The US has stated that it is treating the Taliban and Al Queda as the same entity - so, I guess he has no loophole there...
Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: RE: John Walker will be charged with aiding and abetting terroris ts > Worse yet how he is being treated is worse than what Americans who served > with the German army in WW2. There is no evidence aside from association > that he engaged in any actual actions against American forces. Moreover he > also stated that he was given a basic choice, go through martyrdom training > and attack the US or US interests or serve as a foot soldier for the > Taliban. Obviously he chose to serve as a Taliban soldier. While he can be > convicted for serving in a foreign army (yes its illegal for US citizens to > do such), I do not see how he can be convicted of aiding and abetting a > terrorist organization, since he was with the Taliban (the government of > Afghanistan at the time) and not a part of Al Queda. > > larry > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
