The Conveniance of Suicide Bombers

  Terrorist in the past have put their lives on the line to gain publicity for their cause.  They held people captive and then made demands and then in many instances they released their captives.  Today what we see in the news is some poor soul walks into a building and blows up.  Immediately they are tagged a terrorist but to soon we forget of the pizza delivery bomber.   The pizza delivery man had a bomb strapped around his neck after being convinced it was a fake and told to go rob a bank.  According to the story he was an accomplice to a bank robbery scheme that went very wrong.

  Nobody knows the real motives behind the so called suicide bombers.  It's hard to ask them questions once they're dead but isn't that the real point?  If you were the master manipulator behind the scenes wouldn't it be great if you could just severe the ties that lead back to you?  How many suicide bombers are actually people who willingly sacrifice their lives just to blow up a building?  What are the chances that maybe a few are just like the pizza man?  Maybe some misguided soul who thinks the bomb is fake or not going to explode as long as they complete the task they have been given.

  I'm not saying all suicide bombers are people who have been manipulated by some puppet master, who convinces them to do this evil bidding, but maybe I am.  Just as all soldiers are convinced that they are going to be remembered for their brave acts and sacrifices and maybe if they survive some great reward.  It is a bitter pill to swallow to think maybe you have been hoodwinked by the puppet master, especially for a veteran who once thought they were doing the honorable thing by serving in the military. 

  When the details of why a military action was taken come to light and the evidence points to some greedy self serving purpose rather than an honorable defense of freedoms and rights.  When the evidence clearly shows that they lied to you so they could simply have more excess, it is a very bitter pill to swallow and probably why so many are in denial.  I know I was for a long time although I may have been for a lot longer if not for the courage of the people who exposed the lies.

  So long as people are convinced it is OK to kill another or sacrifice your life for what is believed to be a noble cause will anything ever change?  Is it noble to sacrifice your life or take a life, so someone else can maintain their greedy life of luxury and power?  I really don't think so.  What say you?