Can We Imagine the Life of a Terrorist?

Robert F. Worth, New York Times

A steady proliferation of books and films try to make sense of what drives suicide bombers. But few get it right.
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Left: A bomb blast killed dozens of people at a hotel in Islamabad, Sept 20, 2008. Center: A Palestinian teenager with an explosive vest at an Israeli checkpoint, March 24, 2004. Right: A market after a bomb blast during a religious procession, Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 28, 2009.

Can We Imagine the Life of a Terrorist?

Robert F. Worth, New York Times

A steady proliferation of books and films try to make sense of what drives suicide bombers. But few get it right.
.
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Left: A bomb blast killed dozens of people at a hotel in Islamabad, Sept 20, 2008. Center: A Palestinian teenager with an explosive vest at an Israeli checkpoint, March 24, 2004. Right: A market after a bomb blast during a religious procession, Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 28, 2009.