SJR15 Summary

• Honors Johnny Michael Spann, a native of Winfield, Alabama and CIA agent who was the first American killed in the War on Terror while serving in Afghanistan in 2001

• Condemns the early release of John Walker Lindh ("the American Taliban"), a California resident who joined the Taliban and was confined in Qala-I-Jangi prison where Agent Spann was killed during a prison uprising

• States that court testimony showed Lindh had prior knowledge of the prison uprising that could have saved Spann's life if disclosed during questioning moments before the attack

• Criticizes Lindh's 2002 sentence of only 20 years in prison instead of execution for treason, and opposes any early release from that sentence

• Expresses that an early release of Lindh would be contrary to American values and an insult to Agent Spann's heroic legacy and family members who have mourned for over 17 years