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Use of suicide terror against civilian targets has differing effects on the attackers' goals (see reaction below). Some [[list of economists|economists]] suggest that this tactic goes beyond symbolism and is actually a response to commodified, controlled, or [[value of life|devalued]] lives, as the suicide attackers apparently consider family prestige and financial compensation from the community as compensation for their own lives.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Whether such motivation is significant as compared to political or religious feeling remains unclear.
===Hindu suicide squad===
[[Image:Bthackeray1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Bal Thackeray]], a popular [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] leader in [[India]] called for the formation of Hindu suicide squads[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25248436] ]]
[[Bal Thackeray]], a [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] in [[India]] and president of the [[Shiv Sena]] issued a call to form Hindu suicide squads.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25248436|title=Thackeray for Hindu suicide squads|accessdate=2007-08-25|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2002, Thackeray issued this call saying:
<blockquote> If such suicide squads are formed only then can we take on perpetrators of mindless violence.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25248436|title=Thackeray for Hindu suicide squads|accessdate=2007-08-25|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref></blockquote>
Asia Times further reported on Thackeray’s rhetoric:
<blockquote> Thackeray called on Hindus to form suicide squads "to take the Muslims head on". "Trouble-making Muslims should be wiped out from the country ... kick out the four crore [40 million] Bangladeshi Muslims and then the country will be secure," the Shiv Sena leader said. Urging Hindus to start calling India "Hindu rashtra" (Hindu nation), he maintained that only "our religion [Hinduism] is to be honored here" and then "we will look after other religions".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/DJ31Df02.html|title= India: The politics of passion|accessdate=2007-08-25|publisher=[[Asia Times]]}}</ref></blockquote>
At least two organizations founded and managed by the retired Indian Army officers namely Lt Col (retired) Jayant Rao Chitale and Lt Ge. P.N. Hoon (former commander-in-chief of the Western Command), answered Bal Thackeray’s call to set up the Suicide Squads in India. Lt Gen. Hoon claimed, Thackeray instructed him to set up the training camps.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1021115/asp/frontpage/story_1387146.asp|title= Sena land sires suicide camps|accessdate=2007-08-30|publisher=[[The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
===Idealism as motivation===
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