Posted on 07/01/2002 11:00:06 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:55:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Federal prosecutors yesterday denied defense assertions that American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh was tortured, coerced or improperly questioned after his capture by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
In documents filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Bellows said the 22-year-old Californian, now listed as an "unlawful enemy combatant," was treated with "exceptional regard for his health, his safety and his security."
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