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...kidnapped American John Walker Lindh and forced him to join the Taliban [NATION, Oct. 7]. He alone made that choice. His parents allowed him to explore his spirituality half a world away, in a region not known for its liking of America. Lindh was just a teenager, and his parents thought he could handle the experience. But he became a fanatic. Of all the Islamic groups he could have chosen to align himself with, Lindh joined the Taliban, and he probably trained at an al-Qaeda camp. I sympathize with U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, as well as with people...
...blame Lindh's mother and father for being the America haters that some of us suspected they were. But someone must have fostered the uncertainty in this young man that led him to fall in love with a religious group that is intent on ending Western civilization. And somewhere along the line, Lindh's Taliban buddies must have let on that killing Americans was the point of the rigorous training he received in Afghanistan. Maybe we should go back to telling our children that the U.S. is the greatest nation on earth and that our culture is superior...
...Making of John Walker Lindh" was an excellent story about a confused young man who did not have the parental guidance necessary to help him grow up. As someone born during the Great Depression, I never had the luxury of trying to "find myself." I knew exactly where I was--in deep trouble, and I had to dig my way out. I guess I had a better start than Lindh did. GEORGE GLAWE Medina, Ohio...
...Lindh's sad story and his quest for meaning resonate because they are, unfortunately, all too familiar. I have known many people like Lindh, including a few in my own family. During the '70s, one of my brothers ran off and joined a religious cult. In the process, he disowned my family. Another brother, a Vietnam vet, has immersed himself in the Bible to the extent that everything else in his life has foundered. He won't take care of his basic needs because he believes these are the "last days." Ironically, in the search for meaning, one's soul...
...SENTENCED. JOHN WALKER LINDH, 21, "American Taliban" taken prisoner by U.S. troops in Afghanistan last November; to 20 years in federal prison; in Alexandria, Virginia. Before the sentencing, a tearful Walker Lindh said that he had "made a mistake by joining the Taliban," and that that he "never understood jihad to mean anti-Americanism or terrorism...