... Therefore the case of Walker Lindh was not of a POW but that of a traitor. He was tried for ten charges of supporting and aiding terrorist. What had to be proven was that he was actively supporting Al-Qaeda? He cannot be sentenced on the grounds he was a member of the Taliban fighting the Northern Alliance3. For the US Administration a further issue that he was most likely to have experienced torture and ill treatment while detained complicated the case of Walker Lindh. His status as a combatant is problematical as he was captured on the battlefield. Furthermore there are doubts as to whether he received a Fair Trial in a region that generates a jury pool, drawn from a community of retired military veterans, Pentagon employees and Federal workers4. Despite the uncertainties the US is determined more then ever before to fight the war on terrorism. The problem of Nationality ...

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