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There was also wide agreement that the promise of publicity, especially on TV, helps create terrorist acts. "The press," says Stuart H. Loory, managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, "must start thinking more about the ways people like terrorists are using us. We have become part of the story." It was clear in Washington during the siege that Terrorist Leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis' motive was publicity for his cause as well as revenge against the Black Muslims...
...Wednesday evening, Yaqub-Kahn made the first of many lengthy phone calls to Khaalis. He listened patiently to the terrorist's outpouring of grievances, then made a plea for compassion. Khaalis turned out to know his Koran. "Don't try to teach me," he said. "I know it better than you." But the Koranic verses began to move Khaalis. Said one: "O, ye who believe, forbid not to yourselves the good things that God hath made lawful for you and do not transgress the limits; verily, God loveth not the transgressors." Another was particularly effective...
...elevator. He shook hands, received the traditional Muslim hug from the ambassadors, and sat down. Not until the meeting passed its 15-minute mark did the police begin to relax. Speaking in a low, soothing voice, Zahedi brought up the deaths of Khaalis' children, and suddenly the terrorist broke into tears. Then Zahedi returned to the Koran. "You could see a rapport building," recalls Ghorbal. "Trust and confidence were sinking in." Finally after two hours, Khaalis blurted out what was most on his mind: he did not want to go to jail, he wanted to go home...
...terrorist act is sure to receive the widest possible attention. There is no need to cry in the wilderness when anyone so inclined can plead his case on national television. Says Atlanta Psychiatrist Alfred Messer: "If someone has a latent wish to commit a criminal act, he can be galvanized by the media. He can act out any grandiose fantasies or make up for a sense of impotence...
...eccentrics and crusaders who seize hostages is one of the most delicate tasks in police work. Since their motives and personalities obviously differ, there are no standard methods for dealing with them. The Israelis believe in force: "Storm them as soon as you can," says one of their anti-terrorist experts...