Word: lindh
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...Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the "American Taliban" held without bond, citing Lindh's extreme flight risk. Despite pleas from his parents to release their son, the 20-year-old will remain in federal custody until his trial later this year. "It may be argued by the defense that the defendant is a loyal American," Judge Curtis Sewell said, "but the evidence before the court belies that assumption...
...That ruling was just the latest in a string of damaging blows to Lindh's case, rounding out several days of setbacks. Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted the native Californian on ten counts, including conspiring to kill U.S. nationals and using and carrying firearms during crimes of violence...
...Meanwhile, new evidence has surfaced that's likely to provide further grist to anti-Lindh sentiment. In an e-mail Lindh sent to his mother, Marilyn Walker, in February 2000, he urges her to move to England. "I really don't know what your big attachement (sic) to America is all about. What has America ever done for anybody...
...other messages, Lindh expresses his belief that the United States was responsible for starting the Gulf War and that the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa "seemed far more likely to have been carried out by the American government than by Muslims...
...Lindh's parents and lawyers maintain he "loves America," but Ashcroft dismisses their claims, saying, "Americans who love their country don't dedicate themselves to killing Americans...