these people steal things because they want them. They want to eat, wear or otherwise use them or maybe because they can sell there stolen item. These explanations assume that the possession of something is an object of value, and it was of rational choice that they steal the desired object. However in most cases of theft in delinquent gangs, it’s not because they want the object of value, but what motivates them is the stealing itself. To steal something just for a rush gives them power and satisfaction, usually the stolen item may have no use to them what so ever and will be destroyed, discarded or given away (Cohen 1955 p25-26).
In this sense that stealing is done for satisfaction, the same could be said about Islamic extremists and that blowing up a building does not motivate them, they do it because they want to, because they can, it gives them power the same