CONFLICTED

Carlos the Jackal: The World’s First Super-Terrorist

CONFLICTED

Show Notes

In this latest Conflicted Conversation, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick tells Thomas all about his latest book The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist.

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Joby explains:

Carlos the Jackal: From Venezuelan Marxist to Global Terror Icon

Wadi Haddad, the KGB and the Birth of International Terrorism

Dawson’s Field and the Rise of Made-for-TV Terror

How the Media Created the Myth of “Carlos the Jackal”

OPEC 1975: Gaddafi, Ransom Millions and Carlos’s Biggest Coup

Carlos Inc: How Dictators Turned Terrorism Into a Hired Service

From Carlos to Bin Laden: The Shift From Marxism to Jihadism

Joby Warrick Meets Carlos: Unrepentant After 30 Years in Prison

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