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Afghanistan
Rumor has it there are another five American Talibs in custody
2002-03-03
  • There may be as many as five American Taliban soldiers in U.S. custody in addition to accused traitor John Walker Lindh, according to a new report out of Pakistan. The five men had U.S. passports and had been fighting for al Qaeda or the Taliban in Afghanistan, but they were caught fleeing with 300 other soldiers into Pakistan, the Boston Globe reported, citing Pakistani lawyer Javed Ibrahim Paracha, an advocate for the prisoners.

    Some prisoners were flown to the military jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or were being held at U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the report said. Pentagon officials said they were unaware of any Americans, other than Lindh, captured during the war on terror.
    There were rumors of additional Americans captured back around the time they nabbed Johnny Jihad. Nothing ever came of them. No telling if the passports were genuine.
    Even money all five have Islamic immigrant roots. With the number of South Asian Brits seen with the Taliban, it wouldn't be surprising to see a few Arab or Pak-Americans changing allegiances.

    What would be a bit surprising is a American-rooted black Muslim among the five. Even more surprising would be a second Euro-American Talib.
    Posted by Mark Byron [markbyron.blogspot.com] 3/3/2002 10:53:46 AM
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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