From: Mike Linksvayer (ml@gondwanaland.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 14:34:30 MDT
On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 05:06:42PM +1000, Damien Broderick wrote:
> But in the end, says Shaked, the Israeli terrorism expert, most
> of the bombers don't sign up for martyrdom for the promise of unlimited
> sex. "They join because of their absolute devotion to God and their desire
> to die with Jewish blood on their hands," he says. "It's not a heroic
> thing, it's a holy thing."
No doubt there's a real desire for endless sex with virgins etc.,
though a friend claimed to me the other day that there's also a
strong blackmail component motivating those actually chosen to be
suicide bombers: carry out this mission, or we torture and execute
you and your family.
I hadn't heard of this in the context of Islamic terrorism before,
but it certainly sounds right. Anyone know if blackmailing of
chosen "martyrs" is commonplace?
-- Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/ml/
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