John Walker Lindh: American Taliban

by Gabriel Beck, Sara Jess, John Walker Lindh

The Book Lindh's Attorneys Do Not Want You To Read: "This is to put you on notice that publication would be at your peril."--Brosnahan, Harris, West, Chatterjee, attorneys for John Walker Lindh. "Yes,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971644594
• ISBN13: 9780971644595
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Univ Pr
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

a lot of unanswer questions

I wish that this book is written by John Walker, then readers may be able to have a clearer picture for how and why he became a Taliban. The authors provide lots of information about John Walker's childhood and boyhood, but there are lots of "gray" areas, for instance there are 8 months nobody knows where John Walker was and what he was doing. The authors are able to raise a lot of questions but I don't think they have the answers. Same as most readers I disagree what John Walker did but I feel sorry for him and his parents. The only thing I "respect" him is that he left America for searching the life of purity because he was tired of American's materialism. Not too many young people realized that how materialism influences this country.

What is Lindh Guilty of?

If you are Gay, liberal, or a member of the Taliban, you will not like this book. Its not because it is anti-Gay, or anti-Liberal (though the Taliban come off looking pretty wicked), but because it brings up a lot of uncomfortable information about homosexuals and gay adoption. Why is that relevant? Because Lindh's father is supposedly gay. I liked the book. Yet, have to wonder. Did the authors violate Lindh's privacy by getting into his newsgroup postings? Also, I have to wonder. Exactly what is Lindh guilty of other than bad taste and terrible judgment? Overall, I thought this was a pretty good book.

Sex & Violence

This book has got it all: sex, love and violence. Of course, the sex is homosexuality. But heh!!! America is a free country. And maybe this is what the book is all about. It explains why a Marin county white boy turned against his country and joined a religious cult that hated America and hated homosexuals. Was John Walker Lindh a homosexual? The book doesn't answer that question and it raises more questions than it answers. But that's what I liked about the book. It brings out a lot of information and raises a lot of questions, the answers to which should be forthcoming when his trial begins.

Dark and Disturbing

Dark and disturbing, that's how I would characterize this book. It is like tunneling into a dark disturbing hole: a jouney into a twisted mind.

Interesting, Insightful, and Fascinating.

This is an interesting, insightful, and fascinating book. Its easy to see why Lindh's attorneys attacked it. The authors raise a lot of questions and bring out a lot of facts about this young man and his trips to Yemen, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, that his attorneys would probably rather we did not think about. For example: Why did Bin laden thank Lindh? What was Lindh doing in Yemen when the USS Cole was attacked? I also found the book insightful from a psychological perspective. It answers a lot of questions. This is an intersting book. I recommend it.