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American Taliban (”John Walker Lindh) Parents: Frank Lindh, Marilyn Walker, Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Net Worth

American Taliban (”John Walker Lindh) Parents: Frank Lindh, Marilyn Walker, Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Net Worth

Frank Lindh, Marilyn Walker

Frank Lindh and Marilyn Walker are the parents of “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh. John Walker Lindhwas released from prison in Terre Haute, Indiana on Thursday after serving a 17-year sentence. Frank went to law school in Washington, D.C. and was a lawyer for the Department of Justice before moving in 1991 to San Anselmo in the Marin County Suburbs of North San…

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This is a stunning, and shocking, article in The Observer today, about an American who travelled to Afghanistan, joined the Afghan army under control of the Taliban, and was ultimately captured by the brutal Northern Alliance, and passed onto US armed forces.

While he comes across as naive and completely misguided, the story of John Lindh, written by his father Frank, makes compelling reading. It portrays the Northern Alliance, allied with the US, as a bunch of brutal gangsters (though this was well known long before now), and also articulates his unfair treatment when handed over to the US.