Their devastating and deadly actions punctuate the world news almost nightly, yet they remain faceless figures amidst the violence and turmoil that engulf the Middle East. And, whether it’s the C4-laden martyrs of Hezbollah or the car bombing insurgents of Iraq, what could possibly compel a suicide bomber to voluntarily take their own lives, along with those of hundreds of innocent victims? There is perhaps no one better equipped to investigate this terrifying practice than Robert Baer, a decorated, former Middle East CIA Agent and the man George Clooney’s character was based on in the Academy Award®-winning film, Syriana.

The Cult of the Suicide Bomber

Documentary - Ex-CIA agent Robert Baer is on the intelligence trail to investigate how the West can stop the home-grown suicide bomber. He finds out why the 'virus' of the cult of the suicide bomber has attracted a new generation of ever more deadly adherents, Westerners and women. -  Robert Baer