THE TRAIL OF THE JACKAL JACKAL THE CARLOS OF TRAIL THE

on planes belonging to Israel's Al El Israel's to belonging planes on agents who were investigating attacks attacks investigating were who agents

airlines at Paris's Orly Airport. Airport. Orly Paris's at airlines

a a

The Hague. Hague. The

eTakeover of the French Embassy in in Embassy French the of eTakeover

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Illicit Ramirez Sanchez, the Venezuelan-born terrorist known known terrorist Venezuelan-born the Sanchez, Ramirez Illicit

Marks and Spencer stores in London. London. in stores Spencer and Marks

Terrorist operations attributed to Carlos before his arrest last August in , Sudan, include: include: Sudan, Khartoum, in August last arrest his before Carlos to attributed operations Terrorist

Edward Sieff, a Jew whose family owns owns family whose Jew a Sieff, Edward

Killing af two French intelligence intelligence French two af Killing

Wounding of British millionaire millionaire British of Wounding

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wounding 15 others. others. 15 wounding

express train, killing six people and and people six killing train, express

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Vienna in which three people were were people three which in Vienna

$1 billion hostage drama. drama. hostage billion $1

cartel's oil ministers were taken to to taken were ministers oil cartel's

Entebbe, Uganda. Uganda. Entebbe,

North Africa in a hijacked plane in a a in plane hijacked a in Africa North

killed and 11 were taken hostage. The The hostage. taken were 11 and killed

.Hijacking of an Air France jetliner to to jetliner France Air an of .Hijacking

Bombing of the Paris-Toulouse Paris-Toulouse the of Bombing

Attack on OPEC headquarters in in headquarters OPEC on Attack

as as

Carlos the Jackal, had a reputation of almost legendary proportions. proportions. legendary almost of reputation a had Jackal, the Carlos

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center in West Berlin, killing one one killing Berlin, West in center

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person and injuring 23. 23. injuring and person

people and wounding 50. 50. wounding and people

railroad terminal and on the Paris- the on and terminal railroad

Marseille express train, killing five five killing train, express Marseille

Pans in which a pregnant woman was was woman pregnant a which in Pans killed and 63 people were injured. injured. were people 63 and killed

Bombing of the French cultural cultural French the of Bombing

Bombings in Marseille's main main Marseille's in Bombings

Bombing near the Champs Elysees in in Elysees Champs the near Bombing

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offers safe haven to beleaguered beleaguered to haven safe offers elsewhere, but not to what it considers considers it what to not but elsewhere,

Muslims regarded as renegades renegades as regarded Muslims Sudanese government, which proudly proudly which government, Sudanese

demise and the fickleness of the the of fickleness the and demise

had become a victim of the Cold War's War's Cold the of victim a become had

balding and at the end of his tether. He He tether. his of end the at and balding

terrorist's given name, was 44 and and 44 was name, given terrorist's

and 1980s. He is awaiting trial. trial. awaiting is He 1980s. and

Ramirez Sanchez, the Venezuelan-born Venezuelan-born the Sanchez, Ramirez

jet and flown to Paris to face a string of of string a face to Paris to flown and jet

murder charges dating from the 1970s 1970s the from dating charges murder

put on a French government executive executive government French a on put

Marxist on a phony passport, then was was then passport, phony a on Marxist

government that said it had no use for a a for use no had it said that government

increase fertility. fertility. increase

testes—either to alleviate pain or to to or pain alleviate to testes—either

by a militantly Islamic Sudanese Sudanese Islamic militantly a by operation to improve circulation in the the in circulation improve to operation

seized at a private Khartoum clinic while while clinic Khartoum private a at seized

under general anesthesia for a common common a for anesthesia general under

August by Sudanese security police was was police security Sudanese by August

decades before being apprehended last last apprehended being before decades eluded capture for more than two two than more for capture eluded T

sources, the notorious terrorist who had had who terrorist notorious the sources,

heavytipping and hard drinking. drinking. hard and heavytipping

The Terrorist Who Became Expendable Expendable Became Who Terrorist The

By the time he was captured, Illich Illich captured, was he time the By

He was handed over to French agents agents French to over handed was He

According to Sudanese and foreign foreign and Sudanese to According

capital where he was known for for known was he where capital

career came here in a backwater backwater a in here came career

he end for Carlos the Jackal's Jackal's the Carlos for end he

By Jonathan C. Randal Randal C. Jonathan By

Washingtoo Poet Foreign Service Service Foreign Poet Washingtoo

KHARTOUM, Sudan Sudan KHARTOUM,

public jaunts, but rarely spoke, and and spoke, rarely but jaunts, public

Khartoum. She accompanied him on his his on him accompanied She Khartoum.

as Carlos's wife while he was in in was he while wife Carlos's as

of Palestinian ancestry and was treated treated was and ancestry Palestinian of

his wife," but who turned out not to be. be. to not out turned who but wife," his

said in an interview, "Carlos came on a a on came "Carlos interview, an in said

false passport with a lady supposed to be be to supposed lady a with passport false

Sudan would have provided him safe safe him provided have would Sudan

haven. "Unfortunately for him," Turabi Turabi him," for "Unfortunately haven.

that if Carlos had arrived as a "refugee," "refugee," a as arrived had Carlos if that

who is thought to wield considerable considerable wield to thought is who influence in government thinking, said said thinking, government in influence

another time and another place. place. another and time another

expendable soldiers from a war of of war a from soldiers expendable

Terrorists board plane after seizing hostages at OPEC headquarters in Vienna in 1975. 1975. in Vienna in headquarters OPEC at hostages seizing after plane board Terrorists

The woman was said to be a Jordanian Jordanian a be to said was woman The

Hassan Turabi, Sudan's spiritual guide guide spiritual Sudan's Turabi, Hassan

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said to have traveled to Sudan on a a on Sudan to traveled have to said

apparent reference to . Carlos is is Carlos Jordan. to reference apparent

with the American government"—an government"—an American the with

Arab country which was in close contact contact close in was which country Arab

learning that Carlos "had come from an an from come "had Carlos that learning

French.' It was not a difficult decision." decision." difficult a not was It French.'

refused to understand, give him to the the to him give understand, to refused

was still in Khartoum, '1 said, 'Since he he 'Since said, '1 Khartoum, in still was

that his increasingly unwelcome guest guest unwelcome increasingly his that

when Turabi discovered some time later later time some discovered Turabi when

told to leave as soon as possible." But But possible." as soon as leave to told

presence from the French, 'I had him him had 'I French, the from presence

apparently returned to Jordan after he he after Jordan to returned apparently

was seized. seized. was

It was made easier, Turabi said, upon upon said, Turabi easier, made was It

Turabi said upon learning of Carlos's Carlos's of learning upon said Turabi

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of Marseille's main train station, in which which in station, train main Marseille's of

five people died, and of the French French the of and died, people five

and he was blamed in the 1983 bombings bombings 1983 the in blamed was he and

France in which six people were killed, killed, were people six which in France accused in the bombing of a train in in train a of bombing the in accused

jetliner to Uganda. In 1982 he was was he 1982 In Uganda. to jetliner

involved in the hijacking of an Air France France Air an of hijacking the in involved

. that the United States tracked Carlos Carlos tracked States United the that .

being released. released. being

were taken to North Africa before before Africa North to taken were

11 hostages, including oil ministers, ministers, oil including hostages, 11

Countries at OPEC headquarters in in headquarters OPEC at Countries

Vienna. Three people were killed and and killed were people Three Vienna.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Exporting Petroleum of Organization

meeting of oil ministers of the the of ministers oil of meeting

when he masterminded an attack on a a on attack an masterminded he when

Carlos came to world attention in 1975 1975 in attention world to came Carlos

French citizens. citizens. French

him in 1975 and of a dozen other other dozen a of and 1975 in him

counterintelligence agents investigating investigating agents counterintelligence

was wanted in the deaths of two two of deaths the in wanted was

operations, tipped off France, where he he where France, off tipped operations,

citizens were harmed in Carlos's Carlos's in harmed were citizens

Khartoum and, since no American American no since and, Khartoum

throughout his year-long sojourn in in sojourn year-long his throughout

French," Turabi said. said. Turabi French," about his presence here before the the before here presence his about

Jordanian passport after living for years years for living after passport Jordanian

in Syria, and , as well as as well as Libya, and Iraq Syria, in

Eastern Europe. Europe. Eastern

The next year he reportedly was was reportedly he year next The

After some early lesser escapades, escapades, lesser early some After

This seemed to reinforce reports reports reinforce to seemed This

"The American government knew all all knew government American "The

See CARLOS, A25, A25, CARLOS, See CoL 1 1 CoL

quaintances recalled, despite a Pales- a despite recalled, quaintances

tinian accent in Arabic. A regular at at regular A Arabic. in accent tinian

American of Lebanese extraction, ac- extraction, Lebanese of American

anese bodyguards and wore a bullet- a wore and bodyguards anese

more than 100-degree heat. heat. 100-degree than more

proof vest in public despite the often often the despite public in vest proof

arms, Carlos always had a gun in his his in gun a had always Carlos arms,

ians traditionally do not carry fire- carry not do traditionally ians

clues abounded. in a city where civil- where city a in abounded. clues

belt. He was never without his Leb- his without never was He belt.

during his year in Sudan—was that that Sudan—was in year his during

described businessman Abdullah Abdullah businessman described

Barakat—as Carlos called himself himself called Carlos Barakat—as

no one he met socially guessed his his guessed socially met he one no

true identity. identity. true

who saw a great deal socially of self- of socially deal great a saw who

dan's role when Carlos was arrested." arrested." was Carlos when role dan's

cooperate. "That's why the State De- State the why "That's cooperate.

lustrating Khartoum's willingness to to willingness Khartoum's lustrating

exploded in favor of the Sudan" by il- by Sudan" the of favor in exploded

"state of law." law." of "state

sponsible and unfairly quarantined quarantined unfairly and sponsible

Carlos as the final, conclusive proof proof conclusive final, the as Carlos partment never mentioned the Su- the mentioned never partment

support. He said Sudan is not the pa- the not is Sudan said He support.

nately for the Americans, the mine mine the Americans, the for nately

that the Sudan was the home for all all for home the was Sudan the that

terrorists," Turabi said. "Unfortu- said. Turabi terrorists,"

Western Europe describe, but a re- a but describe, Europe Western

riah regime the United States and and States United the regime riah

them training grounds and logistical logistical and grounds training them

deflect charges that the Sudanese Sudanese the that charges deflect on surrendering Carlos, seeking to to seeking Carlos, surrendering on

Middle East countries and offers offers and countries East Middle government harbors Islamic terror- Islamic harbors government graphed Carlos and confronted Suda- confronted and Carlos graphed ists from Egypt, Lebanon and other other and Lebanon Egypt, from ists

one person was killed. killed. was person one

nese authorities with the evidence. evidence. the with authorities nese

cultural center in West Berlin, where where Berlin, West in center cultural

gence investigators to Sudan, photo- Sudan, to investigators gence

He passed himself off as a Latin Latin a as off himself passed He

Khartoum's isolation helped. Yet Yet helped. isolation Khartoum's

In retrospect, what struck those those struck what retrospect, In

"The Americans wanted to use use to wanted Americans "The

Turabi put the best possible face face possible best the put Turabi

France sent two counterintelli- two sent France

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of of

one such occasion proved his bona bona his proved occasion such one

fides. One day after drinking he he drinking after day One fides.

screamed until police from the near- the from police until screamed

by Yemeni Embassy arrived and ar- and arrived Embassy Yemeni by rested Carlos. Within an hour, re- re- hour, an Within Carlos. rested

official protection, and on at least least at on and protection, official

los was given to boasting about his his about boasting to given was los pulled a gun and threatened the son son the threatened and gun a pulled

self, tipping waiters generously and and generously waiters tipping self,

drinking alcohol. alcohol. drinking

dry since 1983 and kept that way by by way that kept and 1983 since dry

friends easily," said a man who knew knew who man a said easily," friends

clubs, Carlos drew attention to him- to attention drew Carlos clubs,

liked his Dutch cigars and made made and cigars Dutch his liked

him well. well. him

pouring whiskey in a country officially officially country a in whiskey pouring

public floggings for those caught caught those for floggings public

the Armenian, Greek and Syrian Syrian and Greek Armenian, the

"He liked his liquor, liked women, women, liked liquor, his liked "He

When he had been drinking, Car- drinking, been had he When

a female Sudanese friend who who friend Sudanese female a

"For me he wanted to be done with with done be to wanted he me "For

German and Hungarian secret police police secret Hungarian and German

said one "white Sudanese," but "in "in but Sudanese," "white one said

it. He knew he couldn't flee." flee." couldn't he knew He it.

glad it was over," a friend mused. mused. friend a over," was it glad

the Sudan many things are odd." odd." are things many Sudan the called New Extension near Khar- near Extension New called

inviting them to his home in the so- the in home his to them inviting toum airport. "Sure, it was odd," odd," was it "Sure, airport. toum chided Abdullah Barakat for never never for Barakat Abdullah chided

zens—who invited him to their clubs clubs their to him invited zens—who a public disturbance. disturbance. public a

who have become Sudanese citi- Sudanese become have who

Carlos freed after reducing the the reducing after freed Carlos

charges to the equivalent of causing causing of equivalent the to charges

counted a foreigner who closely fol- closely who foreigner a counted lowed the incident, a senior Suda- senior a incident, the lowed

nese official arrived and ordered ordered and arrived official nese

"The Cold War was over. The East East The over. was War Cold "The

"At the end I'm convinced he was was he convinced I'm end the "At

"White Sudanese"—foreigners Sudanese"—foreigners "White

said. "When it was all over I realized realized I over all was it "When said.

we used him and sold him cheap. That That cheap. him sold and him used we

and satellite pictures of civil war reb- war civil of pictures satellite and

is not good for the Arabs," one man man one Arabs," the for good not is

he wanted to shout, 'I'm Carlos!' " " Carlos!' 'I'm shout, to wanted he

el positions in the south, there is no no is there south, the in positions el

according to intelligence specialists. specialists. intelligence to according

befriended here. here. befriended

ones who would have him." him." have would who ones

hard evidence of French military aid, aid, military French of evidence hard

wanted to get rid of him, but either either but him, of rid get to wanted

the countries they proposed for him him for proposed they countries the cover there," the friend said. "With "With said. friend the there," cover

refused to take him or he refused the the refused he or him take to refused France paid off Sudan with money money with Sudan off paid France

bitter taste among some of those he he those of some among taste bitter the French pressing, the Sudanese Sudanese the pressing, French the

files were made public and blew his his blew and public made were files

"He did a lot for the Arab cause and and cause Arab the for lot a did "He

Carlos's fate has left an enduring enduring an left has fate Carlos's Despite persistent rumors that that rumors persistent Despite