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To: Constant Reader who wrote (213105)	7/23/2007 9:29:20 AM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 794298

Quite frankly, I was just trying to politely avoid more discourse with the poster, who was obviously trying to be clever and wasn't really interested in understanding the discussion on the concept of martyrdom. I assumed that his question was, "Are suicide bombers insane in the same way the Va Tech shooter was disturbed?" and I don't believe they are. That man was a clinically disturbed individual. Suicide bombers are able to distinguish right from wrong. (In their world, the desire for Islamic rule is apparently not only right, but highly desirable.) They aren't suffering from a psychotic break from reality. (Their actions are quite rational to them). They are quite capable of being held responsible for their actions in a court of law. On the other hand, they fit the term as we use it in the more general sense of immoderate action or something that seems not sensible in our view. (What an insane thing to do!) We have people on the threads who cry "Nuke Mecca" or "Nuke Iran" and I am not always sure they wouldn't if they had the chance. They aren't insane (or are they?) People do and think terrible things. I am not willing to justify their actions by saying they are mentally incompetent. But this is all just mho.