It's a terrible feeling when I see a person killing many others by detonating some kind of bomb while committing suicide. There must be more to why this person committed this terrible act than thinking they were psychologically unstable, because these suicidal acts happen continually. Some people think that all suicide bombers have common characteristics, but this is not always the case. These terrorists are sometimes forced or led to believe that suicide attacks are the only way to fight for their political positions, religious beliefs or personal motivations. The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 was a revelation to the world. . These suicide attacks have continued all over the world, in different shapes and sizes. It has become common to see a new suicide attack reported on the news. It is a prejudice to think that these “suicide bombers” are psychotic and selfish to want to kill themselves and also kill many others. More than a decade after the September 11 attacks, suicide bombings remain a topic of curiosity for most people. Research has tended to focus on the mindset of suicide bombers rather than the motivations of the organizations that plan these missions for these individuals. These organizations use suicide attacks as a deadly weapon. The first suicide attack took place accidentally in Russia by the terrorist Ignaty Grinevitsky (Lewis). Grinevitsky was part of a terrorist group that wanted to assassinate Alexander II, the leader of Imperial Russia (Lewis). They tried several times but failed and became desperate (Lewis). Grinevitsky and another terrorist planned to ambush Alexander using small hand-thrown bombs (Lewis). The first terrorist threw his bomb, damaging only Alexander's car and for...... middle of paper...... Arie W., Chen, Xiaoyan, Dechesne, Mark, Fishman, Shira and Orehek, Edward. “Fully Committed: The Motivation of Suicide Bombers and the Quest for Personal Meaning.” » Political Psychology 30.3 (2009): 331-357. Premier Academic Research. Internet. November 6, 2013. Lewis, Jeffrey. The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombings. Origins, 2013. Web. November 6, 2013. Piazza, James A. “A Supply-Side View of Suicide Terrorism: A Cross-Country Study.” » The Journal of Politics 70.01 (2008): Academic Search Premier. Internet. November 26, 2013. Soibelman, Mali. “Palestinian suicide bombers”. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 1.3 (2004): 175-190. Premier Academic Research. Internet. November 6, 2013. Weinberg, Leonard, Pedahzur, Ami and Canetti-Nisim, Daphna. The social and religious characteristics of suicide bombers and their victims. Academia.edu, 2003. Web. November 6. 2013.