When your defense is count nine of the indictment, you're in trouble. He was a kid who believed in what he was doing, but he was not a terrorist.

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I don't consider it a long shot.

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We are not asking for a pardon but for a reduction in the sentence. He was really in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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We are going to keep doing it until the equity of it appeals to a president of the United States.

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It's time for the American government, and I include the attorney general, Mr. Ashcroft, to get out and get some real terrorists. John is not a terrorist, he's a certified, court approved, non-terrorist.

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It is very painful to think that John has no idea his family is sending him love and support during the most difficult time of his life.

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You can't go through a day in America without 9/11 being mentioned. How can you get a fair trial under these circumstances?

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We're going to have to fight like hell to make sure he gets fair treatment here.

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He was a soldier in the Taliban, he did it for religious reasons, he did it as a Muslim, and history overcame him.

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