ABSTRACT
Much research has been devoted to examining what terrorists have done in the past and to identifying trends for predicting what they might do in the future. Less attention, however, has been focused on terrorist motivations, mindset or indeed, on terrorists' self-perception. By using the primary materials provided by the terrorists themselves, that is, memoirs, statements, interviews, and communiques, much information about the terrorist mindset and decision-making can be gleaned.
