Filmmaker Greg Barker’s new documentary, “Detainee 001,” comes at a turning point in U.S history, and its timing could not be more ideal. The story of John Walker Lindh, the “American Taliban,” makes for a poignant narrative as the United States stands on the cusp of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and has ended its war in Afghanistan. Barker discusses his film on this week’s episode of the Political Theater podcast. Show Notes: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times in Obama’s ‘Final Year’Senators ask Trump administration why the ‘American Taliban’ is getting out of prison earlyWas the sad, messy end in Afghanistan inevitable?Member trips to Afghanistan ended safely. But unofficial travel can put others ’at risk’One Man’s Journey From Surfer to Fundamentalist
