I've been toying with ideas about using non-lethal means to counter terrorism, including bombing insurgent hideouts with honey, out-Koraning the jihadists, and making the whole movement foolish in the eyes of its potential supporters.
The last idea is already well underway. See "Countering Terrorism With Mockery", Robert Mackey, New York Times, 2010-07-15.
It includes some clips from two movies that show wannabe jihadists as incompetent.
But one does have to be careful, those who feel insecure can lash out at those who reinforce their insecurity. Pakistan has banned "Tere Bin Laden", a mock interview with a Bin Laden impersonator, because of concerns of a revenge attack.
