Inside the Mind of a Suicide Bomber
By Chet Bowen | August 27, 2006 - 4:17 pm - Posted in The world

 Inside the Mind of a Suicide BomberOn 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 seventh
film?
A - I started working with victims of suicide attacks to make a
film on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) when I became fascinated
with 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.

Q – Why is this film especially important?
A - People don’t understand the devastating culture behind this
unbelievable phenomenon. My film is not politically correct because it
addresses the real problem, showing the real face of Islam. It points
the finger against a culture of hatred in which the uneducated are
brainwashed to a level where their only solution in life becomes to
kill themselves and kill others in the name of a God whose word,
as transmitted by other men, has become their only certitude.

Q – What insights did you gain from making this film? What do you
know that other experts do not know?
A - I came to the conclusion that we are facing a neurosis at the
level of an entire civilization. Most neuroses have in common a dramatic event,
generally linked to an unacceptable sexual behavior. In this case, we are
talking of kids living all their lives in pure frustration, with no opportunity to
experience sex, love, tenderness or even understanding from the opposite sex.
The separation between men and women in Islam is absolute. So is contempt
toward women, who are totally dominated by men. This leads to a situation of
pure anxiety, in which normal behavior is not possible. It is no coincidence
that suicide killers are mostly young men dominated subconsciously by an
overwhelming libido that they not only cannot satisfy but are afraid of,
as if it is the work of the devil.
Since Islam describes heaven as a place where everything on Earth
will finally be allowed, and promises 72 virgins to those frustrated kids,
killing others and killing themselves to reach this redemption becomes
their only solution.

Q – What was it like to interview would-be suicide bombers, their
families and survivors of suicide bombings?
A - It was a fascinating and a terrifying experience. You are dealing
with seemingly normal people with very nice manners who have their own
logic, which to a certain extent can make sense since they are so
convinced that what they say is true. It is like dealing with pure
craziness, like interviewing people in an asylum, since what they say,
is for them, the absolute truth. I hear a mother saying “Thank God,
my son is dead.” Her son had became a shaheed, a martyr, which for
her was a greater source of pride than if he had became an engineer, a
doctor or a winner of the Nobel Prize.
This system of values works completely backwards since their interpretation
of Islam worships death much more than life. You are facing people whose
only dream, only achievement goal is to fulfill what they believe to be
their destiny, namely to be a Shaheed or the family of a shaheed.
They don’t see the innocent being killed, they only see the impure
that they have to destroy.

Q – You say suicide bombers experience a moment of absolute power,
beyond punishment. Is death the ultimate power?
A - Not death as an end, but death as a door opener to the after life.
They are seeking the reward that God has promised them. They work for God,
the ultimate authority, above all human laws. They therefore experience this
single delusional second of absolute power, where nothing bad can ever
happen to them, since they become God’s sword.

Q – Is there a suicide bomber personality profile? Describe the
psychopathology.
A - Generally kids between 15 and 25 bearing a lot of complexes,
generally inferiority complexes. They must have been fed with religion.
They usually have a lack of developed personality. Usually they are
impressionable idealists. In the western world they would easily
have become drug addicts, but not criminals.
Interestingly, they are not criminals since they don’t see good and
evil the same way that we do. If they had been raised in an Occidental
culture, they would have hated violence. But they constantly battle
against their own death anxiety. The only solution to this deep-seated
pathology is to be willing to die and be rewarded in the afterlife in Paradise.

Q – Are suicide bombers principally motivated by religious conviction?
A - Yes, it is their only conviction. They don’t act to gain a
territory or to find freedom or even dignity. They only follow Allah,
the supreme judge, and what He tells them to do.

Q – Do all Muslims interpret jihad and martyrdom in the same way?
A - All Muslim believers believe that, ultimately, Islam will prevail
on earth.
They believe this is the only true religion and there is no room, in
their mind, for interpretation. The main difference between moderate
Muslims and extremists is that moderate Muslims don’t think they
will see the absolute victory of Islam during their lifetime, therefore
they respect other beliefs. The extremists believe that the fulfillment
of the Prophecy of Islam and ruling the entire world as described in
the Koran, is for today. Each victory of Bin Laden convinces 20 million
moderate Muslims to become extremists.

Q – Describe the culture that manufactures suicide bombers.
A - Oppression, lack of freedom, brain washing, organized poverty,
placing God in charge of daily life, total separation between men and women,
forbidding sex, giving women no power whatsoever, and placing men in
charge of family honor, which is mainly connected to their women’s behavior.

Q – What socio-economic forces support the perpetuation of suicide bombings?
A - Muslim charity is usually a cover for supporting terrorist organizations.
But one has also to look at countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and
Iran, which are also supporting the same organizations through different
networks. The ironic thing in the case of Palestinian suicide bombers is
that most of the money comes through financial support from the Western
world, donated to a culture that utterly hates and rejects the West (mainly
symbolized by Israel).

Q – Is there a financial support network for the families of the
suicide bombers? If so, who is paying them and how does that affect the
decision?
A - There used to be a financial incentive in the days of Saddam Hussein
($25,000 per family) and Yasser Arafat (smaller amounts), but these
days are gone. It is a mistake to believe that these families would
Sacrifice their children for money. Although, the children themselves
who are very attached to their families, might find in this financial
support another reason to become suicide bombers. It is like buying
a life insurance policy and then committing suicide.

Q – Why are so many suicide bombers young men?
A - As discussed above, libido is paramount. Also ego, because this
is a sure way to become a hero. The shaheed are the cowboys or the
firemen of Islam. Shaheed is a positively reinforced value in this
culture. And what kid has never dreamed of becoming a cowboy
or a fireman?

Q – What role does the U.N. play in the terrorist equation?
A - The U.N. is in the hands of Arab countries and third world or
ex-communist countries. Their hands are tied. The U.N. has condemned Israel more
than any other country in the world, including the regime of Castro, Idi Amin
or Kaddahfi. By behaving this way, the U.N. leaves a door open by not
openly condemning terrorist organizations. In addition, through UNRWA, the
U.N. is directly tied to terror organizations such as Hamas, representing
65 percent of their apparatus in the so-called Palestinian refugee camps.
As a support to Arab countries, the U.N. has maintained Palestinians in camps
with the hope to “return” into Israel for more than 50 years, therefore making it
impossible to settle those populations, which still live in deplorable conditions.
Four hundred million dollars are spent every year, mainly financed by U.S.
taxes, to support 23,000 employees of UNRWA, many of whom belong to terrorist
organizations (see Congressman Eric Cantor on this subject, and in my
film “Hostages of Hatred”).

Q – You say that a suicide bomber is a ’stupid bomb and a smart bomb’
simultaneously. Explain what you mean.
A - Unlike an electronic device, a suicide killer has until the last
second the capacity to change his mind. In reality, he is nothing
but a platform representing interests which are not his, but he
doesn’t know it.

Q – How can we put an end to the madness of suicide bombings and
terrorism in general?
A – Stop being politically correct and stop believing that this
culture is a victim of ours. Radical Islamism today is nothing but a
new form of Nazism.
Nobody was trying to justify or excuse Hitler in the 1930s. We had to
defeat him in order to make peace one day with the German people.

Q – Are these men travelling outside their native areas in large numbers?
Based on your research, would you predict that we are beginning to see a
new wave of suicide bombings outside the Middle East?
A - Every successful terror attack is considered a victory by the
radical Islamists. Everywhere Islam expands there is regional conflict.
Right now, there are thousands of candidates for martyrdom lining up
in training camps in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Inside Europe,
hundreds of illegal mosques are preparing the next step of brain washing
to lost young men who cannot find a satisfying identity in the Occidental
world. Israel is much more prepared for this than the rest of the world
will ever be. Yes, there will be more suicide killings in Europe and the U.S.
Sadly, this is only the beginning.

Chet Bowen

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Liars Don’t Tell One Lie
By Chet Bowen | August 20, 2006 - 4:52 pm - Posted in The world
This short column is my own writing and a piece that should not only be read but understood in its entirerity with much thought to follow. I’m going to write a little about people such as Doug Lorimer who is a columnist at http://www.greenleft.org. I felt this great need to let you know what kind of people are spreading this kind of dangerous propaganda against this country. Doug Lorimer is a citizen of the United States but from the articles he writes you would think he was one of the terrorists we are supposed to be fighting….so I thought.
Welcome to the press of today. I can emphaticaly state had this man printed such garbage during World War II he would have been arrested and imprisoned as a traitor and a spreader of lies through propaganda while supporting the likes of Adolf Hitler. Doug Lorimer reminds me of a modern day SS agent of the Nazi’s.
Murderous dictators don’t kill only one person. Liars as well, don’t tell only one lie. Doug Lorimer fits right in with the likes of Gunter Grass ( who is a true life ex-SS agent for the Nazis) and both should have their credentials snatched away and imprisoned. Gunter Grass for war crimes and Doug Lorimer for treason at the highest level.
This is a short explanation of who who Gunter Grass is about. The controversy broke last weekend in the German press. In interviews meant to advance the September publication of his autobiography, Peeling Onions, Grass, 78, spoke of a section of the book that tells, for the first time, that he served in the most violent combat unit of the Nazi regime, a savage elite that led Hitler’s perpetration of the Holocaust and numberless massacres on the Eastern Front. Yet he is about to make millions on his forthcoming book about to go on sale??? Go figure. The man has one foot on a banana peel and the other foot in a grave and instead of making his peace with God is going to make un-godly amounts of money on crimes he should be in prison for, not to mention this man holds a nobel peace prize.
Likewise, Doug Lorimer, is a threat to this country that shouldn’t be taken lightly if you read his lies and support of Hezbollah. The artical at http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/680/680p14.htm tells it all about this lunatic. Short of being nailed and jailed, he should at the least be stopped for such irresponsible writing. If he is this supportive of Hezbollah then he should move out of the United States and move into that den of venomous snakes in Syria so he can rightly claim his seat as a target of the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces).
Like I said, Liars as well, don’t tell only one lie, Doug Lorimer will undoubtly tell another whopper and it will take two hands to hold what he is shoveling to the American people. Ironically, to many Americans will hold what he is shoveling right in their hands and actually stoop to smell what it is.
Chet Bowen
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By Chet Bowen | August 19, 2006 - 6:31 pm - Posted in The world

U.S. Aid to Lebanon Will Go Straight to Hezbollah

By Debbie Schlussel

Countless billions in your tax money are about to go to Hezbollah–and may already be in the terrorist group’s coffers.

If you liked aid to Katrina victims, you’ll LOVE U.S. aid to Hezbollah, er . . . “Lebanon.” Millions in misspending? Get ready for billions. And it won’t be misspent on tattoos, condoms, and porn.

This time, Uncle Sam will pay for something far worse. Terrorism.

Should America reward Hezbollah for starting the war against Israel that just “ended” in a shaky, empty ceasefire? Should American tax dollars go to pay for destruction that was caused by Hezbollah’s refusal to turn over two kidnapped Israeli soldiers?

Your answer to those questions is really an answer to this one: Do you want U.S. tax dollars to fund Hezbollah–the terrorist group that murdered over 300 U.S. Marines and civilians and continues to train insurgent terrorists in Iraq to kill more?

If your answer to that question is no–and it should be–then America should not send a dime of aid to Lebanon.

In 2000, after Israel left Lebanon the first time, Republican U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg of Michigan–and his then-Chief of Staff Paul Welday–sought at least $268 million in USAID money for Lebanon “to rebuild infrastructure in the South,” the Hezbollah-controlled area. Even though Knollenberg had no Arab constituents–and certainly none from Lebanon–he sought the money at the request of pro-Hezbollah Arab American Institute chief James Zogby, an open extremist. And at the request of then-Michigan U.S. Senator, American Lebanese Spencer Abraham, who sponsored the same bill in the U.S. Senate.

They obtained about $86 million in U.S. tax money. And–surprise, surprise–it went straight to Hezbollah. The money, meant to rebuild hospitals and orphanages, probably went to weaponry and propaganda to put people in hospitals and orphanages.

I say “probably,” because the money has never been traced, never been accounted for, never been proven to have gone to any single rebuilding project. No-one knows where it went. But one thing is certain, the money went straight to the Hezbollah bank account.

Ka-ching!

Even if the money went into rebuilding–and that’s highly doubtful (unless you’re interested in buying some land from me under the Litani Bridge)–it’s a sure bet it gave Hezbollah extra money to acquire weaponry and train kids in hate and terrorism. As we all know, money is a fungible good, extra money meant for one thing–like re-building infrastructure–always allows a party to spend money normally meant for that expense on something else.

In Hezbollah’s case, that something else includes Hezbollah textbooks in Hezbollah-run schools. That means textbooks that teach young kids that Jews, Christians, and Americans are subhuman and to be killed. That something else includes Al-Manar TV, Hezbollah’s propaganda network 100 times worse than Al-Jazeera. That something else also includes weapons, missiles, and combat training for terrorists.

Then, it was Knollenberg and Abraham pushing for aid to Hezbollah, er . . . “Lebanon.” This time, it is Republican Congressman Darrell Issa a/k/a “Jihad Darrell”–an open supporter of Hezbollah, friend of the Syrian Ba’ath party and the Assads, and former dining partner of Yasser Arafat–pimping for the terrorist group. If he’s for it, we should all be against it. Unless you agree with his statements that Hezbollah is “legitimate resistance,” “farmers,” and does “good things.” We cannot afford to fund terrorism as Jihad Darrell’s political star turn.

Jihad Darrell: Congressman Darrell Issa Cries for U.S. Aid to Hezbollah

USAID–the U.S. Agency for International Development–gives out billions in U.S. taxpayer money, most of which has very little if any accountability or strings attached. And there is virtually no scrutiny over the funds, once they are given out.

At least with Katrina aid, we know where a lot of the misspending went. We will not never know the details on where the USAID money to “Lebanon” will go. USAID has very little–if any–oversight.

On July 9, 2001–just two months before 9/11–the USAID Bulletin noted that in the first half of Fiscal Year 2001 alone, the U.S. gave $118 million in aid to the Taliban-run Afghanistan. Guess where that money went? We don’t know the answer because it cannot be accounted for. And it certainly didn’t stop 9/11 from happening or Afghanistan’s Islamist government from harboring the man who planned the murder of at least 2,800 Americans on a single day.

The money was hardly a prophylactic against extremism. Instead, it subsidized extremism.Why was the money given? Like aid to Lebanon, it was a very expensive PR move paid for by American taxpayers. A PR move that failed like this one will.

And then there is USAID Ambassador/Administrator Randall L. Tobias, a Bush appointee. Ironically, USAID is part of the OPIC, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which Tobias heads. But there is nothing “private” about the Enron-style investment American taxpayers are involuntarily making with billions now pouring into Lebanon.

On Tuesday, he was interviewed by FOX News’ Shepard Smith–the only TV journalist asking any tough questions. Smith reported that all Red Cross and other aid in South Lebanon and other Hezbollah-controlled areas goes straight to Hezbollah. Hezbollah administers it, without any interference–or oversight–from outsiders. That will not change anytime soon.

Smith asked Tobias if he will work directly with Hezbollah to administer the gazillions in U.S. aid now going to “Lebanon.” Tobias repeatedly danced around the question and wouldn’t answer. That means the answer is a big “Y-E-S.”

 FOX News’ Shep Smith asked USAID’s Randall Tobias Tough Questions;

He Didn’t Give Answers

Guh-reat! The U.S. openly nodding and winking at giving billions of our money to those who tortured and murdered hundreds of Americans and are helping Al-Qaeda continue to do so in Iraq. Brilliant.

Tobias, when he did answer, said something just as frightening. He told Smith that he will work with “NGOs”–Non-Governmental Organizations–to distribute the billions in aid. If lack of oversight of USAID money is a hemorrhaging gash, oversight of NGOs is a mammoth black hole.

But in the U.S., the two biggest U.S.-based NGOs operating in the Islamic world are Islamic “charities” under investigation by several federal agencies for money-laundering to terrorists.

One–Life for Relief and Development (LRD)–openly admitted on its tax forms to giving millions from 1995-1997 to HAMAS’ Jordanian operations. In 2004, at a Los Angeles fundraiser, a speaker more than hinted that money would go to train individuals for more operations “like Fallujah” (where U.S. contractors were burnt to a crisp). Its Iraq offices were raided by U.S. troops, perhaps because it was founded by men connected with Al-Qaeda.

LRD got its USAID status when “former” Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist and FBI award revokee Imad Hamad lobbied Senator Carl Levin (D-MI). LRD’s General Counsel is the President and attorney for Hamad’s Midwest Regional American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. All of these parties are openly pro-Hezbollah. LRD’s spokesman, Mohammed Alomari, is the proud author of an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory book and articles decrying Jews in the Bush Administration.

Then, there is Islamic Relief. It is a front for the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group, from which Al-Qaeda’s #2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Yasser Arafat, and HAMAS all emanated. A 2004 Islamic Relief fundraiser I attended in Dearborn was hosted by a former employee of a HAMAS charity, and the entertainment was young kids simulating beheadings of other kids wearing the American, Israeli, and British flags–set to Arabic music about jihad and martyrdom. This was right after the Nick Berg was beheaded on video. Israel says the group funds HAMAS, and its Gaza chief stored Nazi images on his computer.

These are the groups to which U.S. aid to “Lebanon” will go. It isn’t going to Lebanon. It’s going–if not straight into Hezbollah’s hands–right to groups that support and fund Islamic terror and openly cheer Hezbollah.

If American taxpayers are going to donate billions to Hezbollah, we might as well wave the white flag in the War on Terror.

Chet

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