Ilich Ramirez Sanchez

Carlos The Jackal Sentenced To Life, Again

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 02.14.2012

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PARIS — Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant Venezuelan who symbolized Cold War terrorism, was sentenced to life in prison – again – in...

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Carlos The Jackal On Trial In France

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 01.07.2012

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PARIS — A defiant and smiling Carlos the Jackal, one of the most dreaded terror masterminds of the Cold War, has gone on trial again – thi...

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Feared Terrorist Mastermind Goes On Trial

AP | By ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 01.06.2012

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PARIS -- Once among the world's most feared masterminds of terror, the man known as Carlos the Jackal is now a graying convict who has been behind bar...

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Lawyer: Carlos The Jackal Is On Hunger Strike

AP | Posted 12.25.2011

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PARIS — A lawyer for Carlos the Jackal says the Cold War-era criminal mastermind is on a hunger strike to protest being held in isolation. Carl...

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Venezuela Reportedly Supports Carlos The Jackal

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government is providing support to the Venezuelan convict known as Carlos the Jackal in a French prison, the co...

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Cold War Terrorist Praises Bin Laden

AP | Posted 07.20.2011

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STOCKHOLM -- The notorious Cold War terrorist Carlos the Jackal says in an interview to be aired Thursday that Osama bin Laden is a martyr who earned ...

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Carlos The Jackal Trial Set For November

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — Prosecutors say the Venezuelan convict known as Carlos the Jackal is set to face trial in Paris starting in November for his alleged rol...

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Movie Review: Carlos -- Glamorizing Terrorism

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

There's been a lot of excitement about Olivier Assayas' Carlos, and it's not hard to see why. But here's my objection: In presenting a terrorist as an action hero, it glorifies terrorism as a legitimate path of political action.

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Movie Review: Carlos

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

The only problem is that this great production leaves viewers in love with Carlos, a shallow demagogue, a Marxist-turned-Islamist and a gun for hire who worked for the world's most notorious secret police forces.

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Carlos The Jackal Sues Over French TV Drama

guardian.co.uk | Lizzy Davies | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, better known as Carlos the Jackal, is not known for shunning the spotlight....

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