Soooo.....we've got the American Taliban within the American Judical system. Big whoop.

This kid does not deserve the attention he's receiving. If anything, he's a misguided trust fund case who managed to hook up with the EVILDOERS in the right place at the wrong time. Had this kid decided that the IRA was the place to work out his angst, he wouldn't even be afforded a blip on the AP wire. But, because he chose the terrorist d'jour to pitch his tent with, we have this media circus to contend with.

Will he be tried for treason?
Will the Feds seek a life sentance?

Right.

First off, this pud should be happy he opened his mouth about his SoCal roots in front of reporters. Had the local militia got their grubby mitts on him before that, guarranteed - this guy would be desert beetle fodder. Two bullets in the head. So there's that.

Instead of being dead, he is the latest candidate for military media diverson since Oliver North shredded the constitution. Every talk show and right-wingnut is calling for a criminal beatdown on this sorry sod.

Lock him up and give the key to Pat Robertson.
Make him write the pledge of allegence 100,000 times......with wet chalk.

Truth be told, this kid deserves the same as a generic first-time felony offender. Five years max.

Why so little time? Well, every year hundreds of Americans ditch the country to go play merc in the boneyards of the third world for whatever reason. What this kid did isn't illegal - but it sure ended up being so.