Making a Statement (by Suicide bombers)

This story got me thinking about how suicide bombers feel that the only way to make a statement about what they think, is to blow themselves (and as many innocent bystanders as possible).
My thoughts were triggered by the statement following the event, where it is claimed,

Spokesmen for Islamic Jihad, which sent the suicide bomber, said the object of the attack was to remind the feuding Hamas and Fatah factions that their real enemy was Israel and to have them stop fighting each other. About 30 Palestinians have been killed in internecine fighting in the past few days.

OK, so now we need to find other reasons where suicide bombers feel a need to post a statement for their actions.

Here's another one from a "statement" about British foreign policy,

Khan's statement and an accompanying one from al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahri also link the bombs to British foreign policy.

Khan does not specifically mention Iraq but Zawahri does. "We will respond in kind to all those who took part in the aggressions against Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine," he states.

Here's another one claiming it is about torture of prisoners.

A statement purportedly from the al Qaeda in Iraq organization asserted responsibility for the attack on the Interior Ministry. The purpose was to "take the revenge of God and Sunni Muslims and detainees who are being tortured in the prisons of this ministry," it said.

Here's another one, against Israeli policies,

A spokesman for Hamas, the radical Islamic group that controls the Palestinian parliament and Cabinet, praised the bombing as a ''natural response'' to Israeli policies -- a position likely to complicate the group's efforts to end a crippling aid boycott imposed by the international community.

Here's another one, blowing himself up over grief of his daughters' death,

Saqsaq’s family told Palestinian journalists they were proud of what he had done and that he done so because he was despondent over the recent death of his infant daughter and the death of his best friend in an Israeli attack.


And in Israel, no apparent reason,

June 1, 2001

Photo: IDF Spokesman

21 people were killed and 120 were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a disco near Tel Aviv's Dolphinarium along the seafront promenade just before midnight on Friday, June 1. The terrorist mingled with a large group of teenagers, who were standing in line to enter the disco. While still in line, he detonated the explosives strapped to his body. The explosive charge contained a large number of metal objects - including balls and screws - designed to increase the extent of injuries. Most of those killed were youngsters from the former Soviet Union who had planned to attend a dance party at the Dolphin disco. Others who had been waiting in line to enter an adjacent nightclub known as the Pacha were also caught in the blast. The 'Palestinian Hizbullah' claimed responsibility for the attack. So, are you getting the idea, any reason is a good reason to blow yourself up, if you are a radical, disgruntled, Muslim.