war with the U.S. started, he deserted the army of the enemy of the U.S.

False - Based on what I read, he trained in a terrorist camp, fought against us, was captured, and if that's not treason, nothing is...

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Where in the article does it say he deserted his Taliban pals? All it says is that he high-tailed it out of Kabul when the bombs started falling - something I think plenty of other terrorists did.

[Demidog]

Where's the treason?

Now don't go confusing people with facts. They are hell bent to see this kid dead and you're going to ruin it for them.

[Reg Niwthgir]

Fleeing from Taliban-controlled Kabul to Taliban-controlled Kunduz is not "deserting." It's just running from the bombs.

[Publius6961]

When war with the U.S. started, he deserted the army of the enemy of the U.S.

Is English your first language?
Please point out where in the story you found the above statement.

Or did you reword the story to make your point?