Suicide (Terrorism)

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Christian Science Monitor: Outsmarting Suicide Terrorists Christian Science Monitor: Outsmarting Suicide Terrorists: Ehud Sprinzak discusses recent attacks and suggests counter-measures. (Suicide) http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/10/24/fp9s1-csm.shtml AJCongress on Muslim Decree Allowing For Women Suicide Bombers AJCongress on Muslim Decree Allowing For Women Suicide Bombers: Statement by American Jewish Congress Executive Director Phil Baum calling on Muslim and non-Muslim religious leaders to condemn the decree of the Saudi Arabia High Islamic Council that women can serve as suicide bombers. (Suicide) http://www.ajcongress.org/pages/RELS2001/AUG_2001/aug01_01.htm How Isreal Creates Suicide Bombers How Isreal Creates Suicide Bombers: Article by Noam Chomsky spelling out the background under which Palestinians become suicide bombers. (Suicide) http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2002/497/497p17.htm Genesis of Suicide Terrorism Genesis of Suicide Terrorism: Scott Atran investigates on social factors underlying suicide attacks and the recruitment of suicide bombers. What defenses will and won't work. (Suicide) http://jeannicod.ccsd.cnrs.fr/documents/disk0/00/00/03/43/ijn_00000343_00/ijn_00000343_00.pdf USA Today: Devotion, Desire Drive Youths to 'Martyrdom' USA Today: Devotion, Desire Drive Youths to 'Martyrdom': Jack Kelley on the secretive world of suicide bombers and the culture that creates them, focusing on Hamas. (Suicide) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/june01/2001-06-26-suicide-usat.htm ICT: Suicide Terrorism: Development and Characteristics ICT: Suicide Terrorism: Development and Characteristics: Lecture by Yoram Schweitzer on the history and groups using this tactic, with statistics. (Suicide) http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=112 FEER: Sri Lanka: Ultimate Sacrifice FEER: Sri Lanka: Ultimate Sacrifice: Faced with harassment and economic deprivation, young Tamils are ready to give up their lives and become martyrs of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. (Suicide) http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/Countries/Asia/Texts/SriLanka011.htm Jane's Intelligence Review: Suicide Terrorism: a Global Threat Jane's Intelligence Review: Suicide Terrorism: a Global Threat: Groups that have used this tactic, key characteristics, motiviation, operations, and state responses. (Suicide) http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Understanding Suicide Terrorism Understanding Suicide Terrorism: An interdisciplinary debate on a target paper 'Genesis and Future of Suicide Terrorism' by Scott Atran. (Suicide) http://www.interdisciplines.org/terrorism ICT: Suicide Terrorism: an Overview ICT: Suicide Terrorism: an Overview: Boaz Ganor discusses the definition of a suicide attack, how such attacks are advantageous to terrorist organizations and the perpetrator, characteristics of suicide attackers, and what can be done to stop this terrorism. (Suicide) http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=128 Suicide Terrorism: The New Scourge Suicide Terrorism: The New Scourge: Article by Daniel Pipes addresses state support and sponsorship of suicide attacks and the mistaken tendency to ascribe them to Islam, fanaticism, or some other cultural trait. (Suicide) http://www.danielpipes.org/articles/1986summer.shtml National Review: Crossbows and Suicide Bombers National Review: Crossbows and Suicide Bombers: Jonah Goldberg on calling suicide terrorist acts cowardly. (Suicide) http://www.nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg081001.shtml There Are Many Reasons Why: Suicide Bombers and Martyrs in Palestine There Are Many Reasons Why: Suicide Bombers and Martyrs in Palestine: This article, by Lori Allen, examines the reasons why individuals choose to become suicide bombers. (Suicide) http://www.parcenter.org/resources/palestinian_studies_today/studies_papers/allen_merip.html