Reminds one of the Buddhist monks who immolated themselves in protests.

Of course, this entire concept presupposes that, like the Buddhist monks, the motivations of the terrorists is to have grievances addressed, war stopped, poverty dealt with, and other noble causes.

If their motivation is actually insane xenophobic hatred of those they perceive to be infidels, or in other cases the destruction of anyone who prevents them from reattaining their totalitarian murderous control of a nation, then the "painless suicide" idea isn't going to go over with them very well.

Right now, a woman whose only crime is spending the last thirty years trying to help Iraqis in need is waiting to have her head sawed off by a grinning monster who is neither poor nor hungry.