[mg39]

I give this story no credence. The vast majority of the Taliban were uneducated hicks who were about as privy to the inner workings of Al Queda as more Americans are about the inner workings of the top level at NSA. Lindh ran around with the Taliban, not Al Queda. These guys didn't discuss Bin Laden over dinner; they discussed whose hand to cut off next and how crappy their coffee was lately.

[muawiyah]

Lindh may have run around with the Taliban, but more importantly he appears to have the rare ability to learn many different languages rather quickly.

Osama and his inner circle would keep such an individual "close".