John Walker Lindh was a young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001. He is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison.
John Walker Lindh, right, is seen in television footage in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Dec. 1, 2001.
The U.S. attacked Afghanistan after the country failed to turn over Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Lindh was captured in a battle with Northern Alliance fighters in late 2001. He was present when a group of Taliban prisoners launched an attack that killed Johnny Micheal"Mike" Spann, a CIA officer who had been interrogating Lindh and other Taliban prisoners.
Authorities never specified their rationale for seeking such restrictions. A hearing on the issue was canceled after Lindh agreed to them. Michael Jensen, a terrorism researcher at the University of Maryland's National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, said it's clear the government has concerns about Lindh's mindset.He said Lindh represents an interesting test case, as he is on the leading edge of dozens of inmates who were convicted on terrorism-related offenses in the aftermath of Sept. 11 and are eligible for release in the next five years.
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