IR 407 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psychotherapy, Takfir, James Von Brunn
17 Dec 2017
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Attacks jewish museum in washington dc on june 10, 2009. Waits for the attack till he is 88 for numerological reasons. Saw himself has fighting back against the pernicious influence of a group. Who are the terrorists? (how do people become terrorists?) Crazies (people who are insane, and in another environment they would manifest as serial killers) Crusaders (jihadis) (those with the religious motivator) Why is this important? (you need to profile) You can not negotiate with craziness, but you can negotiate with criminals, and possibly crusaders. Goals and outcomes differ (situations have to be handled differently) What is a successful terrorist like? (edgar o"ballance-brookings institute definition) Personal bravery (terrorism might be a cowardly act, but the terrorist is not a coward) No feelings at all towards their victims, unless they deeply desire to kill them (then negative feelings) What was the old profile of terrorism? (1999 report- 1999 congressional study, primarily studying israel-palestine and sri lanka)
