The story of the world's first super-terrorist

This is fresh air. I'm Dave Davies. For decades now we've become accustomed to living with the threat of terrorist attacks. We're scanned by magnetometers and wade through security lines at airports, concerts, and ball games. Our guest today, veteran national security correspondent Joby Warwick,

has a new book that takes us back to the early days of modern terrorism in the nineteen seventies. When hijacking airplanes was relatively easy, and airlines and governments would often simply give in to terrorist demands. Warwick's book focuses on a man who in his day was the world's most famous terrorist. a man of many aliases who came to be known as Carlos the Jackal. While leaving a trail of victims across Europe and the Middle East, he managed to enjoy the lifestyle of a wealthy playboy.

Wearing designs. Frequenting nightclubs and luxury hotels, and having multiple affairs with women. Tabloid journalists were fascinated, and Carlos became such a cult figure that during one hijacking a British pilot asks for his autograph. He would also inspire fictionalized villains in novels and films, including Robert Ludl's Born Identity series and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. Last year Joby Warwick spoke with a now elderly Carlos at the French prison where he's lived for decades.

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