It can also be seen by the fact September 11th was provoked by the American involvement in Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia and their support of Israel.
Aswell as this though he does say in his speech that he feels, “obedience to the one true god Allah”. And this is why he is sacrificing his life in this way. This could be seen as psychologically abnormal as a god would not wish his “servants” to take innocent lives to avenge himself.
It also suggests the fact that Khan and the other three bombers were brainwashed by a ringleader who was using them to do his or her dirty work.
This fact can be seen by the fact that the September 11th attacks were not simply spontaneous decisions by the terrorists of lets go and hijack civilian jets and sacrifice ourselves. They were in fact meticulously planned attacks on deliberately targeted buildings as can be seen through my image as the second plane crashed into the second tower the terrorists targeted the heart of New York city on a busy working morning taking down the two tallest buildings and killing thousands proving how meticulous it really was. The terrorists may have had their own motives for attacking America but they were obviously led by Bin Laden and Mohammed who organised the attacks themselves they also possibly trained the terrorists as they obviously weren’t trained pilots.
In fact it is hard to see how psychologically disturbed individuals would be able to pull of such well organised and audacious attacks. It also requires a calm, cool and collected person to control their actions and to divert suspicion this would be the opposite of a mentally disturbed individual who would appear stressed and phased by his actions.
It is true to point out though that certain terrorists can be mentally disturbed although this does not often apply to international terrorism. Some terrorists may just have a personal vendetta against a certain group and not a political aim typical of international terrorists. Also psychopaths would be seen as too unreliable to be part of a terrorist group.
Terrorist groups also recruit their members selectively and because of this so few pathologically ill individuals are found within their ranks. This shows that the terrorist leader select individuals who they feel will not be potentially dangerous to their survival. This can also back up the claim that terrorists are not psychologically disturbed but are selected specific to requirements by cell leaders and then potentially brainwashed.
This can be seen by the London bombings on 7th of July, Shazeed Tanweer one of the terrorists was out the night before he killed himself and 7 others onboard an underground train playing a game of cricket. This shows how calm and collected terrorists are as he could enjoy a game before going out the next day to kill himself.
The view that he was brainwashed can also be seen when he is alleged to have visited mosques to worship multiple times daily and went on a trip to Pakistan. It is said that one this trip he met Al Qaeda ring leaders and was trained in how to perform his suicidal actions. This further cements the planning of the attacks and shows it was not Tanweer’s pure thoughts that fuelled him to spontaneously commit his own life on board the train.
The failed attacks of 21st of July in London also show to use that there is a complex web of sources for the terrorist cells. Multiple people have been arrested with links to the attacks showing it was simply more than four men with a vendetta against Britain but about more of an organisation that attempted a second attack on London.
The terrorists also label their actions Jihad (holy war) which shows a motive of using their actions to avenge Allah and their muslim brothers and sisters. This shows the terrorists to be mentally stable but just extremely focused on a specific aim of their actions.
It is in fact not the case that psychological factors cause the actions of suicide bombers but religious factors. This can be sent through Khan and his need for vengeance for his Muslim compatriots. It is also the case to commit the atrocities for the suicide attackers god. You can point psychologically to the fact that suicide bombers have a one track mind and are simply focused on one thing, killing innocent civilians to avenge atrocities and make the victims see how their actions cause them to take drastic actions.
Overall it is clear to see that many terrorists are motivated by intrinsic beliefs and views but are in some way influenced by higher forces such as ring leaders to commit their actions this can be seen by many examples of modern terrorism and shows that terrorists are nearly always influenced or brainwashed but not always psychologically disturbed.
