ThePsychologyBehind SuicideBombings

 FromaninterviewofPierreRehov,French DocumentaryFilmmakerwhohas

filmedsixdocumentariesontheintifadabygoing undercoverinPalestine. Very 

 interesting...anddisconcerting.

 ByDeanDrazninandArlyn Riskind

 IHC Abstract

 Rehovexplainswhatmotivatedhimto producehis7thfilmonsuicide

 bombers. Heishorrifiedbytherealside ofIslam,whichfostersacultureof

 hatredbybrainwashing,tosuchanextent thattheonlysolutiontothemembers’

 lifeproblemsistokillthemselvesand othersinthenameoftheirreligion.

 Thishasresultedintheneurosisof anentirecivilization.

 Q. Whatinspiredyoutoproduce “SuicideKillers,”your7thfilm?

 A. Ibecamefascinatedbythefact thatsuicidebombersareallsmilingone

 secondbeforetheyblowthemselves up.

 Q. Whyisthisfilmespecially important?

 A. Peopledon’tunderstandthe devastatingculturebehindthisunbelievable

 phenomenon. Myfilmisnot politicallycorrectasitshowstherealfaceof

 Islam,acultureofhatredin whichtheuneducatedarebrainwashedtoa

 pointwheretheironlysolutionin lifebecomestokillthemselvesandkill

 othersinthenameofaGodwhoseword, astransmittedbyothermen,hasbecome

 theironly certitude.

 Q. Whatinsightsdidyougainfrom makingthisfilm? Whatdoyouknowthat

 otherexpertsdonot know?

 A. Iconcludedthatwearefacinga neurosisatthelevelofanentire

 civilization. YoungMuslimmenlivein sheerfrustration,withnoopportunityto

 experiencesex,love,tenderness; whereseparationofthesexesisabsolute.

 Soiscontemptofwomen,who aretotallydominatedbymen. Thisleadstoa

 pureanxiety,inwhich normalbehaviorisnotpossible. Suicidekillersare

 mostlyyoungmen dominatedbyanoverwhelminglibidothattheynotonly

 cannotsatisfybutalso areafraidof,asifitistheworkofthedevil. Since

 Islampromises72 virginstothosefrustratedkids,killingothersand

 themselvestoreachthis redemptioninheavenbecomestheironly solution.

 Q. Whatwasitliketointerview would-besuicidebombers,theirfamilies

 andsurvivorsofsuicide bombings?

 A. Itwasaterrifyingexperience, likeinterviewingpeopleinanasylum,

 wherepolite,apparentlynormalpeople areconvincedthatwhattheysayisfor

 themtheabsolutetruth. Amother says,“ThankGod,mysonisdead.” Her

 sonhadbecomeashaheed,amartyr, whichforherwasagreatersourceof

 pridethanifhehadbecomeanengineer,a doctororawinneroftheNobel

 Prize. TheirinterpretationofIslam worshipsdeathmuchmorethanlife. Also

 ego,becausethisisasureway tobecomeahero. Shaheedsarethecowboysand

 firemenofIslam:  whatkidhasneverdreamedofbecomingacowboyora 

 fireman?

 Q. Yousaysuicidebombersexperience amomentofabsolutepower,beyond

 punishment. Isdeaththeultimate power?

 A. Theyseedeathasadooropento theafterlife. Theywantthereward

 thatGodhaspromisedthem. They experiencethissingledelusionalsecondof

 absolutepower: they’vebecome God’ssword.

 Q. Describethepsychopathologyofa suicidebomber.

 A. Generallykidsbetween15and25, withfeelingsofinferiority. Inthe

 westernworld,theywouldeasilyhave becomedrugaddicts,butnotcriminals,

 sincetheydon’tseegoodandevilthe samewaythatwedo. Theonly

 solutiontothisdeep-seatedpathologyisto bewillingtodieandberewardedin

 theafterlifeinParadise.

 Q. DoallMuslimsinterpretjihadand martyrdominthesameway?

 A. AlldevoutMuslimsbelievethat, ultimately,Islamwillprevailon

 earth. Theybelieveitistheonlytrue religionandthereisnoroomfor

 interpretation. WhilemoderateMuslims don’tthinktheywillseeabsolutevictory

 ofIslamduringtheirlifetimes,and theyrespectotherbeliefs,the

 extremistsbelieveinrulingtheentireworldas describedintheKoran. Eachvictory

 ofaBinLadenconvinces20million moderateMuslimstobecomeextremists.

 Q. Whatkindofcultureresultsin suicidebombers?

 A. Oppression,lackoffreedom, brainwashing,organizedpoverty,placing

 Godinchargeofdailylife,total separationofmenandwomen,forbiddingsex,

 givingwomennopowerwhatsoever, andplacingmeninchargeof‘family honor

 ’.

 Q. Whatsocio-economicforces perpetuatesuicidebombings?

 A. Muslimcharitiesareusuallya coverforsupportingterrorist

 organizationsincountrieslikePakistan, Saudi Arabiaand Iran

 .  Ironically,Palestiniansuicidebombersreceivefinancialsupportfrom

 the westernworld,moneydonatedtoaculturethatutterlyhatesandrejects

 the West.

 Q. WhatroledoestheU.N.playin theterroristequation?

 A. TheUNisinthehandsofArab countriesandthirdworldorex-communist

 countries. Itshandsare tied. TheUNhascondemnedIsraelmore thanany

 othercountryintheworld,includingtheregimesofCastro,IdiAmin or

 Kaddahfi. ThroughUNRWA,theUNisdirectlylinkedtoterror organizationssuch

 asHamas: 65%oftheirapparatusintheso-called Palestinianrefugeecamps

 aremembersofthisterroristorganization. $400 millionarespentevery

 year,mainlyfinancedbyU.S.

 taxes,to support23,000employeesofUNRWA,manyofwhombelongto

 terrorist organizations.

 Q. Yousaythatasuicidebomberisa ‘stupidbombandasmartbomb’

 simultaneously. Explainwhatyou mean.

 A. Unlikeanelectronicdevice,a suicidekillerhasuntilthelastsecond

 thecapacitytochangehismind.  Inreality,heisnothingbutaplatform

 representinginterests,whicharenot his,buthedoesn'tknowthat.

 Q. Howcanweputanendtothe madnessofsuicidebombingsandterrorism

 in general?

 A. Stopbeingpoliticallycorrectand stopbelievingthatthiscultureisa

 victim. RadicalIslamismtodayis nothingbutanewformofNazism. Nobody

 triedtojustifyorexcuseHitler inthe1930’s. Wehadtodefeathimin

 ordertomakepeacewiththeGerman people.

 Q. Wouldyoupredictthatweare beginningtoseeanewwaveofsuicide

 bombingsoutsidetheMiddle East?

 A. Everysuccessfulterrorattackis consideredavictorybytheradical

 Islamists. ExtremeIslamthriveson regionalconflicts. Rightnow,thereare

 thousandsofcandidatesfor martyrdomliningupintrainingcampsinBosnia, 

 Afghanistan

 , Pakistan.  InsideEurope, hundredsofillegalmosquesarebrainwashing

 lostyoungmenwhocannotfinda satisfyingidentityinthewesternworld. 

 Israelismuch betterpreparedforthisthantherestoftheworldwillever

 be. Yes, therewillbemoresuicidekillingsinEuropeandtheU.S.  Sadly,

 thisisonlythebeginning.

 TheIHCrecommendsthatyoureadthis articleinfull.

 Source:  

 counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/07/interview_with_.html

 Abstract: WrittenbyGivCornfield,Ph.D.,an IHCvolunteer

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