“At the sentencing, the judge said Hakimzadah had taken responsibility for his actions, had not continued to voice violent extremist views and had been ‘a positive role model.’”

Oh, well, then, that makes it all right. What could possibly go wrong? It’s a religion of peace!

“He is also prohibited from possessing a firearm for three years, cannot obtain a passport and must undergo psychotherapy and meet weekly with an imam from the Risalah Foundation.”

The order to meet with the imam is predicated on the assumption that jihad terrorism and the Islamic State have nothing to do with Islam, and that Pamir Hakimzadah misunderstands his peaceful religion. Given the likelihood that Pamir Hakimzadah wanted to join the Islamic State in the first place because he believed it to be authentically Islamic, he must be laughing up his sleeve at this aspect of his sentence.

And the fact that he must undergo psychotherapy is another manifestation of the willful ignorance that dominates the West’s response to the global jihad. Islam is a religion of peace that teaches peace, so a Muslim who believes he must fight and kill Infidels because of commands from Allah must be mentally afflicted in some way, right? What possible alternative explanation could there be?

Such is the madness that prevails today among the political and media elites.

“Toronto man who tried to join ISIS released from prison, official says,” by Stewart Bell, Global News, August 21, 2019: