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Hunting the Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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This episode breaks down the life of the Venezuelan militant who became one of the most wanted men of the 1970s and 80s. From his early operations with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to the 1975 OPEC siege and his eventual capture, it examines how ideology, opportunity, and state tolerance turned him into a global figure. The story ends with his multiple life sentences in France and what his career revealed about that era of transnational violence.