Terrorist Profile

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Terrorist Profile:

1. Name of individual:

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez. He was also known as Carlos the Jackal.

His nickname “Carlos” was given to him by Abu-Sharif (spokesman of the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Sharif suggested that name because it was the Spanish version of the Arabic name Khalil (Abraham – a name brought to Spain by the Moors). “The Jackal” was added later on by the media. The Jackal was taken from a fictional character in Frederick Forsyth’s novel “the Day of the Jackal”. Carlos had a copy of this book along with other belongings in one of his safe houses in London.

2. Give a brief description of the group(s) he or she was involved in including their underlying ideology:

The PFLP: A Marxist-Leninist
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It was a sort of mercenary organization capable of carrying out multiple and coordinated operations in different countries. The group was hired several times by the Libyan, Iraqi and Syrian governments in the late 70’s and the 80’s. They received technical support from the KGB and other Easter European Secret Service Agencies. The attacks of this organization against French citizens increased after Carlos’s wife (Magdalena Kopp) was arrested in Paris in …show more content…
Some of Carlos’s relatives were also involved in coups and uprisings against the government of Caracas. For example, one of his uncles took part in the coup that overthrew President Isaias Medina in 1945. However, it was the story of his maternal grandfather that had great impact on his life. Carlos’s grandfather helped to create a small army that overthrow the government of Venezuela in 1899. Also, and while still a teenager, he declared himself an atheist turning his back to Catholicism. “Marxism is my religion” he proclaimed.

From a young age, Carlos was exposed to Marxist articles and books such as Trotsky’s Life of Lenin (which he read twice by the age of 10). When he was 14, he joined the Venezuelan Communist Youth, an organization banned by Venezuelan authority. His father sent him abroad to study. Some of the countries Carlos’s visited were Jamaica, London, Moscow and Paris. He enjoyed dressing up stylishly and enjoyed the good life. He also enjoyed the company of women. Even though he was rebellious, “he was not violent” said one of his brothers during an

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