[Milton-L] Samson as suicide bomber

alan horn alanshorn at gmail.com
Sun May 10 21:54:22 EDT 2009


> Remember also the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and her son, not to mention that of the Mahatma. If you're looking at nationalist and religious motives, Japanese suicide attacks during WW II are relevant: I don't think the uniforms are important. The original Assassins did not die in explosions but they were expected to be killed inevitably, and were honoured for the self-sacrifice.

Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a targeted suicide bombing, I think one of
the first in history, by a (female) member of the Sri Lanka-based
Tamil Tigers, the group mentioned earlier.

Neither Indira Gandhi nor Mohandas Gandhi were assassinated in suicide attacks.

Alan H.



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