Re: [Marxism] Source of Suicide Terrorism (edited)

[Jim Farmelant <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>]

BTW Pape's paper, "The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism,"
which appears to present the same basic argument as his
book, in briefer form, can be found online at:
http://danieldrezner.com/research/guest/Pape1.pdf

Jim F.

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 12:32:02 -0500 "Austin, Andrew" <austina@xxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Pape cautions the reader not to overemphasize the influence of
> religion.  Rather, suicide terrorism is more of a strategy designed
> to force the West to withdraw its military from the Middle East and
> Central Asia.  As long as the US and its allies maintain a military
> presence in the region, suicide terrorism will continue.  He
> therefore recommends that the US and its allies establish bases
> outside the region, maintain readiness, and focus on strengthening
> homeland security.
>
> Mahmood Mamdani (Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and
>

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