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| "...a neurosis at the level of an entire civilization." |
| 2005-07-28 |
| An interview at the Counterterrorism blog with Pierre Rehov, a French Filmmaker who's made six films on the intifada What inspired you to produce âSuicide Killers,â your seventh film? I started working with victims of suicide attacks to make a film on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) when I became fascinated with the personalities of those who had committed those crimes, as they were described again and again by their victims. Especially the fact that suicide bombers are all smiling one second before they blow themselves up. Why is this film especially important? People don't understand the devastating culture behind this unbelievable phenomenon. My film is not politically correct because it addresses the real problemâshowing the real face of Islam. It points the finger against a culture of hatred in which the uneducated are brainwashed to a level where their only solution in life becomes to kill themselves and kill others in the name of a God whose word, as transmitted by other men, has became their only certitude. What insights did you gain from making this film? What do you know that other experts do not know? I came to the conclusion that we are facing a neurosis at the level of an entire civilization. Most neuroses have in common a dramatic event, generally linked to an unacceptable sexual behavior. In this case, we are talking of kids living all their lives in pure frustration, with no opportunity to experience sex, love, tenderness or even understanding from the opposite sex. The separation between men and women in Islam is absolute. So is contempt toward women, who are totally dominated by men. This leads to a situation of pure anxiety, in which normal behavior is not possible. It is no coincidence that suicide killers are mostly young men dominated subconsciously by an overwhelming libido that they not only cannot satisfy but are afraid of, as if it is the work of the devil. Since Islam describes heaven as a place where everything on earth will finally be allowed, and promises 72 virgins to those frustrated kids, killing others and killing themselves to reach this redemption becomes their only solution. What was it like to interview would-be suicide bombers, their families and survivors of suicide bombings? It was a fascinating and a terrifying experience. You are dealing with seemingly normal people with very nice manners who have their own logic, which to a certain extent can make sense since they are so convinced that what they say is true. It is like dealing with pure craziness, like interviewing people in an asylum, since what they say, is for them, the absolute truth. The man is a liberal asshat, but a MUGGED liberal asshat. Here's how he distinguishes between a moderate and a extermist Muslim: Do all Muslims interpret jihad and martyrdom in the same way? All Muslim believers believe that, ultimately, Islam will prevail on earth. They believe this is the only true religion and their is no room, in their mind, for interpretation. The main difference between moderate Muslims and extremists is that moderate Muslims don't think they will see the absolute victory of Islam during their life time, therefore they respect other beliefs. The extremists believe that the fulfillment of the Prophecy of Islam and ruling the entire world as described in the Koran, is for today. Each victory of Bin Laden convinces 20 million moderate Muslims to become extremists. snip How can we put an end to the madness of suicide bombings and terrorism in general? Stop being politically correct and stop believe that this culture is a victim of ours. Radical Islamism today is nothing but a new form of Nazism. Nobody was trying to justify or excuse Hitler in the 1930s. We had to defeat him in order to make peace one day with the German people. I comment at my website. However muddled this guy is, I think his take on what transforms moderate muslims to islamists is on the money: a moderate muslim is one who doesn't see success in his lifetime. However, given the perverse, politically correct, appeasing behaviour of the non-muslim world in response to Islamist terror and wildass, unreasonable demands, would you blame the moderate for thinking, "Hey, these guys aren't as tough as I thought. Maybe we CAN take over the world in my lifetime!" The moment he thinks that, and acts on it, is the moment the moderate Muslim becomes an Islamist. |
| Posted by:Ptah |
| #4 I don't think Pierre considers slaughtering innocents to be a victory. I think the *Muslim world* considers slaughtering innocents to be a victory. See the attitude towards 9/11 as an example. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-28 21:17 |
| #3 This guy gets it, no matter what his other beliefs might be. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-07-28 20:10 |
| #2 Each victory of Bin Laden convinces 20 million moderate Muslims to become extremists. NB that by "victory" he means "slaughter of infidels". |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-28 17:38 |
| #1 I guess he is assembling interviews with those terrorists, piece by bloody piece... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-28 17:26 |