Practise reading modern press. Станкова Т.Ю. - 14 стр.

     II. Revise grammar rules.
    Review tense-aspect forms of the verb. Explain the usage of
them in the text.
     III. Read and translate the text into Russian.

                        Rational Fonatics

                                 P ART I.
      What makes suicide bombers tick? While most of the world
sees them as lone Zealots, they are, in fact, pawns of large terrorist
networks that wage calculated psychological warfare. Contrary to
popular belief suicide bombers can be stopped — but only if
governments pay more attention to their methods and motivations.
      September 11, 2001, was the most horrific day in the history
of modern terrorism. Two massive explosions destroyed the twin
skyscrapers in New York and damaged part of the Pentagon building
in Washington, killing a lot of people. Allegedly they were carried out
by Muslim extremists who flew to the heart of the target area and
detonated bombs with no intention of escaping. It was an example of
a new type of killing in the repertoire of modern terrorism: a suicide
operation in which the success of the attack depends on the death of
the perpetrator.
      This tactic is stunning even security experts. Two centuries of
experience suggested that terrorists, though ready to risk their lives,
wished to live after the terrorist act in order to benefit from its
accomplishments. But this new terrorism defies that belief. It seems
qualitatively different, appearing almost super-natural, extremely
lethal, and impossible to stop.
      As a matter of fact it is a simple and low cost operation (requiring
no escape routes or complicated rescue operations); it guarantees
mass casualties and extensive damage (since the suicide bomber can
choose the exact time, location and circumstances of the attack);
there is no fear that interrogated terrorists will surrender important
information (because their death is certain); and it has an immense
impact on the public and the media (due to the overwhelming sense
of helplessness).
      Suicide terrorism is an organizational phenomenon. A suicide
terrorist is almost always the last link in a long organizational chain

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