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...most chilling detail of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut is that in his last seconds the suicide bomber was smiling. Bassamat al-farah, it is called. The smile of joy. Suicide bombers are taught that they are guaranteed immediate admission to paradise, where 72 black-eyed virgins await their pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greater The Evil, The More It Disarms | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

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