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Originally Posted by lrd
"Our task was to identify and analyze the scientific and professional social science literature pertaining to the psychological and/or behavioral dimensions of terrorist behavior (not on victimization or effects). Our objectives were to explore what questions pertaining to terrorist groups and behavior had been asked by social science researchers; to identify the main findings from that research; and attempt to distill and summarize them within a framework of operationally relevant questions." Psychology of Terrorism, Randy Borum
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/208551.pdf |
I find this amusing, not the subject but the approach. Someone is paying a bunch of social scientists to analyze why a terrorist behaves badly. It sort of begs the question as to what is a terrorist and who should set the acceptable norms of killing, maiming, and manipulating folks that the beligerent sees as his/her enemy. It makes what little hair I have left protecting my brain housing group hurt. Terrorism is in the mind of the recipient, it is a tool, it is not the sole province of a "terrorist". I'm done now
