AMERICAN TALIBAN - John Walker Lindh

"Release of ‘American Taliban’ raises questions about U.S. efforts to deradicalize" PBS NewsHour 5/23/2019

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SUMMARY:  John Walker Lindh, who became known as the "American Taliban," was released from federal prison Thursday, three years short of his 20-year sentence.  President Trump criticized the release, saying Lindh was still an extremist.  Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Kevin Lowry, who was chief probation officer for the U.S. district court in Minnesota, about how the U.S. deals with convicted radicals.

IRAN - The Jewish Minority

"Despite tension between Iran and Israel, Iran’s Jewish minority feels at home" PBS NewsHour 11/27/2018

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SUMMARY:  Jewish people have called Iran home for nearly 3,000 years.  The Trump administration and U.S. ally Israel often depict the Iranian government as composed of anti-Semitic radical Islamists bent on destroying Israel.  But within Iran, many of the estimated 15,000 Jews say they're safe and happy living in the Islamic Republic.  Reza Sayah takes a rare inside look at life for Iran's Jewish minority.