A second chance

US District Court Judge Raymond Dearie sat behind the raised judge’s table in the Eastern District of New York. The 74-year-old former prosecutor looked down at the case file before him and then raised his gaze, which he directed at a dark-haired, South Asian-looking man in his early 30s. So said the judge
 “Is this the same Mr Zazi I saw many years ago?”
The judge almost rhetorically answered his own questions.
“All indications are, it is not”
The story of Najibullah Zazi is the story that terrorist attacks, fortunately, did not always succeed. But it is also a perhaps relatively rare story of a radicalised person who later sincerely regretted his actions and contributed to putting other terrorists behind bars. Many terrorists are willing to die for their cause, even if they fail to carry out their terrible plans. So although this is the story of an attack that was fortunately prevented in time, it also gives an insight into how a radicalisation process can take place, described and reflected on by the perpetrator himself.

Sources:

https://ged.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-the-ged-and-a-high-school-diploma/?lang=en
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/najibullah-zazi-new-york-subway-bomb-plot-sentencing/index.html
https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/10-times-islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-proved-that-he-promoted-a_n_10851550
https://web.archive.org/web/20120301022935/http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/US_v_NajibullahZazi_complaint.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najibullah_Zazi
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/najibullah-zazi-new-york-subway-bomb-plot-sentencing/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/nyregion/terror-defendant-convicted-in-plot-to-bomb-new-york-subways.html?searchResultPosition=60

Music used in this episode:

Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-champion
Shehure By: lynnepublishing: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/48260489-shehure-ethnic-middle-eastern-exotic-adventure-myth-emotiona
Jihad By: lynnepublishing: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/58959655-jihad-middle-eastern-arabic-tribal-dark-powerful-tense-war-c
Baraat In Style | Pro Clips By: PROCLIPS: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/63434870-baraat-style-pro-clips

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