Can John Walker Lindh Go Home Now?
“After he was captured in 2001, fighting alongside Taliban forces in Afghanistan, John Walker Lindh became the most hated man in America. He was beaten, vilified, and then—in a strange plea bargain orchestrated by the U.S. government—sentenced to twenty years in a federal prison. Now, in an exclusive interview, his parents break their long silence to reveal new details and to ask: When we punished John Walker Lindh, did we go too far?” See also: The father’s speech to the Commonweatlh club. Full audio.
