The Stockholm Syndrome: The case of Lucas Finney, By Tim Tufuga 26th Feb, 2016.

The Stockholm Syndrome: The case of Lucas Finney, By Tim Tufuga 26th Feb, 2016.

The case of Lucas Finney likened to the TV series Homeland reveals the classic case of the Stockholm Syndrome or capture-bonding between a hostage and his abductors. In Lucas Finney’s case, like the TV series anti-hero character Sargeant Nicholas Brody, USMC, the hostage converts to Islam and becomes bonded with his abductors cause. In Lucas Finney’s situation he was captured in Afghanistan and subsequently he had converted to Islam, and married a Syrian wife, whom had recently given birth to a child.
Source: The Independent

Lucas Finney’s particular case represents an extreme example of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a victim of kidnapping and capture, whom has, subsequently, been converted into the abductors cause. Often such a case requires remedial attention for people suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome which would certainly be considered as a more pervasive and often undetectable national security risk for a host nation. In particular, considering that their would be national security threat would be a least likely suspect.

Sleepers cells, within non-Islamic countries may, subsequently, would have the most potent weapon with the recruitment of former detainees, whom have subsequently converted into their cause and when required would become activated and weaponised as Actuals.

The Stockholm Syndrome is the most deadly force for the enemies of any National State and more lethal than a Fedayeen within their own Middle Eastern regional area of conflict, and, well within their own Islamic Caliphate spheres of influence.

The returned servicemen and women who have served in combat zones and in particular those who have been captured and detained are upon their return to the civilian community are diagnosed for any symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), however, latent and innocuous it may seem, they will consider the Stockholm Syndrome on a risk scale of the most lethal outcomes of extreme PTSD, and at the highest risk level is, indeed, the Stockholm Syndrome.
Needless to say, Lucas Finney may correctly be considered as a typical example of a victim of the Stockholm Syndrome, likened to the TV series, Homeland’s Sargeant Brodie, he should have been detained and interned within a controlled environment before he would become a real National Security threat to people and nations in which people like him who are in effect weaponised lethal human ordinances.

From a National Security threat level at its highest, most activated sleepers would come from PTSD victims and in particular those who display symptoms of the Stockholm Syndrome.

Tim Tufuga

26th February, 2016.

Sources:

1.Deardon, L, The Independent, http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/british-jihadist-lucas-kinney-announces-dream-to-become-al-qaeda-suicide-bomber-in-syria/ar-BBq1a5v?ocid=spartanntp
2. Stockholm Syndrome, Wikipedia.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
3.Homeland, wikipedia.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_%28TV_series%29