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Saudis Fight Extremism With... Rehab?

Saudis rehabilitate terrorists using ideological approach

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2008 1:12 PM CST

(Newser) – Saudi Arabia has a particular brand of counter-terrorism: a cozy detention center where captured militants share their feelings, practice art therapy, snack on Twix, rumble on PlayStation, and leave with the prospect of a wife. The retreat, Katherine Zoepf writes in the New York Times... Read full story »

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