The Cult of the Suicide Bomber

Ex-CIA spy Robert Baer (the model for George Clooney's character in the 2005 film "Syriana") returns to the Middle East to explore the origins of the suicide bomber. How did this particularly grisly form of warfare become linked with martyrdom and glory? Baer discovers the story of Iranian hero Hossein Fahmideh, a 13-year-old who blew himself up in 1980 during the Iran-Iraq war, becoming the world's first suicide bomber. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.