Father of American Taliban member seeks clemency for son
Frank Lindh spoke in San Francisco on Thursday making his first public statements about the case and urging clemency for his son John Walker Lindh.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2006
Page
5
Frank Lindh spoke in San Francisco on Thursday making his first public statements about the case and urging clemency for his son John Walker Lindh.
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The Agriculture Department is accused of pretense in anticompetitive probes since 1999 with hundreds of cases never filed as complaints. Senior officials blocked referrals to lawyers, while staff logged routine letters and public data reviews to fake enforcement. As of August, 50 investigations were stalled by deputy administrator JoAnn Waterfield, who resigned last month.
Frank Lindh told the Commonwealth Club he has urged President Bush to grant clemency to John Walker Lindh. The man born in the United States was captured with the Taliban in 2001 and pleaded guilty in 2002 to lesser charges. He has twice asked for sentence reduction, which the government previously declined.
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