al-Qaida suffers another defeat

Well, if you want to be picky, the Taliban did, as a "convert" verts again:

Lindh pleads guilty to aiding Taliban

Lindh pleaded guilty to one charge of supplying services to the Taliban, the hardline Muslim government of Afghanistan ousted by a U.S.-led military coalition, and another charge that wasn’t in the original indictment alleging he carried explosives in the commission of a felony.

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Under terms of his deal with prosecutors, Lindh, 21, would serve two 10-year prison sentences consecutively and would cooperate fully with U.S. authorities in the investigation of al-Qaida and terrorism. Lindh’s lawyers agreed not to ask to have the sentence lowered at sentencing, which had not yet been scheduled. Lindh will get credit for the time he’s served since he was jailed in December.

Oh, but I thought the defense had a great case? When I was driving in to work, just this very morning, there was the story on NPR saying how difficult it might be for the prosecution; all the defense had to do was win or motion or two. The prosecution's entire case rested on Walker's statements, etc.

There was one commentator that opined that the defense was full of raging blueberry muffins, and voila, he was right. Defense rolls, Johnny gets 20 years, case closed.