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The Making of John Walker Lindh
Time Magazine tells the life story of the American Taliban John Walker Lindh, who grew up as a "quiet, bright young boy" from the suburbs. In Oct. 2002 Lindh was set to be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison on terror charges. "For once, we could see why he would change the liberal comforts of Marin County, California, for the simplified, un-airconditioned means by which he lived in Afghanistan," states the contest entry questionnaire.
Tags: Muslims; Islam; jihad; holy war; Pakistan; Osama bin Ladin; al Qaida
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Made in the U.S.A.
Kaplan sheds light on the underground jihad movement in America. The story reveals that up to 2,000 Americans have fought in holy wars around the world - Afghanistan, the Balkans, Kashmir and Chechnya - since the early 1990s. "Most of the jihadists are Arab Americans, but other are as diverse as America itself, and include native-born whites, blacks, and at least one Puerto-Rican," according to the contest questionnaire.
Tags: jihad; islam; John Walker Lindh; Osama bin Laden; al Qaeda; jihadists; FBI; terrorist; terrorism; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Muslim