Plea bargain will help investigators get access to American who fought with Taliban

Associated Press ^ | 7-16-02 | MATTHEW BARAKAT

[Oldeconomybuyer]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) --

[Sacajaweau]

Twenty years of talking to investigators every other day. That's a thrill he'll enjoy.

I'll be on boot hill by the time he gets out and my kids won't remember him in particular.

Bring on the next traitor!!

Sac

[TomGuy]

How much information could a footsoldier have? Johnny Traitor Walker lucked out with the deal. 20 years is better than the probable nothing he'd have gotten after a media cirus trial, however. And supposedly, he nor his family will profit from any books, movies, etc.

[norton]

"Lindh's father Frank said his son could be a valuable asset to the government, perhaps putting his knowledge and experience of Islam to use to heal divisions between America and certain Muslim factions. "

I would think that watching him set off sparks in some federal prison hot seat, or hanging in the middle of the parade ground at any given military base, would go a lot farther toward resolving those divisions.