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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Johnny Walker Lindh -- Bad Ass Jihadist -Or- Super Ninny?

It seems Johnny boy wants to get out of jail.

Lindh asks for lighter prison sentence

American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh has asked President Bush again to reduce his 20-year prison sentence by an unspecified amount, Lindh's attorney said Tuesday.

Lindh, now in his early 20s, wrote a first-person account to the Justice Department's pardon attorneys arguing why he believes Bush should reduce his sentence. Lindh's attorney said the document could not be publicly released under U.S. government restrictions intended to prevent Lindh from disclosing national secrets.

Lindh, a native of Marin County, Calif., who is now imprisoned in southern California, was captured in Afghanistan weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. He pleaded guilty in U.S. civilian court to supplying services to the Taliban government and carrying explosives for them, but the government dismissed terrorism-related charges against Lindh.

"As passions have cooled, it became clearer to people that John was a young man ... who was in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Lindh's attorney, James Brosnahan of San Francisco. "Hopefully, this president or some future president will reduce his sentence."

Now, that would be an impeachable offense.

On a serious note. This wanker fought our troops, aided and abetted the enemy, and waged war on the United States. I honestly weep that justice wasn't done.

A stout piece of hemp rope and a sudden drop.

h/t Michelle Malkin