You should read Tom Junod’s article “Innocent” about John Walker Lindh. It’s probably the first serious story written about JWL in years. I had been meaning to link to the blog of another Sulayman, who has a thorough biography of JWL. It complements the Junod article well. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed […]
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About Me (and John Walker Lindh)
When John Walker Lindh’s story first broke, I remember reading about it and thinking, Good Lord, he could be my brother. I put together the chart below as one of my first web projects. It feels dated now somehow. Maybe people don’t even remember who John Walker Lindh is. Here is what I wrote about […]
John Walker Lindh has joined
John Walker Lindh has joined the ranks of Bonnie and Clyde and Billy Jo and Bobby Sue: misguided American outlaws immortalized in music. What can I say – I kind of like the lyrics; its too bad its about him, as Laz-e-boy said. Billy Jo and Bobby Sue are maybe the closest to the suburban […]
So John Walker Lindh got
So John Walker Lindh got twenty years. I’ve been fiercely ambivalent about him since his story broke: John, my evil twin brother. There’s a part of me that just wants to feel sympathy for a dumb kid who got in way over his head. When someone makes a mistake, it is good adab to make […]