The idea that it is somehow OK to set out to kill non-combatants on the the side is hardly restricted to suicide bombers and their fans. After all Lieutenant Calley was regarded as a kind of hero by quite a fair number of his compatriots. There was even a song saying what a great guy he was which sold a lot of copies.

And the doctrine of nuclear deterrence has always been founded on a readiness to carry out suicide bombing on an enormous scale.