Come on. I am aware that most people have a &quot;psychological dark side&quot; so to speak and that normal people can go to war. My point was that the ruthlessness of the terrorists show a sever lack of empathy of innocent people, and that it seems hard to reason with their obsessive minds. I&#x27;m not saying that all terrorists are psychopaths. <i>Probably their manipulative leaders are, though!</i><p>I&#x27;m sure that you can debate whether they are sane or not.<p>A psychologist supports the view that terrorists may be psychopaths when she writes &quot;As we turn now to Islamofascist terrorists, we can begin to see that they meet almost all the criteria listed above for psychopathic traits. They even use the same excuses for their unwillingness to accept any responsibility for their own actions.&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;drsanity.blogspot.se&#x2F;2004&#x2F;10&#x2F;psychopathology-of-terrorism.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;drsanity.blogspot.se&#x2F;2004&#x2F;10&#x2F;psychopathology-of-terro...</a><p>Another article supports the idea that terrorists are not mentally ill and furthermore discusses whether terrorists may be depressed: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.internationalpolicydigest.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;29&#x2F;mental-illness-and-terrorism&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.internationalpolicydigest.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;29&#x2F;mental-i...</a>