The Islamacist clerics have justified suicide attacks by putting the emphasis on the attack, rather than on the act of the suicide.
They compare it to a man waging an impossible fight and dying in the process.
In their mind is is similar to a man facing overwhelming odds, rushing into battle and dying while striking out at the infidel.
Anybody with a modicum of common sense can see the difference between their justification of suicide bombing and a suicidal mission. In a suicide bombing a terrorist dies by their own hand. In a suicidal mission, one dies at the hands of the enemy.
The clerics have equated the two kinds of attacks. It doesn't make any sense, but enough Muslims have bought the justification.
It's simple....it's what one does when they know they have lost.
I believe your reasoning is correct. Muslim clerics identify feeble-minded students in their Madrassas and single them out for “special” treatment. A young feeble minded sexually repressed Muslim male can be made to believe that he is going to Hell simply because he masturbates, and that his only salvation is to die in the service of his God. And as an added bonus, he gets to spend eternity with seventy-two horny virgins. So just strap this bomb on Akmed, this is a win-win situation. Now, ain’t God great?
Ah! THIS is what I was looking for. Do you have any sources or references for this?
Good analysis.
The key here is the Imams teachings in the Madrassas.
If the Imams could in some way, shape or form be persueded that this current "fad" of Suicide Bombings is in fact NOT honorable, THen over time I would expect these events to decrease.
However, That said, I'm nothing more than an observer from the outside looking in.
The Islamacist clerics have justified suicide attacks by putting the emphasis on the attack, rather than on the act of the suicide.
Well put.