Understanding terrorism

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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...5E2703,00.html

Background of one of the 7/7 bombers.

ON his last visit to relatives in Pakistan this year, one of the July 7 London bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, spoke of wanting to die in a terrorist attack to avenge the way Muslims were treated.

While his family in Britain had no idea about his suicide mission, Tanweer confessed to his cousin his ambition to become a "holy warrior".

At his father's home village, about 50km from Faisalabad, Mohammad Saleem described how Tanweer, 22, hero-worshipped Osama bin Laden.

His worst venom went to Gitmo... actually, the Newsweek "un-story":

Mr Saleem said Tanweer had spent only a short time at the village before going with Khan to a madrassa, an Islamic school.

"Whenever he would listen about sufferings of Muslims he would become very emotional and sentimental," Mr Saleem said.

"He was a good Muslim ... he also wished to take part in jihad and lay down his life."

He said Tanweer had never mentioned links with any militant group.

"He knew that excesses are being done to Muslims. Incidents like desecration of the Koran have always been in his mind," Mr Saleem said, referring to US guards at Guantanamo allegedly throwing a copy of Islam's holy book in a toilet.