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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 - Lawyers for John Walker Lindh, the young American captured in Afghanistan after joining the Taliban and now serving a 20-year prison sentence, called on the Justice Department on Friday to review his case in light of the department's announcement this week that it might soon free another American captured with the Taliban. "We hope that the government gives Mr. Lindh the same reconsideration they have extended to Mr. Hamdi," the lawyers said in a statement, referring to Yaser Esam Hamdi, an American-born Saudi who is expected to be released soon to return to his family in...

Seems my initial thoughts concerning the new Tom Cruise movie may ring true, according to one of the reviews at Ain't It Cool...It will be interesting to see if there is any outcry over this...Will he be fighting any US soldiers in the end or just the new Japanese army? Is the West viewed as the bad guy? It would appear so...those evil Westerners... From Ain't It Cool News: Review: ...Don’t worry, though, because Mr. Cruise also has some fine moments. Most notably when he is dealing with the disgust he has for being a part of the genocidal white...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Five American men charged Saturday with supporting terrorism trained to use assault rifles and other weapons at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan ( news - web sites) where Osama bin Laden ( news - web sites) spoke about his anti-American beliefs, authorities said. The men, all in their 20s and of Yemeni descent, appeared in court Saturday and were charged with unlawfully providing material support and resources to foreign terrorist organizations. The judge entered an innocent plea for each and ordered the men jailed until a detention hearing Wednesday. The charges carry a maximum penalty of...