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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It is interesting we both selected the same pic. ;-)
Well, the half-wits of the legal system are about to allow another criminal to conduct terrorist activities within the jail cell. Let's see, prison inmates can have emails, websites, and any online business they choose. All courtesy of the folks who cry when an ant is stepped on. "Oh, they say, he had feelings too".
"is a paranoid schizophrenic"
i.e., he's a Moslem.
Yes, he is mentally ill. He has an acute case of islam.
Well, the same could be said of all Islamofacists. Religious fanaticism is to a human what rabies is to a dog. Whoever is caught up in it...is mentally gone.
Question: What is the basic difference between muslim and mentally ill?
Oh, I'd say probably, demon possession!
STICK A PORK CHOP IN HIS MOUTH AND SHOOT THE SOB!
roll 'em in bacon grease and fry him in the chair
Kill him twice.
So have they put him on medication? If not, why not? If yes, then it doesn't seem to be working very well.
He's crazy like a fox.
Just a quick clarification. This is how my wife describes it:
Schizophenia is when you hear other people (that aren't really there).
Multiple Personality Disorder is when you ARE other people.
That being said, I dont care how metally challenged he is, he still deserves to die.
Oh just great! He never got a pony so we're supposed to give him a big group hug.
The world has gone coo coo.
Other than grooming, I don't see the slightest resemblance.
"...a defense psychologist testified..."
It is almost certain that defense psychologists support the defense.
That is what they are paid to do.
Funny how you didn't hear that in the testimony or in the MSM news.
Could it be that radical Islam is at least partially responsible? No, we wouldn't want to pass judgment on the "Religion of Peace."
If he can learn to fly a plane he is sane enough to die.
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