Title: Why do People Join or Support Terrorist Groups? | GEOG 571: Cultural Intelligence
Headings: Why do People Join or Support Terrorist Groups?
Why do People Join or Support Terrorist Groups?
Content: Revenge is probably one of the most powerful motives for terrorism. In the Middle East, in particular, it is necessary to avenge even an insult to fellow clan members by an outsider. Therefore, when NATO soldiers break into a house in the middle of the night in an attempt to arrest someone, they risk insulting every member of the family that lives in that house. For a man not to seek revenge would brand him as a coward. Therefore, in order to mitigate the recruiting capabilities of terrorist organizations, those who fight against terror must learn to avoid tactics, techniques, and procedures that drive people into the arms of waiting terrorist organizations (SOURCES: Gunaratna, Rohan, and Peter Chalk, Jane’s Counter Terrorism, 2nd Edition (United Kingdom: Biddles, Ltd., 2002) chapter 1.). ‹ The Organization and Infrastructure of Terrorist Groups up Transnational Terrorism ›