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Who was John Walker Lindh and what was his principal motivation? Did it change over the years and how?

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John Walker Lindh, (born February 9, 1981, Washington, D.C., U.S.), U.S. citizen who was captured along with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan during the Afghanistan War in 2001. In 2002 he agreed to a plea bargain and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A U.S. magistrate Thursday ordered accused American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh held without bail until a hearing next month. The Justice Department will charge American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh with conspiring to kill U.S. nationals and aiding and abetting a terrorist group.

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