What the fuck is up with some of the people here trying to absolve Lindh of his guilt?  It seems that some believe he is guilty of nothing more than being a misguided youth;  that he was brought up by liberal parents in a liberal community seems to have more than a little to do with this attitude toward Lindh.  The fact he allied himself, before and after 9-11, with a group, the Taliban, that aided and abetted the terrorist organization that murdered 3000 individuals seems to be irrelevant to some of the people here.  It is hypocritical, to say the least, to make some sort of POV objection and then turn around and engage in the most tortuous logic I have ever seen in order to claim Lindh didn't fight against either the United States or its allies.  Shooting at cans in the middle of a warzone?  Claiming an indictment that states Lindh USED weapons and destructive devices is not evidence he took up arms and fought with the Taliban?  Give me a fucking break; you are arguing semantics, and doing a shitty job at that.   The guy aided a murderous terrorist organization.  Fucking deal with it.