To the people above who are claiming Sanchez to be "the greatest freedom fighter ever", please have some sense. This man killed more than 70 people! 70 people! For god's sake this man is a murderer we are talking about, not an economist or activist. A cold-blooded killer. I agree that his knowlege of terrorist strategies would be a great asset to the war on terror, but do not forget who you are dealing with. During the 60's and 70's this man was the most notoroious terrorist the world had ever seen up until that point. He murdered, kidnapped, and bombed his way to that title. And now you are labling him as some sort of hero? Please, do not parade Sanchez as a great man.

Gabriel White, Miami, Florida

Well i think every body makes mistakes, and carlos made his, it doesn't matter what he says about what he did before I think there's more we can learn form him especially about the movements of the terrorists,so the world should employ his skills and hence he can help combat terrorism.
I think that there are many countries in the world today killing innocent people under the umbrella of depolmacy,and counter terrorism, so why should we blame a single man for the crimes he commited decades ago, yet there are civilised nations killing innocent people to date,
Well am sorry about what carlos did but lets use him to combat terrorism instead of wasting his brains in jail.

Tony kazaala, jinja, uganda

He still is the greatest freedom fighter ever. In many ways, he was able to remain free for many years until that illegal abduction if his at Sudan. Fight on!

Rex Xavier, Lima, Peru

This man is a disgrace to all venezuelans, I can believe how he can talk so easily about taking people's lives...Anyway is the fault of whoever gave him a tribune to talk all this abominations as it is a "honourable thing" to be a terrorist. He,Al Qaueda and any person or organization who dare to play God and kill because of their "views" are truly disgraces to the humanity, the non plus ultra of the lack of tolerance. Carlos is a disgrace of a country full of peaceful, easy going and respectful people, also an embarrasment of the human kind.

Mila Perez, Toronto, Canada

Tara, thats a great idea, perhaps you should send your CV to the CIA; they are always looking for bright people

tom, london, UK

James Day whilst you have a point on the promotion of fear through the the media, I think you're barking up the wrong tree in deciding who profits the most through this fear. Try looking at your beloved Republicans for an answer to this question. Compare Bush's popularity before and after 9/11. Our very own Gordon Brown, whilst not having even been elected as Prime Minister, still saw his ratings soar following the recent failed car bomb attempts in Lodon and Glasgow. Governments thrive on fear, be it generated directly or through the media. So rather than quote an abundance of Wikipedia style 'statisics' perhaps you should make up your own mind.

Rod Munch, Northampton, UK

T0: James Day, Carlsbad, USA CA.

Despite this rather rambling, and what reads as a somewhat simplistic and very deranged comment, (speaking as a Republican even) James has a point. As a former Marine (in counter terrorism) one of the first things i was taught was that terrorists score major points and even achieve some of their major goals when their acts receive wide spread coverage in the press. On another hand they achieved a real coup when Pres Bush ‘declared war’ on them. In some ways this legitimised their conflict and really did wonders bringing this to the fore and to the attention of the press. True, there needed to be a big public response to the twin towers attack however after the overthrow of the Taliban the Iraq war has distracted from real progress and created a new ‘front’ as well as provided a great recruiting forum for the terrorists. It also has created a situation that whilst many people may not sympathise with them they are sure are less inclined...

Chris, new york,

to James from Carlsbad pt 2:
...to publicly support efforts to go after the terrorists and has created a wide spread mistrust of many legitimate efforts at control and prevention.
Now i don’t expect James from Carlsbad to reply in any meaningful way but it would be nice to get a real comment from him...and if this was it may [insert your favourite creator here (Matt Groening perhaps?] help us all.

Chris, new york,

These terrorists don't care who they kill, they do for the effect it has on the National left wing MEDIA! The Media in this country and the world gives the terrorists a forum of fear!
The terrorists play the Democrats who suffer from Bush derangement syndrome, with the help of our MEDIA glorify these ruthless killers around the world!
Take away the left leaning surrender monkey treasonist Media, the attacks would be cut by 80%! I almost think the Media and the Democrats have ties to terrorism through ownership in the Media (70% of the American media is owned by Muslims by stock) and the Democrat party recieves 40% of campaign money from Muslim groups like CAIR who have been tied to terrorism!!! I think since Ellison took the oath on the KORAN, we need to follow the money trail on the Democrat PARTY, you would be shocked!

James Day, Carlsbad, USA CA.

Carlos should be recriuted to get Osama. And if he succeeds,he should be set FREE.

tara, New York, U.S.A

Good choice, Elizabeth Schumann.
The Marquis de Sade was an inmate of Charenton as well.

Gerard Mulholland, Paris, France

Carlos is correct about AQ incompetence. Remember, most three-digit IQ types can pull off a SUICIDE-bombing! The Guardian is still plumping for terrorism and terrorists!

Carlos & his Fatah killers got away after their exploits---bloody & cowardly though they were. Mohammed Atta & his crews are the only real success story among the bungled attempts. Remember that idiot shoe-bomber? That's the AQ average hit....

daveinboca, Boca Raton, FL USA

There used to be a place in France for such people. It was called Charenton, France's Bedlam. But it's probably too good for Carlos types. Brilliant writers such as Antonin ARTAUD had stints as inmates.

elizabeth schumann, Paris, France

"Struggle against the empire" indeed! Has he OD'ed on Geoge Lucas??

Shishir Baxi, Dubai, UAE

Ramirez Sanchez was known among Western intelligence agencies as an incompetent, a seeker of infamy, and one who was accredited with acts he never committed. He was good at disguise. Presumably he has some value to someone or he would not still be alive.

Tony Gold, Bangkok, Thailand

Well that's another 'opinion' worth having isn't it!
Well done 'The Times' for ensuring we get ALL the arguments. Wouldn't be fair otherwise would it!

Mark, London,