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Why Do Extremists Commit Terrorist Acts?

Why Do Extremists Commit Terrorist Acts?

by | Jun 20, 2016 | Opinion

The New York Times By Peter Bergen After a terrorist attack like the one in Florida last Sunday, one of the first questions people always ask is: Why? Why would someone take the lives of innocent civilians who are total strangers? That is a question to which I have...