▁offer ▁Lind h ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain . ▁Lind h ▁could ▁ple ad ▁guilty ▁to ▁two ▁charges : ▁supp lying ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁( , ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁) ▁and ▁carrying ▁an ▁explos ive ▁during ▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁a ▁fel ony ▁( ). ▁He ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁consent ▁to ▁a ▁g ag ▁order ▁that ▁would ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁making ▁any ▁public ▁statements ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 - year ▁sentence , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁drop ▁any ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁mist re ated ▁or ▁tort ured ▁by ▁U . S . ▁military ▁personnel ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁ab o ard ▁two ▁military ▁ships ▁during ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁return , ▁all ▁other ▁charges ▁would ▁be ▁dropped . ▁ ▁The ▁g ag ▁order ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Donald ▁Rum sf eld . ▁ ▁Lind h ▁accepted ▁this ▁offer . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁entered ▁his ▁ple a ▁of ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁charges . ▁The ▁judge ▁asked ▁Lind h ▁to ▁say , ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁words , ▁what ▁he ▁was ▁adm itting ▁to : ▁" I ▁ple ad ▁guilty . ▁I ▁provided ▁my ▁services ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁last ▁year ▁from ▁about ▁August ▁to ▁December . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁doing ▁so , ▁I ▁carried ▁a ▁rif