Once again: jailing jihadists doesn’t do a thing to convince them to stop being jihadists. If someone believes he is on a mission for almighty God, do you really think that a stretch of prison time will make him give it all up and go home? Yet neither the US nor the Pakistani governments can take any official account of this fact, because it would lead them into areas in which they do not wish to go regarding the genesis of Islamic terror. Consequently, a great deal of our anti-terror efforts, particularly when they free jihadists from prison without any attempt to change their beliefs, are utterly inadequate. From HiPakistan:
ISLAMABAD: As many as 650 Pakistani prisoners in Afghan jails have threatened that they would launch Jihad when they were set free, said Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan Foreign Minister, here Wednesday.
“These prisoners are determined to strike against the US and Kabul governments”, he said. He was talking to journalists here on Wednesday morning during a breakfast meeting.
He said the prisoners made their intention known to Kabul officials and American investigators who met them before deciding about their fate. He said this caused delay in the release of these detainees.
However, the minister said the Americans had completed the process of screening and cleared majority of the prisoners, who would be handed over to Pakistan.
He said, “It will be interesting to see that how Pakistani government deals with those defiant prisoners who are still ready to fight and die in the name of Jihad.”