Jose Padilla, the accused al-Qaida terror suspect who is a US citizen, is unable to stand trial according to Dr. Angela Hegarty, who is a forensic neuropsychiatrist.
Lawyers for the defense say Padilla was:
.......subjected to sleep deprivation, extreme heat and cold, threats of execution, exposure to noxious fumes, and was forced to wear a hood and stand in one position for extended periods of time.
His lawyers also claim he was given "truth serum" in the form of LSD or PCP during his detention in a military prison.
According to Hegarty, Padilla suffers from Stockholm Syndrome. This is a condition which the hostage or prisoner identifies with his/her captors or jailers.
Dr. Hegarty said that Padilla, "He's constantly advocating for the position of the government."
Well, the brainwashing is almost complete! How 1984 this all sounds!
O'Brien appears at the Ministry of Love, and reveals that he will help Winston "be cured" of his hatred for the Party, by subjecting Winston to numerous torture sessions. During one of these sessions, he explains to Winston the nature of the perpetual war, and that the purpose of the torture is not to extract a fake confession, but to alter the way Winston thinks. O'Brien also assures Winston that once he is cured, meaning that he accepts reality as described by the Party, he will be executed.
The party intends to achieve this with a combination of torture and electroshocks, continuing until O'Brien decides that Winston is "cured".
And Bush will most likely get away with it. And how many politicians want to be seen as soft on terrorists or "accused" terrorists? Padilla may not have been a model citizen in his life but he has proved to be a model lab rat for George Bush's House of Horrors.
If Padilla is ruled to be incompetent and cannot stand trial, he will go to a mental health institution UNTIL he is seen as sane and competent.
Then, like Winston, Padilla's personal hell really begins.