Tuesday, July 31, 2007

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Last Tuesday, at Busboys & Poets in Washington DC, I watched the documentary: "The Cult of the Suicide Bomber." Robert Baer, an ex-CIA operative, is the narrator of this documentary. He interviews a wide array of people as he explores the world of suicide bombing. Baer claims suicide bombing as the deadliest weapon in the world. There is nothing more threatening than a person/ a culture lacking the fear of death. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of suicide bombing that was explored through this film was the answer to the commonly asked question involving, 'what part of religion allows/ promotes suicide?' One of Baer's interviewees made it clear. To paraphrase, he said, 'suicide is the word that you have used to describe this activity.' We consider these attacks suicide, however, ask many extremists and they will disagree. A minor cultural misconception, that perhaps explains a lot about the fatal practice. Baer's description of suicide bombing as the deadliest weapon has become more and more believable.