American Taliban makes first court appearance

John Walker Lindh, the Taliban’s American warrior, made his first appearance in US federal court today, answering politely ‘‘Yes I do, thank you’’ when asked if he understood the charges that he conspired to kill his fellow Americans in Afghanistan.

Lindh wore green prison overalls, with the word prisoner on the back, and his hair and beard were shaven, different from the long hair and full beard he had worn when captured in Afghanistan.