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"Carlos the Jackal" to Testify in Berlin Trial
Deutche Welle ^
| November 04 2003
Posted on 11/04/2003 10:53:55 AM PST by knighthawk
International terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as "Carlos the Jackal," is expected to testify in the Berlin trial of a German left-wing extremist.
French authorities have agreed to transfer Sanchez to Berlin for his testimony under tight security. Sanchez, 54, is currently serving a life sentence in a French prison for murdering two French intelligence agents and an informant. The Venezuelan native was convicted of the murders in 1975 but only captured in Sudan in 1994.
Johannes Weinrich, whose trial began on March 5, is accused of plotting a series of bomb attacks in France, Germany and Greece with "Carlos." The blasts left six people dead and more than 150 injured. Weinrich, 55, is already serving a life sentence for a 1983 attack on the French cultural institute in Berlin, which killed one man and injured 23 people.
TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: berlin; carlosthejackal; germany; ilich; johannesweinrich; ramirezsanchez; trail
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posted on
11/04/2003 10:54:27 AM PST
by
knighthawk
(Full of power I'm spreading my wings, facing the storm that is gathering near)
To: knighthawk
I watched an hour special of Carlos the Jackal on the History channel. That man was a joke. He killed more people because his girlfriend got slighted than for political purposes. The movie concluded that Carlos is getting the worst punishment in the world for egomaniacs like him. Obscurity in prison for the rest of his life.
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posted on
11/04/2003 11:06:08 AM PST
by
John123
(The Governator is gonna do some butt kicking in Sacramento. Coming soon to a theater nearby you.)
To: knighthawk
International terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as "Carlos the Jackal," Maybe I am being too picky, but is this not a misuse of the word 'terrorist'?
Yes, I know he is a murderer, but there is a difference between being a gun-for-hire, one who goes after one specific target, versus people who randomly and knowingly try to kill as many people as possible.
Just seems like a poor choice of words.
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posted on
11/04/2003 11:32:07 AM PST
by
Michael.SF.
("Deception is the sincerist form of the Clinton agenda." - D. Lund)
To: Michael.SF.
Good point...
Hmm...
International mercenary Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as "Carlos the Jackal,"
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posted on
11/04/2003 1:29:53 PM PST
by
Killborn
(Half Thai, Half American, 95% Conservative, 100% Insane)
To: knighthawk
France has been itching to get Carlos out. Remember those bogus jailbreaks? They have now found the way to release their doomsday weapon.
Beware Vladimir Putin. The Jackal tolls for thee.
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posted on
11/04/2003 4:20:48 PM PST
by
Nix 2
(http://www.warroom.com QUINN AND ROSE IN THE AM)
To: knighthawk
Damn, I didn't even know that Carlos had been captured.
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