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To: D. Long who wrote (17494)	11/24/2003 4:08:47 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

re: Atta, he was extremely devout, not the local citizen protesting in the street, and not simply recruited without years of religious or mind-control training. roadtopeace.org "Atta was extremely devout. This feature appeared in Hamburg when he was completing his thesis at the university. He slipped a verse from the Qur'an into his thesis at the last moment: "Say: My prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are [all] for Allah, the Lord of the worlds." Atta's attitude toward women became more evident during that same period. His mentor's middle-aged assistant, Chrylla Wendt, was assigned to help him correct his German in his thesis. She met with him often and observed him closely. She believes his last chapter went uncorrected because he could not stand their physical closeness [and supervision?] required by the editing process. He achieved the highest possible score from his examiners, but refused to shake the hand of a female examiner wishing to congratulate him. All this is in keeping with Islamic teaching and tradition. These two men exemplify terrorists in general. Far from the social norms, they had trouble relating to the opposite gender, were paranoid in outlook, and had talent. McVeigh was a secular terrorist, Atta was the religious type. Each felt alienated by his own society. Each was an archetype. Secular terrorism has mostly been by a loner or a small isolated group endeavor. And they have been rare. Religion has dominated the history of terrorism. It is now back in great force, and has already left its deadly mark beginning the third millennium. Religious terrorism is executed by loners and groups alike. Some groups may boast supporters in the thousands or even millions. Many have a worldwide reach and presence. Atta's will and his comment in his thesis make the connection among religion, the authoritarian personality, and religious terrorism explicit. Ralph Peters makes many of these points and more in his book "Beyond Terror." Whatever the Prophet Muhammed intended, Islam now encourages violence and terror by reinforcing two factors commonly observed in male terrorists: their authoritarian personalities and their relationships with females. Female secular terrorists have been known, but they are quite rare. Virgins in heaven await male, not female, martyrs. Islam requires surrender to Allah. This is precisely what the authoritarian personality needs and wants. The fundamentalist mullahs, of course, "interpret" Allah to the faithful. So do terrorist leaders."