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- Born 1981, Washington DCAlterNet: The Real Story of John Walker Lindh (January 24, 2006)
- Sentenced to 20 yearsCNN: The case of the Taliban American (2001)
- Pleaded guilty to supplying services to the Taliban and being armed while fighting against the U.S.-backed Northern AllianceCNN: The case of the Taliban American
- Serving time at a minimum-security prison in Terre Haute, IndianaFOXNews.com: 'American Taliban' Lindh Asks Bush for Freedom (December 17, 2008)
- Became a Muslim at age 16AlterNet: The Real Story of John Walker Lindh (January 24, 2006)
- Called himself Suleyman al-Lindh or Suleyman al-FarisCNN: The case of the Taliban American (2001)
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John Walker Lindh, known as the American Taliban, was captured during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, after having been living and working with the Taliban since 2000. In late November, 2008, Lindh was on a list of convicted criminals who might be pardoned by out-going president George W. Bush.Washington Post: Plea for a Pardon: The Hunt For A Free Pass (November 24, 2008)
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The American Taliban
In November 2001, U.S. military forces found Lindh lying in a hospital bed where he was recovering from battle wounds. He was taped on CNN talking about how he fought for the Taliban.CNN: The case of the Taliban American (2001)"I was a student in Pakistan, studying Islam. I came into contact with many people who were connected with the Taliban. I was in [Pakistan's] Northwest Frontier Province. The people there in general have a great love for the Taliban. So I started to read some of the literature of the scholars and my heart became attached to it. I wanted to help them one way or another."—John Walker LindhCNN: The case of the Taliban American (2001)
He told his interrogators that he had studied Islam and Arabic in Yemen in 1998. He went to Pakistan in October 2000 and joined a radical Islamic group. Then he joined Al Qaeda, and in 2001 spent seven weeks training at al Farooq camp. He was deployed to the Taliban front lines, but declined to fight against the United States or Israel. Lindh then fled to Konduz where he was arrested with 3,000 Taliban soldiers. He was part of a prison uprising and escaped, but was eventually taken prisoner on November 29, 2001.CNN: The case of the Taliban American
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