Walker: The Road Ahead

I just wonder how different things would have been had Johnny Taliban been an African American from the inner city, rather than an all American suburban white boy. I wonder if the people who are sympathetic to him would have been as sympathetic if he had been black. I wonder if he'd even be alive today.

He may have an affluent background, but aren't people still calling for blood from the "traitor"?

My perception is that if the government decided to shoot him, the American people would be OK with it, and if they decided to smack him on the behind with a hard wooden paddle, the American people would be OK with that too. My feeling is the American people don't really care as long as he's not able to sell his life story and become a millionaire.

Are we looking at that extreme of a range in possible punishments?

Theoretically he could face the death penalty for treason or for murder. That's extraordinarily unlikely to happen. The most likely thing to happen is he'll make a deal with the government, he will serve some jail time, as little as a year or two, maybe a little more [and] the government will pronounce itself satisfied with his cooperation.

What crimes could Walker be charged with?