Tal writes:
... explosives have made it much easier for these people to inflict mass casualties on the local populace.
And mass communication has made mass casulaties "desirable", in terms of getting the message out. If terrorists kill an occupying soldier here or there, who cares? But blow up a building full of civilians and they get world-wide coverage.
"Why do young arab men blow themselves up?"
The reasons are not very much different from why young American men risk their lives for freedom - but that's probably a different thread.
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