[nuconvert]

“that would make a martyr of him.”

That’s the same faulty logic that kept Bush from killing Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq when he wanted to. Al Sadr is still causing trouble to this day. Better to kill them & not let anyone know what happened to their body.

[Wizdum]

Not faulty logic looking at it from the terrorist side. They only believe what they are told, so Hasan dying for the 'cause' would be what they believe.
Keeping him in diapers is much more satisfying. Especially since the type of paralysis he has will get more and more painful to his functioning extremities as time goes on.