Back in the United States, a federal judge has ruled Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on charges of aiding al-Qaeda. Padilla’s attorneys had asked the court to order treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. A forensic psychologist had also testified Padilla may be suffering from the Stockholm syndrome, in which captives identify with their captors. The Bush administration jailed Padilla without charge after initially accusing him of plotting a dirty bomb attack. Padilla was held in extreme isolation without almost any human contact for about 1,300 days and denied an attorney for nearly two years. A trial is set to begin in two weeks.