Quote Originally Posted by SteveMetz View Post
I'm currently reading Mary Habeck, Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror. She does an excellent job of tracing the way that the jihadists cherry pick from Islam to justify what they do. They have convinced themselves that "collateral damage" is acceptable since if those who died didn't deserve to, they will be rewarded as martyrs.
I will recommend for you following book (if you didn't read yet or didn't hear about it):

"Journey of the Jihadist"
by Fawaz A. Gerges

I wanted to post that book back in "last read" tread but my posts are not welcomed or wanted. But, I do recommend this one for you.