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		Johnny Micheal ``Mike'' Spann, 32, an officer with the CIA's clandestine service the Directorate of Operations, ``was where he wanted to be: on the front lines serving his country,'' CIA Director George Tenet said in a statement.
		Spann, who joined CIA in June 1999, was almost certain to be memorialized with a star on the wall at CIA headquarters that commemorates employees of the spy agency who died in the line of duty.
		Spann is survived by his wife Shannon Spann, an infant son, two young daughters, two sisters and his parents Johnny and Gail Spann of Winfield, Alabama, where he grew up.
	www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/68672/556724 (458 words)

	washingtonpost.com: CIA Reports Officer Killed in Prison Uprising (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Spann was the 79th CIA employee killed in the line of duty, and will soon be memorialized as the 79th star chiseled into the agency's wall of honor in the lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley.
		Spann, a native of Winfield, Ala., joined the CIA in 1999 after eight years in the Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of captain and specialized in artillery.
		Spann, a member of the CIA's Special Activities Division assigned to the agency's Counterterrorist Center since Sept. 11, was used to frequent overseas deployments.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A31232-2001Nov28?language=printer (1152 words)

	Honoring Johnny Micheal Spann
		Johnny Micheal Spann, "Mike" as he was known, served in the Central Intelligence Agency for approximately 2 years, just long enough to complete his training as a paramilitary and an operations officer in the clandestine service, which is arguably the most challenging and dangerous job in the intelligence community.
		Spann said her husband "was a hero not because of the way he died, but rather because of the way he lived.
		Mike Spann was serving as a paramilitary officer with the CIA and was at the prison in Mazar-e Sharif interviewing Taliban prisoners.
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/2001_cr/h121101.html (4615 words)

	Johnny Micheal Spann, Captain, United States Marine Corps & CIA Agent
		Johnny Spann, father of slain CIA officer Mike Spann of Alabama, who was the first American to die in Afghanistan, pauses at his son's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
		Johnny "Mike" Spann, a CIA paramilitary operations officer, was killed this week during a riot in a fortress in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif where he was interviewing captured soldiers allied with the Taliban militia, the CIA announced today.
		Spann, a former Marine captain, is the first American killed in action inside Afghanistan since the war on terrorism began and the 79th CIA officer to have died in the line of duty since the agency's founding in 1947.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jmspann.htm (10502 words)

	Internet Haganah::Haganah b' Internet
		Mike Spann was the kind of man we dream of growing up to be when we are boys - tough, kind, strong, fair, fully committed to God, to family, to country.
		In addition to Spann and the three Green Berets, five U.S. personnel have died in connection with the conflict in Afghanistan, all outside the country.
		Spann is the 79th CIA employee to die in the line of duty.
	haganah.org.il /harchives/000021.html (1662 words)

	The Collegian Online: Center of vengeance: the Walker Lindh trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Johnny Michael Spann and John Walker Lindh crossed paths in November in a prison in Afghanistan.
		But when he (Spann) was asked to describe himself in his application to CIA, I recall that he said that he believed in God and that he had hope in all things, even when it's as bad as it gets.
		Spann and her family are entitled to feel rage, and deserve to feel that justice has been served at the end of Walker’s trial.
	www.utulsa.edu /COLLEGIAN/article.asp?article=1095 (899 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		The facts of this case reveal that the defendant had the opportunity to withdraw from the conspiracy and warn my son Michael that the prisoners were armed and were about to ambush him.
		Spann, is this what you would read to the court, or what is it exactly you would like to say to the court when you address the court, if indeed you are allowed to do that?
		SPANN: For it to come up with this 20 year sentence and then the possibility that it might even be reduced to less than that.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0207/22/lol.04.html (834 words)

	Fallen Heroes Memorial: CIA Johnny Michael Spann
		Spann was killed during a deadly four-day prison riot near Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.
		When Johnny was killed, I remember my brother, a SSgt in the US Marine Corps telling me how outraged he was at Johnny's death and what had happened to him.
		FallenHeroesMemorial.com is a contribution by Tim Rivera to the families of the fallen.
	www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oef/profiles/spannjohnnymichael.html (2023 words)

	Northwest Florida Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The troops laid down their weapons and were marched to the same fortress in which Michael and his team had stayed while waiting for Mazar-e-Sharif to be liberated.
		Once the smoke cleared and Michael was able to focus his eyes, he realized he was bleeding, but his body and most of his gear were intact.
		Michael was grateful to see familiar faces from home on the helicopter.
	www.nwfdailynews.com /archive/news/020208news1.html (1451 words)

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		The CIA has confirmed that Johnny Micheal Spann, known as "Mike," died during a revolt at a fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif where pro-Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners were being held.
		Spann's body could not be recovered until the rioting was quelled by U.S. airstrikes and Northern Alliance ground warfare.
		Spann did not speak local Afghan languages but was present at the interrogation of the pro-Taliban prisoners by the Northern Alliance, one official said.
	www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/68672/557381 (445 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		AUBURN -- Johnny Michael Spann, a 1992 Auburn University graduate, was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan, the first acknowledged U.S. combat death, the CIA confirmed Wednesday.
		Spann, who served in the CIA's Directorate of Operations, the agency's clandestine espionage arm, was killed inside the fortress where Taliban prisoners were being held and questioned, CIA Director George Tenet said in a written statement.
		Spann, who joined the CIA in June 1999, is believed to be the first CIA officer killed in a U.S. military operation since the Vietnam War.
	www.auburn.edu /administration/univrel/news/archive/11_01news/11_01spann.html (313 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- 'American Taliban' should get clemency, father says
		Johnny Spann is the father of CIA officer Johnny Michael "Mike" Spann who was killed in a riot at the prison in Mazar-e-Sharif after being videotaped speaking with John Walker Lindh.
		Johnny Spann is conducting his own investigation into the origins of the riot at the prison where suspected Taliban supporters were held.
		Spann contends that the uprising began with a planned grenade attack inside the prison building rather than a spontaneous scuffle outside where his son was interviewing prisoners, including Lindh.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20060119-1517-ca-americantaliban.html (954 words)

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		Spann was killed in action during a prison riot in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
		Spann, at the compound to interrogate prisoners, was caught inside when the riot began and had been missing since Sunday.
		Spann is the 79th CIA employee to have died or been killed in the line of duty.
	www.wusatv9.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=859 (1032 words)

	Mike Spann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Two CIA agents, “Dave” and Johnny Michael Spann, are singling out prisoners for interrogation in an effort to determine their affiliations and backgrounds and screen them for possible links to al-Qaeda.
		Spann - “You got to talk to me. All I want to do is talk to you and find out what your story is. I know you speak English.” [Newsweek, 12/6/2001] Dave then walks up and speaks with Spann.
		Spann - “I wonder what this guy’s got?” [Newsweek, 12/6/2001] Walker is then taken back to the group of prisoners by an Afghan guard.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?id=1521846767-190 (1074 words)

	Pray For Murdered Agent's Family? - BreakTheChain.org
		On November 28, 2001, CIA officials confirmed that officer Johnny Michael Spann was killed in a prison riot where he was interrogating captured Taliban prisoners at a compound in Mazar-e-Sharif.
		Spann was a 1992 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in criminal justice and law enforcement.
		Spann's father has stated publicly that the family will ensure that his children are taken care of.
	www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/ciaprayer.html (335 words)

	CBS News \| Putting Mouths In Gear Before Brains \| July 16, 2002 13:04:09
		The parents of Johnny "Michael" Spann, the CIA agent killed in an uprising at the prison Lindh was in last December, also weighed in on Monday.
		Spann's mother, Gail, told the Associated Press that she didn't think the deal was fair and then, later, Johnny Spann said "when it comes down to it, fl and white, (Lindh's) a murderer."
		And the Spanns unfortunately don't have anyone else but Lindh to blame for the horrible death of their son.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/07/16/news/opinion/courtwatch/main515303.shtml (1156 words)

	Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, who worked in the Directorate of Operations, was where he wanted to be: on the front lines serving his country.
		Mike Spann was an American hero, a man who showed passion for his country and his Agency through his selfless courage.
		Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann was the husband of Shannon Spann, and is survived by his infant son, two young daughters, and two sisters.
	www.odci.gov /cia/public_affairs/press_release/2001/pr11282001.html (422 words)

	U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican - ALABAMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Members of the United States military, CIA personnel, FBI personnel, and other Federal employees defend the freedom and security of our Nation each day, often at high risk to their own safety, and sometimes at the cost of their own lives.
		CIA officer Johnny Michael Spann was the first American to give his life for his country in the War on Terrorism launched by President George W. Bush following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
		Spann are not included in the fund, their beneficiaries will receive far less than the $1.85 million that the beneficiaries of the September 11 fund will receive.
	www.senate.gov /member/al/sessions/general/pressapp/newrecord.cfm?id=188285 (830 words)

	CNN.com
		The Spann family is not happy that there has been this plea agreement under which we understand John Walker Lindh will be getting 20 years or less solely for the crime of serving in the Taliban in an armed way.
		KNAPP: Mike Spann's family is also going to have to worry and live with the rest of their life: could Johnny red have told Mike Spann what was going on in that prison and prevented him from being killed.
		Spann is the father of Johnny, Michael Spann, who was killed in the prison uprising in Afghanistan.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0210/04/tl.00.html (6984 words)

	OpinionJournal - Taste
		Johnny Michael Spann was also there, a 32-year-old Marine turned CIA special-operations officer.
		And this father of three became the first U.S. combat fatality when, as the BBC reported, he was "kicked, beaten and bitten to death" by the rioting prisoners.
		Spann would be the first to tell you, a father's love for his son is eminently understandable.
	www.opinionjournal.com /taste?id=95001562 (547 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		JOHNNY SPANN, MIKE SPANN'S FATHER: He gave his life in the line of work, in the line of duty.
		J. SPANN: And our family wants the world to know that we are very proud of our son Mike and we consider him a hero.
		Last night when I was talking to Johnny Spann, Michael Spann's father, I asked a fairly dumb question, which went basically along the lines that the fact that his son was the first to die in combat after this nation had been attacked, whether it brought greater significance to his death.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0111/29/lt.02.html (2232 words)

	www.freejohnwalker.net
		First, you indicate at page 212 of the paperback edition that CIA agent Johnny Michael Spann was “captured alive and tortured by the al-Qaida” before he was killed at the Qala-Jangi prison uprising.
		Spann’s wife, Sharon Spann, has publicly thanked God for the fact that her husband’s death was not a painful one, and specifically that he was not tortured..
		Second, in regards to John Walker Lindh, you state at page 217 of the paperback that “Walker admitted that his goal was to be martyred, dying in the act of killing Americans.” You also quote Mr.
	www.freejohnwalker.net /moore.html (522 words)

	Lindh's plea angers slain agent's family - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		After the proceeding, Lindh's father, Frank, tried to shake hands with Johnny Spann, father of slain CIA agent Johnny Michael Spann.
		As Frank Lindh started to say that he was sorry about Spann's death and that his son had nothing to do with the killing, officials from the U.S. attorney's office stopped the encounter.
		Widow Shannon Spann, as well as parents Johnny and Gail Spann, then went outside to denounce John Walker Lindh to reporters.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/terrorism/s_17333.html (566 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Family feud: American Taliban vs. CIA agent
		Now she and her ex-husband, Frank Lindh, claim to be shocked that their 21-year-old son is in a jail cell in Alexandria, Va., on charges he conspired to kill Americans abroad and aid the Taliban and al-Qaida.
		Spann, a paramilitary officer with the CIA's Special Activities Division, had been interviewing Taliban and al-Qaida fighters — including Lindh — at the Mazar e-Sharif prison when he was killed Nov. 25.
		Shannon Spann, who also worked at the CIA, is now caring for Alison and her other stepdaughter, Emily, 4, as well as their 11-month old half-brother, Jacob Michael Spann.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28035 (627 words)

	Globalvision News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Spann will be memorialised with the installation of a star chiselled into the wall in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
		Spann, a father of three who joined the agency only in 1999, went to Qala Jangi along with another operative identified as "Dave" to interrogate surrendered Taliban fighters about their links to Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden.
		Spann's sidearm was snatched and he was beaten to death, while "Dave" who was questioning prisoners elsewhere in the fortress and was dressed in native garb, shot his way out of trouble after hearing about the uprising.
	www.gvnews.net /html/WorldReacts/alert444.html (1020 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Johnny Michael Spann, a CIA agent, was killed in the battle where they were captured.
		SPANN: Well, let me ask you this, the guy admittedly fought in Takar (ph), he was on the front lines with the Taliban, with the al Qaeda in Takar (ph).
		The fact that this other gentleman never had a chance to tell Mike Spann that he was American and that there was going to be an uprising, that's one of the major difference.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0409/29/ltm.03.html (3836 words)

	Lindh goes to prison to ponder the rest of his life 2
		By entering the plea, Lindh also sidestepped murder charges filed in connection with the death of a CIA agent killed in a Nov. 25 prisoner uprising.
		Johnny Michael Spann was shot and killed during an uprising at Mazar-e-Sharif after interviewing Lindh, who was indicted on charges of conspiring to kill Americans.
		Spann's death was cited as an overt act in the conspiracy.
	www.dailytidings.com /2002/news0719/opinion/dt_opinion-01.php (241 words)

	Welcome to the Conspiracy Cafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		For example, Johnny Michael Spann, the CIA operative who was caught in an uprising by hundreds of Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners in the Qala-i-Jangi fortress-prison near Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan during the early stages of the war there was tortured.
		Johnny Spann and his partner were questioning an al Qaeda prisoner [later determined to be the American, John Walker Lindh], when they were overwhelmed in the courtyard of the prison.
		In the absence of information to the contrary, it is possible that Jessica Lynch was tortured by her captors by breaking her back either with a cinder block or 'small caliber' gunshot wounds as was carried out by the terrorist fellow Islamists on Johnny Spann in Afghanistan.
	www.conspiracycafe.com /breakfast/war.html (3239 words)

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