I usually prefer to post on topics where I can add value, but I found so few blogs covering former 9/11 Commission counsel Michael Jacobson’s Washington Post op-ed on al-Qaeda dropouts that simply giving it wider exposure adds value:
It’s become a truism of counterterrorism that we must understand how and why individuals become jihadists in the first place. But almost nobody is studying the flip side of radicalization — understanding those who leave terrorist organizations. We’d do well to start. Figuring out why individuals walk away from terrorist groups can help governments predict whether an individual — or even a cell — is likely to go through with a plot. Understanding the dropouts should also make it easier for governments to determine which terrorists might be induced to switch sides, help stop radicalization and craft messages that could peel away people already in terrorist organizations. The more we know about why terrorists bail, the better we can fight them.
What are you proving? You’ve got the dream but not the drive… RTWT.
I guess when these students find out that the life expectancy of their graduates is considerably less than the general population, their desire to meet the 72 virgins decreases significantly.
Muslims who leave the One True Faith are subject to a sentence of death, which can be executed by any loyal Muslim anywhere, forever. This is why the author of Why I Am Not A Christian is a titan of Western civilization, while the author of Why I Am Not A Muslim is constrained to remain pseudonymous.
Jihadists who leave their terrorist cells probably can expect the same thing.
So when you see one of these ex-terrorists being interviewed with his face showing and his real name on the screen, take into account the extra measure of bravery on display.
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