[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.

[Catspaw]

He joined a terrorist group which had already blown ub two embassies and a destroyer

And the 1993 WTC bombing and dragging our soldiers through the streets of Somalia.

[aristeides]

Far from having deserted, he was still carrying an AK-47 when he was recaptured in the fort. That's according to his father, who would have no reason to admit this if it was not true.

[null and void]

He joined a terrorist group which had already blown up 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.

Maybe he had plans to be a non-Arab looking terrorist in his homeland? I guess we'll never know...

[Quila]

The initial news story I read of this (just spent 15 minutes trying to find it again -- I could have sworn I got the link from freep) gave only the basics: He was with the Taliban and started running when the bombing started. I hadn't read much since then.

However, now I've read around a bit and withdraw my last post. He may have been Taliban, but was working with al-Qaeda (they are not the same thing), he was in the prison riot where he could have given himself up to the Americans there, and was one of the last surrender holdouts.

Because of his citizenship, a military tribunal can't be done, so I guess a criminal trial for treason is in order. I believe the statements of the President and the resolutions and laws of Congress since 9/11 constitute enough to say he was working for an enemy of the U.S.

Here's to a nice public trial of this traitor, and hoping that no one is successful at slapping the "victim" label on him.