"Our complaint, based on Walker's own words, is clear: Terrorists didn't compel John Walker to join with them. Walker chose terrorists. Walker was blessed to grow up in a country which cherishes freedom -- freedom of speech, religious tolerance, political democracy, equality between men and women -- and yet he chose to reject those values in favor of their antithesis -- a regime that publicly and proudly advertised its mission to extinguish freedom, to enslave women, to deny education."
-- John Ashcroft / U.S. Attorney General

"He is being provided as all defendants in federal District Court would be provided -- the full rights and that includes the right to counsel; he has a very competent counsel, and we will work though the issues in due course."
-- Paul McNulty / U.S. attorney

"We were troubled to find out that he did not get medical treatment until he was transferred to the U.S. Navy ship. He did not have medical treatment at Camp Rhino. But John is in good condition this morning. John loves America. We love America. John did not do anything against America. John did not take up arms against America. He never meant to harm any American and he never did harm to any American. John is innocent of these charges."
-- Frank Lindh / John Walker Lindh's father

"It's been two years since I last saw my son. It was wonderful to see him this morning. My love for him is unconditional and absolute and I'm grateful to God that he has been brought home to his family, me, his home, his country."
-- Marilyn Walker / John Walker Lindh's mother

"For 54 days, the U.S. government has kept John Lindh away from a lawyer. We had a good meeting with John Lindh this morning. He began requesting a lawyer almost immediately, which would have been December 2 or 3. For 54 days he was held incommunicado, for 54 days, and he was charged last Tuesday and only arraigned this morning, being Thursday, a week later."
-- James Brosnahan / John Walker Lindh's attorney

(CNN.com Source)

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