Study: Suicide bombers not crazy
TORONTO, June 12 (UPI) -- A Canadian researcher says suicide bombers
are neither "crazy" nor do they make rational strategic choices
designed to achieve certain goals.
Neither conventional interpretation is correct in the case of the
second intifada, according to University of Toronto Sociology Professor
Robert Brym, who says revenge and retaliation seem to be the principal
animus driving suicide bombings.
"We see this when we examine when attacks occur, what people say about
why they're taking place and when we look at the actual costs and
benefits gained," he said.
Brym and colleagues created a database of collective violence events
that occurred during the second intifada -- the term generally used to
describe the Palestinian uprising against Israel that began in the fall
of 2000.
The team collected data on 138 attacks from Hebrew and Arabic
newspapers and the New York Times, analyzing the data for individual
motives, organizational rationales and events leading up to each
attack.
He and co-author Bader Araj, a Ph.D. student, found suicide bombers
usually committed the acts to avenge the death of a relative, as
retribution, or for perceived attacks against Islam.
The research appears in the journal Social Forces.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060612-062346-4601r
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13 Jun 2006 07:10:45 AM |
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Docrodile, Reptile Extraordinaire <:######>>~~ wrote:
He and co-author Bader Araj, a Ph.D. student, found suicide bombers
usually committed the acts to avenge the death of a relative, as
retribution, or for perceived attacks against Islam.
Oh Gosh!
Really? Fancy that. How...informative.
Werewolfy
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| User: "Docrodile, Reptile Extraordinaire :######~~" |
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13 Jun 2006 09:12:16 PM |
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Werewolfy wrote:
Docrodile, Reptile Extraordinaire <:######>>~~ wrote:
He and co-author Bader Araj, a Ph.D. student, found suicide bombers
usually committed the acts to avenge the death of a relative, as
retribution, or for perceived attacks against Islam.
Oh Gosh!
Really? Fancy that. How...informative.
Werewolfy
:)) ;)) =))
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