A good article about recruiting procedures and possible countermeasures:
As a cult expert, Hassan suggests offering radicalized youth the same treatment he offers his clients. He says the universal way to free someone from a cult's clutch is to dissipate their phobias that by leaving, they are betraying God or Allah. “A lot of people get into these groups following a dream or following an ideal. If people can see that the dream is not going to be a part of this group movement, that would help somebody reevaluate,” Hassan says.
Weddady, meanwhile, says that while the support of the West is necessary, “to a larger extent, this is a Muslim problem that only Muslims can solve.” He says his moral compass ultimately led him down a path very different from some young Muslims in the world today.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/11/path-to-terror-alienation-isolation/
In another study by Stern, principals of Madrassas were interviewed. At one school, the Jamia Manzoor ul Islamyia – with an enrolment of about 550 students – the principal was asked if he had a favourite book. His response was the “Koran.” When asked about a popular Sufi singer – Nusrat Fatah Ali Khan – his response was “I don’t need music. Music is for those who have an addiction within them.” Questioned about Albert Einstein, the principal remarked “that he saw no need for science.” Stern met two children who wanted to become doctors. Embarrassed, the principal remarked “by the time I've worked on them for a year, they will want to be Mujahideen too.”
After being indoctrinated at a Madrassa, many students go on to further their fundamentalist education at militant training camps. A typical day at these camps begins at 4:00 am, with prayers and a small breakfast consisting of bread and tea. This is followed by a full day of rigorous drills teaching the manufacturing of bombs, and the use of sniper rifles, rocket launchers, and communications equipment. This daily process is interrupted for only a single meal – consisting of rice – and daily prayers. Sports, music, and literature are forbidden, and only pre-screened newspapers are allowed to be read. The final exam for this programme consists of a three-day hike through rugged mountainous terrain with no food or sleep. The best of these graduates are selected for ‘martyrdom’.
The implications of this systematic indoctrination are vast and dangerous. As stated by one Mujahid, “A person addicted to heroin can get off it if he really tries, but a Mujahid cannot leave the jihad. I am spiritually addicted to the jihad.” Another Mujahid stated that “we won’t stop – even if India gave us Kashmir… we’ll also bring jihad here. There is already a movement here to make Pakistan a pure Islamic state. Many preach Islam, but most of them don’t know what it means. We want to see a Taliban-style regime here.”
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume16/Article3.htm
Thanks AdmSmith.