[Wolfstar]

For us to have executed him would have made him a martyr.

No. It would make him dead. Period. Dead. A condition in which he could no longer participate in jihad (which he can do from prison through letters).

[Uddercha0s]

I do not believe that he is allowed access to anyone on the outside (for that matter he barely sees anyone on the inside), no papers, tv, phonecalls. Nothing.