held by suicide terrorists and such the officials opposing them as one of the problematic factors in the fight against terrorism. According to the author, the ideal of martyrdom and suicide for a higher cause than the individual involved in the act, along with the fact that death is perceived as higher in value than life, is entirely alien as well as unacceptable to the basic American viewpoint. Because it is so difficult for government officials to conceive of the suicide paradigm, it is also particularly difficult for these officials to implement accurately targeted measures against it. Some of the contributing factors to the rising terrorism paradigm, as suggested by Fosson, include the increasing ease and immediacy of contact among various terrorist entities and individuals, the ease of indoctrinating the vulnerable and young, and readily available research information on the Internet. The Internet connection particularly makes it increasingly easy for terrorists to research the effectiveness of various methods, as well as the effect that their terror activities have on the public. 9/11 can be cited as a case in point. The worldwide outcry against the crime, as well as the reaction of the United States and other countries were widely publicized via the media. Many also attribute the attraction of terrorism to the fascination with martyrdom; dying as a hero and being rewarded in the afterlife.
             According to Fosson, religious rhetoric plays an important role in indoctrinating certain individuals towards the terrorist cause. Countries with a very religious basis of education and parenting for example are vulnerable to such indoctrination; and young people in such countries are particularly vulnerable, as they are often searching for a deeper, more concrete meaning to their spiritual lives. The motive for terrorism could therefore be seen to not only be external, but internal as well.
             In suicide terrorism, indoctrinated ...