This is a video of a lecture given by Robert Pape last year on suicide terrorism and its causes.
It's a four part thing - here are the other three parts (just add these to the end of "http://www.youtube.com"):
I've only watched a truncated version of this so far, but if I understand correctly and the data is accurate it would seem that over 90% of suicide terrorism since 1980 has been perpetrated by occupied country's nationals against the occupying forces. This would run contrary to some assertions / implications that Islam is one of the root causes of suicide terrorism.
So, what do you think?
It's a four part thing - here are the other three parts (just add these to the end of "http://www.youtube.com"):
- Part 2 - /watch?v=XwODYq63ku0&feature=relmfu
- Part 3 - /watch?v=jPhDVigmGQ4&feature=relmfu
- Part 4 - /watch?v=VD7hdRcapYM&feature=relmfu
I've only watched a truncated version of this so far, but if I understand correctly and the data is accurate it would seem that over 90% of suicide terrorism since 1980 has been perpetrated by occupied country's nationals against the occupying forces. This would run contrary to some assertions / implications that Islam is one of the root causes of suicide terrorism.
So, what do you think?
