https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/30/how-bullying-helps-create-suicide-bombers/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:30:47 -0400<![CDATA[Based on what we know about bullying and suicide, it should have been easy to predict how Balawi would respond to coercion. When pressured by Jordanian interrogators to reveal everything he knew, he gave in. When pressured by CIA officers to travel to Pakistan and spy for them, he gave in. What did we think he would do if pressured by terrorist leaders—stand strong and resist? Balawi’s personal history suggested otherwise, as did some previous cases from Israel where individuals who were beaten by interrogators or forced to spy on terrorist groups ultimately came back as suicide bombers.]]>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:40:56 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/30/how-bullying-helps-create-suicide-bombers-n98740