Scott Atran on Talking to the Enemy

Scott Atran on Talking to the Enemy
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09.11.2011

If someone wants to kill you, should you talk to them?  Anthropologist Scott Atran has spent a decade talking with jailed suicide bombers and jihadist leaders.  He says they're motivated by core human values:  brotherhood, loyalty and the dream of a better world.  

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