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Moussaoui is mentally ill, psychologist says
Star Tribune ^ | 04.18.06

Posted on 04/18/2006 10:41:01 AM PDT by wallcrawlr

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Zacarias Moussaoui's behavior is abnormal even for an al-Qaida terrorist, a defense psychologist testified Tuesday.

Xavier Amador diagnosed the Sept. 11, 2001, conspirator with paranoid schizophrenia after observing his actions and writings since 2002. He cited delusional beliefs firmly held by Moussaoui, including his conviction that President Bush will free him from prison and that his court-appointed lawyers are in a conspiracy to kill him.

He also contrasted Moussaoui's erratic behavior with that of several other al-Qaida terrorists who have been tried in U.S. criminal court.

The defense introduced affidavits filed by lawyers for Ramzi Yousef, serving life in prison for the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, and other al-Qaida members. All the lawyers said their clients actively assisted their defense and did not believe their lawyers were working against them.

"What we see with this individual is unique to him," Amador said. "It's not al-Qaida."

Amador said his diagnosis was confirmed after an April 2005 encounter with Moussaoui in which the defendant repeatedly spit water on him — and appeared to be talking to himself.

Amador said the visit lasted for about an hour, and Moussaoui spent much of the time telling Amador to go away. Amador observed Moussaoui talking to himself in a manner that did not appear to be prayer, the witness said.

When Amador refused to go away, he said, Moussaoui spit water at him more than a dozen times, then resigned himself to Amador's presence.

Moussaoui then complained that guards used excessive force in taking him from his Alexandria jail cell to a deposition at the federal courthouse. And he told Amador that Bush would release him from prison.

Government experts have reached conclusions that diverge from Amador's statements, and are expected to testify later this week in rebuttal.

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TOPICS: Extended News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: disorders; france; islam; mentalillness; moussaoui; paranoid; psychology; schizophrenia; terror; terrortrials
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Zacarias Moussaoui, on trial for his connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, is a paranoid schizophrenic, a defense psychologist told a jury. Moussaoui faces the death penalty.
1 posted on 04/18/2006 10:41:02 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
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Good. Kill both of his personalities.


2 posted on 04/18/2006 10:41:54 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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To: wallcrawlr

Just cause he's crazy, that's no reason not to kill him.


3 posted on 04/18/2006 10:42:12 AM PDT by dead
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Also, if his mom had only breastfed him, 9/11 never would have happened.

What's wrong with these people?!


4 posted on 04/18/2006 10:42:33 AM PDT by jdm (Screaming ALREADY POSTED! since 2004)
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He still looks like that guy from Hootie and the Blowfish! Does anyone have a picture of them together? Just a coincidence I'm sure.


5 posted on 04/18/2006 10:43:16 AM PDT by JBR34
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Zacarias Moussaoui's behavior is abnormal even for an al-Qaida terrorist, a defense psychologist testified Tuesday.

Gee, why didn't they just say so right at the very beginning? Let's let him go free.

6 posted on 04/18/2006 10:43:43 AM PDT by jpl
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Islam: Welcoming the mentally ill( and causing them) for centuries!


7 posted on 04/18/2006 10:45:03 AM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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Moussaoui is mentally ill

As opposed to most other Islamic terrorists, who are mentally stable. /sarc

8 posted on 04/18/2006 10:45:38 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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When you strap him to the table and put in the IV to execute him, give him a dose of anti-psychotic medication before the drugs to knock him out and stop his heart. You wouldn't want to kill a crazy person.
9 posted on 04/18/2006 10:45:41 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (If you have a leaking pipe, you shut off the water valve before deciding on amnesty for the puddles.)
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Noooo! Say it isn't so! /sarcasm


10 posted on 04/18/2006 10:45:42 AM PDT by madison10
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To: JBR34
He still looks like that guy from Hootie and the Blowfish!

Do the Dolphins make him cry too?

11 posted on 04/18/2006 10:46:29 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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Note to lawyer: All mass murderers are mentally ill. Healthy people don't conspire to kill others.


12 posted on 04/18/2006 10:48:41 AM PDT by aristotleman
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Crazy like me

13 posted on 04/18/2006 10:49:21 AM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (The UN 1967 Outer Space Treaty is bad for America and bad for humanity - DUMP IT!)
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"Good. Kill both of his personalities."

:-) Best zinger of the week.

(chortle)

14 posted on 04/18/2006 10:49:33 AM PDT by manwiththehands (I'm a single issue voter this year: illegal immigration.)
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To: wallcrawlr

So.


15 posted on 04/18/2006 10:49:38 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: JBR34

LoL, He does look like Hootie.


16 posted on 04/18/2006 10:52:02 AM PDT by meanie monster
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Moussaoui is mentally ill alright. With Paranoid Islaphenia. It's pandemic and has affected over a billion world wide.


17 posted on 04/18/2006 10:53:08 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (America is the land of the free BECAUSE of the BRAVE !! BUILD THE WALL! PROTECT OUR BORDERS!)
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Nope


18 posted on 04/18/2006 10:53:33 AM PDT by Nomorjer Kinov (If the opposite of "pro" is "con" , what is the opposite of progress?)
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To: meanie monster; JBR34

19 posted on 04/18/2006 10:53:49 AM PDT by jdm (Screaming ALREADY POSTED! since 2004)
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To: Nomorjer Kinov

Beat me by 16 seconds!


20 posted on 04/18/2006 10:54:25 AM PDT by jdm (Screaming ALREADY POSTED! since 2004)
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