August 25, 2006

Inside the mind of a suicide bomber

How sad that the theology of jihad-driven Islam demands martyrdom: not a martyrdom of the spirit leading to self-denial, love of others, and holiness, but a physical martyrdom leading to the death of others. So many of the young are led into self-annihilation and the murder of innocents by this horribly misguided worldview.

On July 15, MSNBC's Connected program discussed the July 7th London attacks. One of the guests was Pierre Rehov, a French filmmaker who has filmed six documentaries on the intifada by going undercover in the Palestinian areas.

Pierre's upcoming film, Suicide Killers, is based on interviews that he conducted with the families of suicide bombers and would-be bombers in an attempt to find out why they do it. Pierre agreed to a request for a Q&A interview here about his work on the new film.

Q - What inspired you to produce Suicide Killers, your seventhfilm?

A - I started working with victims of suicide attacks to make a film on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) when I became fascinatedwith the personalities of those who had committed those crimes, as they were described again and again by their victims. Especially the fact that suicide bombers are all smiling one second before they blow themselves up.
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