Johnny Walker Lindh could be released from prison soon

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The parents of the first American killed in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks are speaking out about the expected release in May of John Walker Lindh, dubbed the “American Taliban” after his battlefield capture, who they hold responsible for their son’s death.

In 2017, Foreign Policy magazine cited U.S. National Counterterrorism Center documents that said, as of the prior year, Lindh “continued to advocate for global jihad and to write and translate violent extremist texts.” The document said he told a television news producer he would “continue to spread violent extremist Islam” after his release.

“He was a traitorous terrorist and supported terrorist groups,” Johnny Spann said. “He’s sending out messages of support to those groups. He’s never renounced his affiliation with al-Qaida.”

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