European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Armed police keep guard As a White police Van transporting Carlos the jackal pulls into the Paris court House. Carlos went from Mastermind to humbler by Knut Royce new Day n the end the terrorist known As Carlos the jackal had become a pitiful caricature of his youth a besotted womanizing and increasingly careless gun for hire whom nobody wanted to employ. The Mastermind behind some of the most audacious terrorist acts of the 1970s, Carlos whose real name is Illich Ramirez Sanchez spent the last decade in Syria trying unsuccessfully to sell his services to his hosts or anyone else according to . Officials and counter terrorism specialists. He became More and More erratic and visible to intelligence services As time went on and was finally arrested by French counter intelligence agents in Sudan on aug. 15. He was an old Man dreaming the dreams of his youth said Vincent Cannistraro who retired in 1990 As director of the Cia s counter terrorism Center. He kept coming up to the syrians with All sorts of ideas and the. Syrians would say yeah and now go Back Home and be a Good boy " another Excia officer remembers Carlos when he was the world s most feared terrorist to some extent he portrays himself As a revolutionary and to some extent he is a hired gun. But he is a hell of a Good pro and he s been Able to pull off these things rather. Successfully said , a former National intelligence officer for counter terrorism. He is unmatched in his Field. He has been out in it so Long he s been guilty of so Many outrages that he is  monday August 29, 1994 in the Early 1980s, the syrians gave Carlos Safe Haven for services that included the bombing in Paris in 1982 of an anti syrian newspaper that resulted in the death of a woman. The French want to try him on that charge. He already has been sentenced in absent a to life imprisonment for the killing of two French Security officers who wanted to question him about missile attacks on airliners at orly Airport in 1975. Other Radical islamic countries also rejected his services. Even the iranians turned him Down two years ago for being too communist and too atheist said an intelligence official. So Carlos who had a soft spot for scotch went on extended drinking binges frequently assaulted his wife the former Magdalena Kopp once a German red army faction terrorist and would attack close friends the . Sources said. He was also indiscreet in his trysts and Mideast intelligence services routinely tracked his whereabouts As he consorted with other women. When he was arrested in Sudan he was living with another wife a jordanian. I think it s fair to say that at some Point he became kind of an embarrassment to the syrians a state department official said. Carlos in addition according to Donald Winters a recently retired 33-year Veteran Cia officer terrorism is no longer in  so bowing to pressure from the French Syria finally booted him out last Winter. Two decades ago Many terrorists clamoured for his services particularly secular ones whose objective was the creation of a palestinian state. The son of a marxist venezuelan lawyer Carlos was born in october 1949. After some schooling on revolutionary thought and practices in Cuba and Moscow Carlos Cut his Teeth on terrorism in the Early 1970s when he joined the rejection is popular. Front for the liberation of Palestine. His first two terrorist acts were botches. On dec. 30,1973 he Shota prominent zionist Edward Sieff the president of the Marks & Spencer department stores in London. But one round hit Sieff s front Teeth deflecting much of its Power. The second round jammed. Sieff survived. The following month Carlos threw a bomb at an israeli Bank in London. But his aim was hurried and the bomb bounced off a door. The explosion was absorbed by a counter a typist was injured. His most spectacular feat was the kidnapping of ministers from the organization of Petroleum exporting countries at its Headquarters in Vienna in 1975. While some have ascribed the the massacre at the 1972 Munich olympics to Carlos intelligence officials and the israelis say he was not a part of that operation. Short subject French develop taste for real British food by Suzy Patterson the associated press French tourists just Back from Britain used to speak disdainfully of heavy meat pies gooey puddings and overdone Lamb while tucking into their beloved haute cuisine once again. But lately believe it or not parisians have been crowding the local Branch of Marks & Spencer 4he British retailer for gourmet items from across the English Channel. I get things Here i can t find anywhere else Colette decor the said while buying pork pies Chicken pies scottish Cheddar and Roquette lettuce. Britons have a Long tradition of crossing the Channel to Stock up on relatively cheap liquor. Now that the Channel Tunnel is opening the traffic May move both ways. The French Are fascinated by British food and especially the innovative products packaging retailing said Dominique mine who Heads the British foods in France promotional Agency. Mine said France is Britain s largest Export Market for food and drink at More than $1.6 billion a year. Shopping at Marks & Spencer in Paris has acquired a certain cachet. I come at least once a week from Nantes in Brittany to buy quite a lot said Lyliane Ric Coleau whose shopping cart brimmed with crackers sesame Sticks jams sauces and pork pies. The exotic Indian sauces like Curry Are delicious. So Are the fresh  French customers also like the salads and other prepared dishes. On a recent weekly list of Marks & Spencer hits Indian style Chicken sandwiches beat out Earl Grey Tea. We re actually Selling International food specialities mexican Oriental anything appealing prepared and controlled by us said Robert Hay Man a spokesman for Marks Spencer  at least one Paris restaurant Berties has a reputation for Fine British food in the tradition of Simpson s in London. Berties faintly victorian replaced a French restaurant in the Baltimore hotel a year ago and has doubled its business since. We re doing Well with the familiar old favourites roasts and game said the manager and Matre d hotel Pascal Grain. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding Are a Staple. Joel Degeorge a Salesman at Fauchon said the luxury food shop does a Nice Little business in British products. People love the gala Christmas puddings chutneys spices and amazingly  particularly popular throughout the City Are alcoholic beverages a wide Range of British Beers sold throughout the City. But the taste for British food does have a limit according to Pierre Botte buying manager of the Mon prix grocery store Chain which does a booming business in such classics As marmalade cookies and crackers. Haggis that Fine scottish specially May never catch on Here he said. Stuffed sheep stomachs is not our cup of Tea in  the stars and stripes 15