Posted on 07/09/2011 9:29:22 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
John Walker Lindh following his capture by US troops in December 2001.
John Phillip Walker Lindh, my son, was raised a Roman Catholic, but converted to Islam when he was 16 years old. He has an older brother and a younger sister. John is scholarly and devout, devoted to his family, and blessed with a powerful intellect, a curious mind, and a wry sense of humour.
Labelled by the American government as "Detainee 001" in the "war on terror", John occupies a prison cell in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has been a prisoner of the American government since 1 December 2001, less than three months after the terror attacks of 9/11.
John is entirely innocent of any involvement in the terror attacks, or any allegiance to terrorism. That is not disputed by the American government. Indeed, all accusations of terrorism against John were dropped by the government in a plea bargain, which in turn was approved by the US district court in which the case was brought.
Despite its proud history as a stable constitutional democracy, the US has, for 10 years, been affected by post-traumatic shock, following the horrific events of 11 September 2001. I can find no other explanation for the barbaric mistreatment and continued detention of a gentle young man like John Lindh.
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More accurate statement:
Despite its proud history as a stable constitutional democracy, the US has, for almost 3 years, been affected by post-traumatic shock, following the horrific events of 6 November, 2008.
Uh, no. Dad, he lied to you and flipped for Islamic conquest. When he was caught, after a brutal stand-off, he said he understood. They ALL do. As for splitting hairs on whether John was Taliban or AQ, he's very fortunate not to have been tortured. Where's the thanks?
Prison is the only thing keeping that traitor alive.
Shortly after Frank Lindh left his family to pursue his sodomite lifestyle, little Johnny flipped out and discovered Islam.
You did this, Frank. Live with it, scumbag.
He’s thriving in prison. He’s going to be a big problem for this country when he’s released.
The kid was an impressionable sixteen year old, and they let him do whatever the sam hell he wanted.
I rest my case.
The fastest way to ruin a kid, is to never say no.
Frank was already long gone, enjoying his newfound gay lifestyle. Johnny found himself a new father-figure at the nearest mosque.
Frank would be best served calling as little attention to himself as possible. Most Americans have no clue that his father leaving the family for another man drove JWL to terrorism.
If it was up to me, he would be hanging by a rope.
Frank is a fruitcake and divorced from his wife. The traitor son was raised in a single parent household. No wonder he was so F*cked up. Now if Frank, because he’s fruity, didn’t marry and procreate, we wouldn’t have John the traitor, would we?
PLEA AGREEMENT
Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Randy I. Bellows, David N. Kelley, and John S. Davis, Assistant United States Attorneys, and the defendant, John Lindh, and the defendant’s counsel, James J. Brosnahan, George C. Harris, Tony West, Raj Chatterjee, and William B. Cummings, pursuant to Rule 11(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, have entered into an agreement, the terms and conditions of which are as follows:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The defendant, John Lindh, pursuant to Rule 11(e)(1)(A), agrees to plead guilty to Count Nine of the Indictment and to a Criminal Information filed herewith. Count Nine charges the defendant with supplying services to the Taliban, in violation of Title 50, United States Code, Section 1705(b), Title 18, United States Code, Section 2, and Title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 545.204 and 545.206(a). The Criminal Information charges the defendant with carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(h)(2). The maximum penalty for the violation of Count Nine is ten years’ imprisonment; a fine of $250,000; three years of supervised release; and a $100 special assessment. The penalty for the offense charged in the Criminal Information is ten years’ imprisonment, consecutive to any term of imprisonment imposed on Count Nine; a fine of $250,000; three years of supervised release; and a $100 special assessment. The defendant is aware that any term of supervised release is in addition to any prison term the defendant may receive, and that a violation of a term of supervised release could result in the defendant’s being returned to prison for the full term of supervised release. The parties agree that if two terms of supervised release are imposed in this case, the terms are to be served concurrently. See 18 U.S.C. section 3624(e).
2. The defendant agrees that pending sentencing in this matter he will not seek release from detention.
3. Before sentencing in this case, the defendant agrees to pay a mandatory special assessment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per count of conviction. Restitution is not applicable in this case.
4. At sentencing in this case, the Government will move to dismiss Counts 1 through 8, and Count 10.
Your son should have been shot, you fruitcake.
Simple solution. Let Little Johhniecakes out.
Put Frank in.
For Life.
For being a bad father.
Yep, that’s one of my laugh lines about homosexual who state they were just born that way.
Okay, then if you were born that way and the equipment doesn’t work like that, why do you have three kids, two grand-kids, a spouse, seven ex-girlfriends, and Lamar in the closet?
John Lindh plead guilty to supplying services to the Taliban, he was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment; a fine of $250,000; three years of supervised release
SHUT UP, your son signed the plea agreement!
Same with O.J. Simpson. I can only imagine how devastating it is to find out your father's a fag. As a 16 year old boy, my heart bleeds for the kid.
I’ve never understood why we ever aknowledged that we had this POS. He should have been shot. (Right after all intel was waterboarded out of him.)
If I were him, I’d be ashamed that I raised something like that and actually refer to it as a ‘son’.
Dear Frank,
Your son is so dedicated to his faith you do realize it is his duty to stone you to death for your sexual orientation... you may want to keep that in mind. Irony you can choke on...
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