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THE terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal is again refusing food to protest against conditions in prison, where he is serving a life sentence, one of his lawyers said today. The Venezuelan, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, stopped eating last Wednesday and said he will continue the strike "as long as necessary," attorney Isabelle Coutant Peyre said by telephone. She said he is protesting against being kept in isolation, "provocative and unjustifiable" body and cell searches, and authorities' refusal to let him access his prison bank account for food and other necessities. He is imprisoned at a high-security...

The Spanish Socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, yesterday faced a barrage of derision over his government's anti-Americanism following a snub by President George W Bush. Mr Zapatero was one of the first premiers to send a congratulatory telegram to Mr Bush after his election victory last week. But, in what was a stinging confirmation of the poor state of relations between Washington and Madrid, he has yet to receive a reply. Mr Zapatero had also telephoned Mr Bush before the election result was made official but was not put through to the president. Spain's newspaper columnists, the opposition...

After talking with some left-wing friends this weekend, I realized now more than ever that the question of whether to vote for Bush or Kerry truly boils down to another question, “A war for our lives, or a nuisance to our lifestyle?” The later question was asked on Friday by eminent historian Victor David Hanson. He answers it with honesty and erudition, but leaves out a very important point: the fear factor. Hanson correctly identifies Kerry et al’s penchant for wanting to solve our foreign policy disputes through diplomatic bureaucracy ad nauseum -- e.g., the United Nations. He hints at...

France's Justice Minister Calls for Investigation of TV Interview With Terrorist Mar 8, 2004 The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - France's justice minister asked judicial officials Monday to explain how jailed terrorist Carlos the Jackal was able to conduct an interview with a French TV station without permission. Justice Minister Dominique Perben said the remarks amounted to "a justification for terrorism" - a crime in France. Perben said prison authorities had not authorized any request for the telephone interview from the channel. The convicted terrorist, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, told television station M6 that he refused to...

Carlos Guerra: Demo senators hunkering down for longer stay Web Posted : 08/24/2003 12:00 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As the end of the second, $1.7 million special legislative session approaches, Senate Democrats who came here to stop the GOP's redistricting plan are clearly weary — but defiant. The session ends Tuesday. On Wednesday, a Laredo federal judge will hear the senators' challenge of sanctions slapped on them for leaving and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's abrogation of a long-held Senate rule that prompted their flight. And Thursday, a delegation plans to visit Department of Justice officials in Washington. In the meantime,...

"In Prison With Carlos the Jackal" PARIS, 16 March 2003 — International terrorist Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez is better known as Carlos the Jackal. He has been in a French prison since 1994, and spoke to Al-Majalla magazine, a sister publication of Arab News, in an exclusive interview. In the wide-ranging interview spanning two weeks, the world’s most wanted terrorist of the turbulent 70s — who executed many a PLO operation — spoke of his childhood, love won and lost, his family, his Moscow education, his support for the Palestinian cause and his conviction that he will be killed on his...