In a way, I feel kinda sorry for that hijacker. Not in the sense that he should be released from custody and send home with flowers and an apology or anything. But in the way that he sounds like a completely uneducated, poor schmuck dreaming of something entirely unatainable. That he is from Mauretania and can't speak French means he is at least semi-illiterate, and probably uneducated. He's totally clueless.

Even if he would've made it to France - then what? He wouldn't have been granted asylum, never
Yeah, he is a right shmuck. He should have made for the UK instead. Here you can hijack a plane, and never get deported, because it would be contrary to your human rights if we did

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../nhijack11.xml

Rabinder Singh, QC, appearing for the hijackers, said ... they had all had "a torrid time" since entering the country and were still suffering stress and anxiety-related ailments.

Of the 170 people on the plane, 89 returned voluntarily to Afghanistan and nearly 50 passengers, including 13 dependants, claimed asylum. The nine hijackers and 25 family members have been resettled in rent-free housing in west London and receive benefits
I'm not the kind of bloke who feels the country is going to the dogs, but really, its going to the dogs.