Lindh’s parents’ divorce was a turning point, his father announced he was gay, pushing John to look for a moral anchor in Islam. ... Lindh and Bergdahl’s quests are a tonic, not something to belittle or, worse, punish. . ..…
John Walker Lindh, an Irish-American who converted to Islam as a teenager, has been released on probation after being convicted in 2002 of supporting the Taliban. ... Lindh . In 1997, at the age of 16, my son John converted to Islam. His aspiration was to become a teacher...…
According to Foreign Policy, the document, various Federal Bureau of Prisons intelligence summaries, claims that in March of last year, Lindh told television news producer that he would continue to spread violent Islam upon his release... ..…
At his sentencing in 2002, he traveled to Yemen to learn Arabic and then to Pakistan to study Islam.. Lindh volunteered Sunni Muslim group that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, to help fellow Muslims their struggle or jihad.. ..…
Catholicism to Islam . Lindh, 38, converted from Catholicism to Islam when he was 16 years old. ... “U.S. foreign fighter citizens who go from the United States to join the (Islamic State) caliphate are, in my mind, in a very different category than John Walker Lindh,..…
In 2001, shortly American, Adam Gadahn who would go on to become Al-Qaeda figure and right-hand man to both Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri met another American. ..…
Lindh, now 38, converted to Islam as a teenager after seeing the film “Malcolm X” and went overseas to study Arabic and the Quran. ... He also issued a short essay condemning acts of violence in the name of Islam that kill or harm innocent civilians. . ..…
John Walker Lindh, California man known as American Taliban, has spent 17 years in Indiana prison and on Thursday is expected to be released.. ..…
At his sentencing October 2002, he condemned terrorism on every level, unequivocally, made mistake by joining Taliban and denounced Osama bin Laden's terrorist attacks as completely against Islam... Lindh's Afghanistan some of the same issues raised connection with his release to..…
Lindh allegedly told television news producer that he would continue to spread violent Islam upon his release. ..…
Lindh . In 1997, at the age of 16, my son John converted to Islam. His aspiration was to become a teacher. ..…