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Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending one's own life. Suicide is sometimes used as a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act.
The terminology and its implications
Suicide can be stigmatized or honored, depending on cultural context and its apparent reasons. Those experiencing suicidal ideation, or thoughts about fatally harming one's self, may struggle to be heard and understood, or might be people who willfully ignore others. The person feeling suicidal may often be made to feel rejected and guilty by those they have confided their thoughts and feelings to - sometimes even by mental health professionals - accusing them of trying to hurt the feelings of the friends or family they just confided to, or of making suicide 'threats', or they might indeed be attempting to manipulate others. This can lead to situations wherein relatives and friends of a person who committed suicide without telling anyone then proceed to question why the person never told them. Suicidal ideation may result from the experience of emotional pain outweighing the individual's coping strategies and resources for dealing with that pain or from an individual's unwillingness to impose self-discipline and care about others more than him or herself.
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This Lexie girl gon comit suicide
MODELorDIE (Jessica Sills) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:29:45 -0000
This Lexie girl gon comit suicide
Casey Johnson death 'no suicide' http://bit.ly/4F1L8L
mendingheart (Justin Bell) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:29:40 -0000
Casey Johnson death 'no suicide' http://bit.ly/4F1L8L
12-year-old boy commits suicide after failing in his exams: http://bit.ly/57iRXg
samacharindia (samachar) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:29:27 -0000
12-year-old boy commits suicide after failing in his exams: http://bit.ly/57iRXg
RT @Everyday_Quotes: "Envy is ignorance, Imitation is suicide."-Emerson.
5heartsdommii (|iimmod| --- bkwrds) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:29:18 -0000
RT @Everyday_Quotes: "Envy is ignorance, Imitation is suicide."-Emerson.
Just played: Fathom - Russian Circles - Geneva(Suicide Squeeze)
WRNC_Live (97.7 WRNC) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:28:20 -0000
Just played: Fathom - Russian Circles - Geneva(Suicide Squeeze)
Envy is ignorance, Imitation is suicide."-Emerson.
Shannannagins (Shanna) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:28:14 -0000
Envy is ignorance, Imitation is suicide."-Emerson.
AJCongress on Muslim Decree Allowing For Women Suicide Bombers - Statement by American Jewish Congress Executive Director Phil Baum calling on Muslim and non-Muslim religious leaders to condemn the decree of the Saudi Arabia High Islamic Council that women can serve as suicide bombers.
Christian Science Monitor: Outsmarting Suicide Terrorists - Ehud Sprinzak discusses recent attacks and suggests counter-measures.
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FEER: Sri Lanka: Ultimate Sacrifice - Faced with harassment and economic deprivation, young Tamils are ready to give up their lives and become martyrs of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
How Israel Creates Suicide Bombers - Article by Noam Chomsky spelling out the background under which Palestinians become suicide bombers.
ICT: Suicide Terrorism: an Overview - Boaz Ganor discusses the definition of a suicide attack, how such attacks are advantageous to terrorist organizations and the perpetrator, characteristics of suicide attackers, and what can be done to stop this terrorism.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive resource on international terrorism and counter-terrorism. Database on terrorist organizations, attacks, articles, news and more. ICT - The Institute for Counter Terrorism ]
ICT: Suicide Terrorism: Development and Characteristics - Lecture by Yoram Schweitzer on the history and groups using this tactic, with statistics.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive resource on international terrorism and counter-terrorism. Database on terrorist organizations, attacks, articles, news and more. ICT - The Institute for Counter Terrorism ]
IPCS - Program on Suicide Terrorism - Presents articles, research papers and references on the phenomenon of suicide terrorism. From the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Jane's Intelligence Review: Suicide Terrorism: a Global Threat - Groups that have used this tactic, key characteristics, motiviation, operations, and state responses.
National Review: Crossbows and Suicide Bombers - Jonah Goldberg on calling suicide terrorist acts cowardly.
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The Scourge of Suicide Terrorism - Article by Daniel Pipes addresses state support and sponsorship of suicide attacks and the mistaken tendency to ascribe them to Islam, fanaticism, or some other cultural trait.
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Understanding Suicide Terrorism - An interdisciplinary debate on a target paper 'Genesis and Future of Suicide Terrorism' by Scott Atran.
Meta Description: [ Who are the suicide bombers? What are the causes of suicide attacks? What are the possible lines of defence? Two papers, one by the American anthropologist Scott Atran, the other by the Turkish sociologist Nilüfer Göle, have been open to discussion for a month by a panel of invited discussants.... ]
USA Today: Devotion, Desire Drive Youths to 'Martyrdom' - Jack Kelley on the secretive world of suicide bombers and the culture that creates them, focusing on Hamas.
Meta Description: [ Devotion, desire drive youths to 'martyrdom' By Jack Kelley, USA TODAY ZARQA, Jordan — The Hotaris are preparing for a party to celebrate the killing of 21 Israelis this month by their son, a suicide bomber. Neighbors hang pictures on their... ]
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