If he is mentally ill, why does anyone think that an “extremist rehabilitation program” will work?
Deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives:
UK: Libyan migrant who went on stabbing spree in Reading was in government deradicalization program
Gitmo prisoner reveals: Saudi “deradicalization program” is really a jihad training program
11 ex-Gitmo prisoners flee the Saudi “rehabilitation program” and join up with terrorist groups
Jaw-dropper: 25 former Gitmo detainees “return to militancy” despite Saudi rehab program!
Flight 253 jihadist wasn’t cured by Saudi anti-jihad art therapy
Former Guantanamo detainee now top al-Qaeda ideologue — “He was transferred to Saudi Arabia in 2006 where he was placed in a national rehabilitation project.”
Indonesian government admits that its jihadist rehab program is a failure
Malaysia: Muslim cleric active in deradicalization program promotes hatred of non-Muslims
France’s only jihadi “deradicalization” center is closing — it was voluntary, and it was empty
The whole premise of “deradicalization” is that Islam is a religion of peace that jihadis misunderstand, twist, and hijack. Since that is a false premise, and warfare against unbelievers is actually taught in the Qur’an and Sunnah, “deradicalization” focuses on other issues, such as “anger issues” that the jihadi may have, his feelings of “alienation,” and the like.
But since none of that changes what the Qur’an and Sunnah say about warfare against unbelievers, it doesn’t “deradicalize” the jihadi at all. A British psychologist behind a “deradicalization” scheme has also admitted that there’s no guarantee that jihadis can ever be “cured.” And Jonathan Hall QC, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said there was “no magic bullet or special pill” that could help to change convicted extremists.
“Guantánamo detainee who U.S. labeled 9/11’s ’20th hijacker’ recommended for transfer to Saudi Arabia,” by Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, February 4, 2022 (thanks to Darcy):
A panel composed of the major U.S. national security agencies on Friday recommended the transfer of another detainee from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on the condition that he be repatriated to his native Saudi Arabia for participation in an extremist rehabilitation program.
Mohammad al-Qahtani was already suffering from severe mental illness when he arrived at the notorious detention center two decades ago, his attorneys say. His interrogators then subjected him to extensive solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, violence, sexual humiliation and other abuses, according to logs of those interrogations obtained in 2005 by Time magazine.
U.S. military and intelligence officials suspected Qahtani, who developed schizophrenia after suffering a traumatic brain injury, of joining al-Qaeda and intending to become the 20th hijacker during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Qahtani, then in his 20s, attempted to enter the United States on Aug. 4, 2001, “after almost certainly having been selected by senior al-Qa’ida members to be the 20th hijacker for the 9/11 attacks,” according to government documents, but he was returned to Saudi Arabia after being questioned by Customs and Border Protection officials.
He then traveled to Afghanistan, was captured by Pakistani forces near the border in late 2001 and handed over to the Americans.
A senior Bush administration official told The Washington Post in 2009 that Qahtani had been tortured by the U.S. government, and that is why she did not recommend him for trial alongside the alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees facing trial in connection with the terrorist attacks.
“We tortured Qahtani,” Susan J. Crawford, the convening authority of military commissions at Guantánamo told The Post. “His treatment met the legal definition of torture. And that’s why I did not refer the case” for prosecution….
somehistory says
Just how many *20th* hijackers, were there?
While watching a compilation of old Dragnet shows, I noticed that two different cases…all true stories…had defendants who were obviously guilty of the crimes, but had to be seen by multiple doctors and determined to be “mentally incompetent.”
These guys were not “sent back” to their place of origin, but were *committed* to a mental institution.
So why do any different with this creep? Had he been successful…as the other creeps from saudi arabia were in committing mass murder and dying… he wouldn’t be alive to send back to the country that sent him here to murder. Send him back and he’ll be free to do as he wanted to in 2001.
The “leaders” of this world have all gone stark raving mad. Evil is everywhere, and they are working to make it stronger by the hour.
maria says
He should be executed because he is one of the worst murderers in the world
Infidel says
I always thought that the 20th hijacker was Khalid Sheilh Mohammed
somehistory says
There was another guy…large, bald, and sent to fed prison somewhere, was called the 20th for some years after the attack. Can’t recall his name. Too many names too much alike.
Terry Gain says
He was. Not only the 20th hijacker but the mastermind, no matter how many lies the evil loudmouth Alex Jones told.
Terry Gain says
Correcting myself. Shouldn’t post while watching PGA. The mastermind was KSM. The 20th was Dominic Moussaoui.
Infidel says
Zacharias Moussaoui – right now in the Supermax prison in Colorado
mgoldberg says
It this guy is an accomplice to the homicide of near 3000 people and is declared ‘mentally ill’ why then strap him down in old sparky and tell him it’s the best ride in disneyland. And let him see a video of the planes exploding into the world trade center buildings…. and when he screeches allahu ….. why they make a video of that coming out of his rancid mouth and head…. then send him on his way.
Terry Gain says
I think every Muslim charged with a criminal offence can legitimately plead not guilty by reason of insanity. If I was a juror I would certainly be inclined to accept such a plea.
Omer Causey says
You only have to kill a bad guy once. It may or may not be a deterrent to others, but the recidivism rate is zero.
James Lincoln says
Mohammad al-Qahtani is an enemy combatant – and should have been executed years ago.
OLD GUY says
And we can all trust that the Saudi’s will rehab. him into a peaceful loving man. He will probably be treated as a hero in Saudi Arabia, but at least we won’t have to support him with our tax dollars for the rest of his life. Maybe he will fall out of the plane on the ride home.
Sherry Miller says
Twenty years later they decide he is mentally ill? Seriously?
gravenimage says
9/11 ’20th hijacker’ at Guantánamo declared mentally ill, recommended for transfer to Saudi Arabia
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If he’s mentally ill, how is he going to benefit from a “deradicalization” program? Then, the idea that the Saudis, who were themselves largely behind 9/11, actually want to “deradicalize” him in the first place is absurd. More kabuki theater.