"The Martyr Factory": Readers were fascinated by the tale of a small Libyan town's disproportionate contribution to the pool of Iraqi suicide bombers. One found Kevin Peraino's cover story "historically interesting, insightful and painfully revealing of the festering, fearful issues that exist in the Middle East today." Another pointed to the "lethal combination of indolence, hopeless economic and marital prospects, and a fanatical religion--where vengeance against the United States, a historic enemy from the Tripolitan wars, buttresses a convenient outlet for these frustrations."

Where Suicide Bombers Come From

"Destination Martyrdom" (April 28) should be required ...