Dying to Fight – Two Thousand Years of Suicide Attackers

Dying to Fight - Two Thousand Years of Suicide Attackers

THE ISLAMIC STATE CONTINUES TO FIND NEW WAYS to horrify the world. Just this past week, the now notorious militant organization launched a series of suicide attacks throughout Iraq. On Monday, an ISIS agent wearing an explosive vest blew himself up inside a Kurdish security command post; another at a busy market.

One Way Ticket – Japan’s Kamikazes Weren’t the Only Suicide Pilots of WW2

One Way Ticket - Japan's Kamikazes Weren't the Only Suicide Pilots of WW2

IN 1944, JAPAN'S MILITARY SHOCKED THE WORLD when it sent the into battle. With the emperor's fleet dwindling in the face of the numerically superior U.S. Navy, the leadership in Tokyo called on volunteer pilots to crash explosive-laden aircraft into enemy ships.