The Path to Paradise: The Inner World of Suicide Bombers and Their Dispatchers

Suicide bombers are often compared to "smart bombs." From the point of view of their dispatchers, they are highly effective, inexpensive forms of weaponry, and there is no need to invest in their technological development. Suicide bombers are in fact smarter than smart bombs because they can choose their own target--and they can react to circumstances on the ground, changing their target, or their timing, in an instant, to ensure the maximum damage, destruction, and death. In this book, Berko explores the inner world of suicide bombers and their dispatchers, exploring their beliefs, desires, and emotions.