A tale of two Taliban

An Australian citizen

A spokesman for Attorney-General Philip Ruddock confirmed that Australia would pay all costs associated with bringing Hicks home, but he would not be drawn on when Hicks would return or who would accompany him. "Basically, when he lands he lands, and we'll tell you about it," the spokesman said.

Hicks's military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has been in Guantanamo Bay all week. He also refused to comment on when Hicks would return home.

Under a plea deal struck between Major Mori and General Hemingway, Hicks was sentenced to seven years' jail for his activities in Afghanistan with al-Qa'ida in 2001, but with six years and three months suspended.

The deal means Hicks will be released from Adelaide's Yatala prison at the end of the year.

A spokeswoman for South Australia's Correctional Services Minister, Carmel Zollo, said the department was still waiting for paperwork and that details of Hicks's arrival had not been finalised.

A U.S. citizen.

FLORENCE, Colo. - John Walker Lindh, serving a 20-year sentence after fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, has been transferred to Supermax, the federal government's most secure prison, authorities said Thursday.

Lindh was moved to the facility about 90 miles south of Denver in February for security reasons, said Isidro Garcia, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons. Garcia said he had no other information.

Lindh's transfer was first reported on Newsweek.com. He had been held at a medium-security federal penitentiary in Victorville, Calif.

Lindh was captured in November 2001 by American forces sent to topple the Taliban after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He was charged with conspiring to kill Americans and support terrorists but pleaded guilty to lesser charges, including carrying explosives for the Taliban government.

Lindh has served 4 1/2 years.