This is happening now, if you can possibly believe that.
You can possibly believe that. The parents are saying
the parents are saying they'll employee up the school,
killing all the children inside.
Killing all the children inside. The German police have been
the German police have been waging a relentless war against
the terrorists, capturing some,
killing some.
Killing some. No one, even the most
no one, even the most powerful, has immunity from
these urban guerillas.
These urban guerillas. There are 298 people held
there are 298 people held hostage.
Hostage. Those people, they have good
those people, they have good ideals, they're just going about
them the wrong way.
Them the wrong way. We are ready to go on into
we are ready to go on into martyrdom.
Martyrdom. The communique ended with the
the communique ended with the appeal, revolutionaries of the
world, unite.
Terrorist attacks where hostages were taken have become
increasingly common.
Increasingly common. There have been bombings,
there have been bombings, shootings, and strikes in
northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland. Guerillas shot at a school
guerillas shot at a school bus near the Lebanese border.
Bus near the Lebanese border. The 1970s saw the development
the 1970s saw the development of the terrorist repertoire.
Of the terrorist repertoire. Gangs of young people,
gangs of young people, products of the riotous 1960s
prefer terror.
Prefer terror. Kidnapping, bombing, arson,
kidnapping, bombing, arson, machine guns, death and
destruction.
Destruction. It was a global thing.
In the '70s, those who wanted
in the '70s, those who wanted change faster than it was going
to come resorted to violence.
To come resorted to violence. Japan has had its first plane
hijacking.
Hijacking. The chronicle of terrorism
the chronicle of terrorism which took it as far as Athens,
Greece.
Most Americans thought of
most Americans thought of terrorism as a problem that
happens a world or half a world
away.
Away. Throughout the 1970s, terrorism
throughout the 1970s, terrorism began to hit home.
Began to hit home. An elegant town house in new
an elegant town house in new York's greenwich village was
destroyed by a series of
dynamite explosions.
Dynamite explosions. Authorities first assumed an
authorities first assumed an accidental detonation in a gas
line had been responsible.
Line had been responsible. Except the blast had been too
except the blast had been too powerful, destroying the
$100,000 house and badly
damaging the two neighboring
homes, one belonging to actor
Dustin Hoffman.
And they found sticks of
and they found sticks of dynamite and the materials
needed to make bomb.
Needed to make bomb. Three bodies were found in
three bodies were found in the rubble.
The rubble. The New York cell of the
the New York cell of the weather underground were
beginning to build bombs that
were to be placed that night at
an officer's dance at ft. Dix,
New Jersey.
However, something went badly
however, something went badly and three ended up dead.
And three ended up dead. The daughter of the
the daughter of the building's owner and another
girl fled right after the blast.
Girl fled right after the blast. I just went into survival
I just went into survival mode.
Mode. Both to get out of the house and
both to get out of the house and then to get away from the
police.
Police. At that point, I was a
at that point, I was a combatant.
Combatant. The student protesters of the
the student protesters of the '60s have turned into more
serious revolutionaries, using
far more lethal weapons.
Far more lethal weapons. The '60s, we were all about
the '60s, we were all about changing hearts and minds.
Changing hearts and minds. The '70s was more just about
the '70s was more just about expressing anger.
Expressing anger. International politics and
international politics and domestic politics seemed to be
decided by violence.
Decided by violence. And violence only begets
and violence only begets violence.
Violence. From the underground, that
from the underground, that radical left wing group, the
weathermen promises more attacks
on the establishment around the
entire country, starting next
week.
Week. The medium for this message was
the medium for this message was a tape recording, reputedly by
the weatherman rebel leader,
bernadine donnor.
Bernadine donnor. Sisters and brothers, we are
sisters and brothers, we are not just attacking targets, we
are bringing the giant to their
knees.
Knees. Guard your children, guard
guard your children, guard your doors.
Your doors. At one minute before 1:00
at one minute before 1:00 this morning, the switchboard at
the capitol received a phone
call.
Call. A man's voice said a bomb would
a man's voice said a bomb would go off in the building in half
an hour.
An hour. At 1:30 in the morning, it did.
Credit for the bombing was
credit for the bombing was claimed by the weather
underground.
Underground. In 1971, it appears that
in 1971, it appears that weather is really aiming even
higher.
Higher. And at that point, their idea
and at that point, their idea was fewer bombs, higher profile
targets.
Targets. Weather underground, bomb the
weather underground, bomb the capitol to bring joy, to bring
joy to America.
Joy to America. To bring a smile and a wink to
to bring a smile and a wink to all those who hate the American
government.
Government. When the police killed young
when the police killed young black people, we bombed the
police headquarters.
Police headquarters. When Washington escalated the
when Washington escalated the war into Cambodia, we bombed the
capitol.
Capitol. A bomb exploded early this
a bomb exploded early this morning in the Pentagon.
Morning in the Pentagon. It was trying to exact a
it was trying to exact a small price for these policy
decisions that were so unjust.
Decisions that were so unjust. Much of the Pentagon is a
much of the Pentagon is a public area, with visitors and
tourists roaming through the
halls, but security was tighter
today than yesterday.
Today than yesterday. The '70s is a first great era
the '70s is a first great era of mass air travel.
Of mass air travel. At this time, there was
at this time, there was virtually no security at
airports.
Airports. You could literally walk through
you could literally walk through the terminal, sometimes even on
to the plane, without anyone
checking your bags or your
person.
Person. One of the reasons for the
one of the reasons for the rise of contemporary
international terrorism was the
development of modern jet air
transportation.
Transportation. These were nationally labeled
these were nationally labeled containers of potential hostages
at 35,000 feet.
At 35,000 feet. Good evening.
The middle east conflict boiled
the middle east conflict boiled over today, with four airplane
hijackings, including one that
was boarded at London's Heathrow
airport.
Airport. Today, palestinian commandos
today, palestinian commandos took over a British airliner,
the fourth successful hijacking
in as many days.
In as many days. The jetliner was forced to land
the jetliner was forced to land at the Jordanian desert
airfield, already occupied by
two other big planes, twa and a
Swiss airline.
Now there are 298 people held
now there are 298 people held hostage on a bleak, hot, dusty
airstrip out in the desert, and
they are surrounded by arabs who
say they will kill them all if
there's any attempt at rescue.
There's any attempt at rescue. The popular hunt for the
the popular hunt for the liberation of Palestine, the
plfp, proudly claimed credit for
the coordinated action.
The coordinated action. The arabs, not just
the arabs, not just palestinians, look at Israel as
an occupying force.
An occupying force. It's occupying arab land.
And they don't believe that
and they don't believe that Israel should be there.
That's the basis of the
that's the basis of the conflict.
Conflict. There is a group from pflp on
there is a group from pflp on every plane, to explain or
problem, the palestinian
problem, and to justify the way
we are doing things to convince
the world.
The world. To the palestinians, they
to the palestinians, they thought they had to choice to
turn to violence, because no
one's listening to them.
One's listening to them. The American girl here, can
the American girl here, can she tell us how the passengers
are?
Are? We're very crowded.
And I think the women and
and I think the women and especially the children are very
restless.
Restless. The terrorists certainly used
the terrorists certainly used the media.
The media. This was an event that was
this was an event that was maxized for its global
attention.
Attention. And it provided an opportunity
and it provided an opportunity to really illuminate the
terrorist cause.
Terrorist cause. Rolling?
Let the palestinians say that
let the palestinians say that the attack on the world has so
much pity on for these people in
the world, when for so many
years they had no pity for our
2.5 million in the desert.
The hijackers have placed
the hijackers have placed dynamite aboard the planes and a
red cross official said today
the planes can now be blown up
at the push of a button.
At the push of a button. Arab guerillas today blew up
arab guerillas today blew up three jets worth $25 million.
Three jets worth $25 million. All the passengers had been
all the passengers had been taken off before the dynamiting,
some at the last moment.
Some at the last moment. The black clouds could be
the black clouds could be seen for miles.
Seen for miles. And a new stage in the darkening
and a new stage in the darkening political situation has begun.
Political situation has begun. They don't call it terrorism.
We call it terrorism.
They call it national
they call it national resistance.
Resistance. For us, it was clear the
for us, it was clear the palestinian problem was not
going away.
There was more violence in northern Ireland today.
Northern Ireland today. The worst outbreak of street
the worst outbreak of street fighting to hit belfast in
several months.
Several months. The battle has been
the battle has been transformed.
Transformed. Instead of acting as referee
instead of acting as referee between warring communities, the
army is now fighting britain's
first urban guerilla war.
First urban guerilla war. The enemy is the outlawed Irish
the enemy is the outlawed Irish republican army.
Republican army. The ira of the 1970s used
the ira of the 1970s used violence that many of us would
consider to be terroristic.
Consider to be terroristic. And they used that violence to
and they used that violence to put pressure on the brush and
bring about an independent
Southern country free from
British rule.
This was a Sunday the people
this was a Sunday the people of northern island will not
forget.
Forget. It all started when catholics
it all started when catholics organized a demonstration to
protest the continued internment
of suspected terrorists.
Of suspected terrorists. The demonstration, as all
the demonstration, as all demonstrations, was banned we
the government.
The government. It was intended to be a
it was intended to be a protest, which was not about
using violence, but when some of
the marchers stopped and threw
stones at the soldier, it led to
a dramatic and awful
overreaction.
Overreaction. [ Gunfire ]
At least 13 people,
at least 13 people, civilians, were killed, shot to
death by British soldiers.
Death by British soldiers. Bloody Sunday was the
bloody Sunday was the breaking point, where from then
on, it was a war between the
British army and the ira.
The British army are the
the British army are the terrorists.
Terrorists. They introduced a terrorist
they introduced a terrorist situation, not us.
Situation, not us. The army will stay in
the army will stay in northern Ireland, as long as any
faction seeks to terrorize or
intimidate ordinary people.
Intimidate ordinary people. There was bad trouble in
there was bad trouble in belfast, northern Ireland today,
and the only word to describe it
is ghastly.
Is ghastly. The Irish republican army set
the Irish republican army set off more than 20 explosions for
an hour and a half, creating a
scene of bloody carnage without
parallel with a long history of
northern Irish violence.
Northern Irish violence. 13 people are known dead, more
than 120 injured.
Than 120 injured. That day became known as
that day became known as bloody Friday.
Bloody Friday. It was part of their campaign to
it was part of their campaign to try to undermine British rule in
northern Ireland and to make
northern Ireland effectively
ungovernable.
Ungovernable. No warnings were given, and
no warnings were given, and the targets seem to have been
chosen precisely because they
would be crowded with people at
that time of day.
That time of day. What they managed to do was
what they managed to do was make the percussive regularity
of bombs going off the norm in
northern Ireland during the
1970s.
What do you think will
what do you think will happen?
Happen? I think they'll just keep
bombing going on.
Bombing going on. It's got to end some time.
Aye, some time, but I don't
aye, some time, but I don't know when, nobody knows.
Know when, nobody knows. I'm Jim McKay, speaking to
you live at this moment from abc
headquarters, just outside the
olympic village in Munich, west
Germany.
The Olympics of Serenity have
the Olympics of Serenity have become the one thing the Germans
didn't want them to be.
Didn't want them to be. The Olympics of terror.
I was in my bed at the hotel
and the phone rang and they
said, you better get in here.
Said, you better get in here. Some terrorists have taken over
some terrorists have taken over the apartments of the Israeli
team.
Team. And I said, they did what?
At about 5:00 this morning,
at about 5:00 this morning, before dawn, arab guerillas
believed now to be five in
number, got over the fence into
the headquarters of the Israeli
team.
Team. This was the first Olympics
this was the first Olympics that was going to have
unprecedented live television
coverage.
Coverage. This is happening now, if you
this is happening now, if you can possibly believe that.
Can possibly believe that. Arab guerillas are still holding
arab guerillas are still holding inside the rooms of the Israeli
olympic team nine people, one of
them believed dead.
Them believed dead. This is a live picture you're
this is a live picture you're I
I looking at right now.
Looking at right now. There is the head of one of the
there is the head of one of the guerillas.
Guerillas. Part of terrorism is theater.
Munich was so shocking because,
because we televised it.
Because we televised it. The terrorists have now
the terrorists have now tossed a paper out of a window
of the Israeli quarters.
Of the Israeli quarters. It bore the title, communique,
it bore the title, communique, and lists five points of their
ultimatum.
Ultimatum. The first purpose was to
the first purpose was to seize the Israeli athletes as
hostages and then to barter them
for the release of imprisoned
palestinians.
Palestinians. But the wider, more strategic
but the wider, more strategic purpose was to shower
unprecedented attention on the
palestinian cause.
Palestinian cause. It does appear to be
it does appear to be confirmed, though anything
confirmed today is difficult,
that these guerillas are from
the very extreme left-wing group
called black September.
Called black September. The communique ended with the
the communique ended with the appeal, revolutionaries of the
world unite.
World unite. Black September actually came
black September actually came out of fattah.
Out of fattah. Fattah was yasser arafat.
He had been involved in the
he had been involved in the palestinian cause since the
1960s.
Arafat thought he was the
arafat thought he was the leader of the palestinians, and
he was, in effect.
He was, in effect. He couldn't control all of them,
he couldn't control all of them, but in as much as they had an
elected representative, it was
yassar arafat.
Yassar arafat. More than five minutes past
more than five minutes past the deadline, and the arab
guerillas said they would
execute their hostages.
Execute their hostages. It appears that the conference
it appears that the conference still on.
Still on. An estimated 900 million
an estimated 900 million people that had tuned in to
watch the olympic games around
the world were now transfixed,
watching this grisly terrorist
drama play out in front of them.
Drama play out in front of them. The Israeli hostages and the
the Israeli hostages and the arab commanders who have held
them hostage for this entire day
has now left to a makeshift
helicopter pad at the back of
the olympic village.
The olympic village. The Israelis wanted to come
the Israelis wanted to come in and try to rescue them and
the Germans said no.
The Germans said no. You know, when a bad number
you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad.
Comes up, it comes up very bad. We find this drama has not
we find this drama has not ended.
Ended. The German police were sent
the German police were sent up at the nearby air base to
neutralize the terrorists and
thereby rescue the hostages.
Thereby rescue the hostages. The latest word we get from
the latest word we get from the airport is that, quote, all
hell's broken loose out there.
Hell's broken loose out there. That there is still shooting
that there is still shooting going on.
Going on. There is the report of a burning
there is the report of a burning helicopter.
Helicopter. Police forces had no training
police forces had no training in this area.
In this area. They didn't expect people who
they didn't expect people who were heavily armed, that were
willing to sacrifice their lives
for a cause.
For a cause. They have now said that there
they have now said that there were 11 hostages.
Were 11 hostages. Two were killed in their rooms
two were killed in their rooms this morning -- yesterday
morning.
Morning. Nine were killed at the airport
nine were killed at the airport tonight.
Tonight. They're all gone.
This stunned the world.
Hundreds of millions were
hundreds of millions were appalled by this event and it
galvanized the number of nations
to begin to take the problem of
terrorism more seriously.
Terrorism more seriously. A lot of study and hard
a lot of study and hard thought has to be given to how
we got into a situation in which
tiny bands of ruthless
terrorists can disrupt whole
nations.
Nations. It's going to be unpleasant, but
it's going to be unpleasant, but civilized people are going to
have to accept much more police
security action and put up much
tougher resistance, Israeli
like, until the fashion dies out
or is discredited.
Or is discredited. There's been a big
there's been a big kidnapping on the west coast.
Kidnapping on the west coast. The victim is Patricia hurst,
the victim is Patricia hurst, the daughter of Randolph hurst,
and the granddaughter of lemg
dare William Randolph hurst.
Dare William Randolph hurst. Patricia hurst is 19.
They were in her apartment when
they were in her apartment when a woman and two armed men
dragged, threw Patricia down the
stairs, threw her into the trunk
of a car and drove off.
Of a car and drove off. The kidnapping may be part of
the kidnapping may be part of a nationwide campaign for
terrorism.
Terrorism. It had been three days of
it had been three days of false alarms until news came
this this radio station had
received what looks to be the
first real message from the
kidnappers.
Kidnappers. The overwhelming irony of the
the overwhelming irony of the Patti hurst kidnapping is that
the most marginal of groups macs
to pull off that is after
Watergate the biggest media
spectacle of the decade.
Spectacle of the decade. The kidnappers are members of
the kidnappers are members of a terrorist group that calls
themselves the sim nease
liberation army.
Liberation army. It calls on them to unite
it calls on them to unite into a fighting force.
Into a fighting force. With the demands of the sla,
with the demands of the sla, death to the fascist insect that
preys on the life of the people.
Preys on the life of the people. We love you, Patti.
And we're all praying for you.
I know those people.
They had good ideals.
They're just going about them
they're just going about them the wrong way.
The wrong way. Initially, Patti's kidnapping
initially, Patti's kidnapping progresses exactly like you
would expect.
Would expect. But then things start to get
but then things start to get seriously weird.
Seriously weird. Patti hearst thinks she has
now become Tanya x., newest
recruit in the s.A.I..
Recruit in the s.A.I.. I've changed and I can never
go back to the life I led
before.
Before. At least, initially, there's
at least, initially, there's widespread skepticism that Patti
hearst would join this group.
Hearst would join this group. It wasn't until she actually
it wasn't until she actually showed up in the middle of an
sla bank robbery with a machine
gun that suddenly all the
country, all the world realized
that this heiress was now part
of an underground terrorist
group.
Group. She held that weapon like she
she held that weapon like she would use it?
Would use it? Yes, absolutely.
I thought she would.
Any minute.
People really didn't
people really didn't understand at this time the
hostage reaction, the term
Stockholm syndrome hadn't yet
become current.
Become current. It was a fascinating case, in
it was a fascinating case, in Stockholm, last year, you recall
it, there was a bank robbery in
Stockholm.
One of the women who was held
one of the women who was held hostage is waiting for the
robber to get out of jail to
marry him.
Marry him. What?!
Just this traumatic
just this traumatic experience in which the
individual is reduced to total
helplessness and begins to
identify in a human sense with
the captor.
The captor. Good evening.
Patti hearst has been taken into
custody.
Custody. The FBI says Patti hearst was
the FBI says Patti hearst was picked up today in San
Francisco.
The hearst newspaper heiress has
the hearst newspaper heiress has been missing for 19 months.
Been missing for 19 months. By the time Patti is finally
by the time Patti is finally apprehended, it's almost
anticlimactic.
Anticlimactic. Patti's famous line when she's
taken to the courthouse and
asked her occupation, she
replies, you are began guerilla.
Replies, you are began guerilla. Miss hearst was brought into
miss hearst was brought into a group of young people who saw
themselves as political
idealists.
Idealists. Their story seems to say
their story seems to say something about the futility of
terrorism as a short cut for
persuasion.
Persuasion. Somehow the message doesn't seem
somehow the message doesn't seem to be reaching the weather
underground or northern Ireland
or the middle east.
Or the middle east. Good evening.
For the second time in a month,
for the second time in a month, arab terrorists have staged a
bloody attack inside Israel.
Bloody attack inside Israel. It happened in a small
it happened in a small settlement called ma 'oalt, five
miles from the border of
Lebanon.
It began when the terrorists
it began when the terrorists seized the high school.
Seized the high school. In the aftermath of the
in the aftermath of the Munich olympic attack,
government finally realized that
terrorism was evolving and
becoming worse and therefore
they had to confront the
terrorists, head-on.
Terrorists, head-on. The terrorists are saying
the terrorists are saying that unless their demands are
met, they'll blow up the school,
killing themselves and all the
children inside.
Children inside. As they negotiate it, a special
as they negotiate it, a special Israeli anti-terrorist unit
moves alongside the school.
Moves alongside the school. Ma'alt was a exemplar of
ma'alt was a exemplar of counterterrorism's evolution.
Counterterrorism's evolution. The Israeli's attempt to break
the Israeli's attempt to break the siege, unfortunately, was an
unsuccessful operation.
Unsuccessful operation. 30 dead, nearly all of them
high school children, while the
number of injured stands now at
87.
Sometimes, the results were,
sometimes, the results were, unfortunately, tragic.
Unfortunately, tragic. But at least they were
but at least they were confronting the terrorists.
Confronting the terrorists. At least they were making
at least they were making terrorists understand that they
wouldn't have an open field to
carry out their operations.
Carry out their operations. Were the Israelis right to
were the Israelis right to storm the school where the
palestinian terrorists held the
children hostage?
Children hostage? And should there be equal
and should there be equal condemnation of the slaughter in
Lebanon, caused by Israeli
action?
Action? The latest reprisal there, 50
the latest reprisal there, 50 Lebanese are reported killed.
Yassar arafat continued his
yassar arafat continued his trip from Egypt to New York
today in great secrecy as he
prepared to talk for the
palestinian liberation
organization before the united
nations tomorrow.
Nations tomorrow. We have people who have been
we have people who have been trained and who are out now, who
intend to make sure that arafat
and his lieutenants do not leave
this country alive.
This country alive. A United States army
a United States army helicopter brought yasser arafat
to the united nations, flying
him in from the airport because
of threats against his life.
Of threats against his life. Arafat's coming to the u.N.
Was huge, because he was a
was huge, because he was a terrorist.
Terrorist. I mean, he was behind Munich.
So, for somebody that would
so, for somebody that would kidnap and murder Israeli
athletes, coming to the ku.N., t
was a surprise to us.
Was a surprise to us. To many people in that room,
to many people in that room, he was a terrorist, was to an
equal number of people, he was a
freedom fighter.
Freedom fighter. In the 1970s, this kind of
in the 1970s, this kind of rhetoric made perfect sense.
Rhetoric made perfect sense. People could identify with
people could identify with arafat, and they could see
Israel as the oppressor.
While the palestinians hasn't
while the palestinians hasn't by 1974 got the palestinian
liberation that they were
seeking, they had certainly put
themselves on the agenda at a
very high level indeed, and this
had happened fast.
Had happened fast. In an historic vote today,
in an historic vote today, the united nations general
assembly supported the
palestinian claim.
Palestinian claim. And a second resolution also
and a second resolution also passed that would give the
palestinian lib rag organization
a formal place at the u.N. As an
observer.
Observer. When the p.L.A. Were given
when the p.L.A. Were given observers status, it seemed to
encourage the idea that violence
would get your grooeievance in
way that would get you
respected.
Respected. They will pursue them until
they will pursue them until justice is meted out to them.
Justice is meted out to them. The brood of children will not
the brood of children will not be shed with impunity.
In the United States, terrorism takes the form of
bombings.
Bombings. The FBI records more than a
the FBI records more than a thousand terrorist bombings
every year.
Every year. It is just startling how
it is just startling how widespread bombings, especially
these types of protest bombings,
were in the 1970s.
Were in the 1970s. They happened by the hundreds.
The weather underground put
the weather underground put bombs in the state department
and in the military induction
center in Oakland, California.
Center in Oakland, California. It was not to me a weapon
it was not to me a weapon that you use to kill people.
That you use to kill people. It was something you use to
it was something you use to disrupt things.
Disrupt things. Somebody called them exploding
somebody called them exploding press releases.
Press releases. Both the Washington and
both the Washington and Oakland bombs were set to
protest against American
involvement in indochina.
Involvement in indochina. The problem with lots of
the problem with lots of little bombs is the first bomb
gets page one news.
Gets page one news. When you're up to the 30th bomb,
when you're up to the 30th bomb, it's on page six.
It's on page six. A bomb exploded today at los
a bomb exploded today at los Angeles international airport.
Some groups said, only by
some groups said, only by being more ruthless can we
achieve our goals.
Achieve our goals. At least two people were
at least two people were killed and more than 30 injured.
Killed and more than 30 injured. In lower Manhattan, an
in lower Manhattan, an explosion this afternoon left at
least three dead.
Least three dead. The explosion took 11 lives
the explosion took 11 lives in the baggage claim area.
In the baggage claim area. Terrorists felt they had to
terrorists felt they had to innovate, either in the
direction of higher profile
targets, or higher body counts.
Targets, or higher body counts. In Birmingham, england,
in Birmingham, england, several bombs blew up in the
center of the city tonight.
Center of the city tonight. At least 17 people are dead.
At least 70 more are injured.
The first bomb went off in a
the first bomb went off in a crowded area near the Birmingham
city center.
City center. Minutes later, and less than a
minutes later, and less than a hundred yards away, a second
bomb exploded in another pump.
Bomb exploded in another pump. There have been 200 people
there have been 200 people inside, police said they were
still searching for bodies in
the rubble.
The rubble. Terrorism only works when it
terrorism only works when it shocks people.
Shocks people. The mid-1970s, the I.R.A.
Attempts an entirely new tactic,
attempts an entirely new tactic, to bring the conflict to the
British mainland.
The British home front has
the British home front has itself become a battlefield in
the raging guerilla war over
northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland. There have been many bombings
there have been many bombings in england in recent months, as
the terrorism of northern
Ireland has spread.
But tonight was the worst.
The sheer audacity, it was
the sheer audacity, it was unrivaled.
Unrivaled. Arab terrorists attacking the
arab terrorists attacking the headquarters of oil power.
Headquarters of oil power. Three men were killed and three
three men were killed and three wounded.
Wounded. There is no certainty, but
there is no certainty, but there is plenty of speculation,
that one of those terrorists who
raided the opec meeting in
Vienna could be Europe's most
wanted fugitive, Carlos Sanchez
Martinez, also known as the
jackal.
Jackal. This is the clearest news
this is the clearest news film of Carlos that so far
exists.
Exists. That's him, breaking away,
that's him, breaking away, answering a call from near the
plane.
Plane. Carlos the jackal, I think,
had a real flair for publicity,
becoming argue apply the
best-known terrorist of that
era.
Era. But who is this man known to
but who is this man known to police as Carlos Ramirez
Sanchez?
Who was paying him?
What is he after?
And how many members in his
and how many members in his group of terror?
Group of terror? Carlos is thought to be a
venezuelan in his late 20s.
Venezuelan in his late 20s. Moscow trained, politically
motivated, and want window
France, Holland, britain, and
nowaustria.
Nowaustria. He crossed frontiers, spoke
he crossed frontiers, spoke Spanish, Russian, French, and
arabic.
Arabic. Here's a venezuelan working
here's a venezuelan working with the palestinians, allied
with the Germans.
With the Germans. He was a gun for hire in the
he was a gun for hire in the service of global revolution.
Service of global revolution. And that gave him a very wide
and that gave him a very wide canvas on which to play on.
Canvas on which to play on. He's supposed to have
he's supposed to have masterminded the takeover of the
French embassy in the hague,
exchanging the French ambassador
for an imprisoned Japanese red
army terrorist and $300,000.
Army terrorist and $300,000. When you speak with him, he
when you speak with him, he claim only political and
ideological positions, but in
fact he likes money, lots.
Fact he likes money, lots. Carlos has also fought in the
bombing of a crowded Paris
drugstore and a bazooka attack
at an airport last January.
At an airport last January. Carlos maintained his cover
as playboy.
As playboy. He had learned to use women, to
he had learned to use women, to seek shelter, to store weapons.
Seek shelter, to store weapons. He was a womanizer.
He wanted to stay in the nicest
he wanted to stay in the nicest hotels, have caviar and
champagne.
Champagne. That was part of a romanticism
that was part of a romanticism of being a terrorist during that
era.
Era. He wants to be loved, but if
he wants to be loved, but if he's confront, he doesn't
hesitate to kill.
Hesitate to kill. He was very violent.
Everybody knows that.
When police moved in on
when police moved in on Carlos last July, he killed two
of them and then disappeared.
Of them and then disappeared. The plastic smiles on the
the plastic smiles on the face of this new police unit in
Bavaria protect the anonymity of
the first squad to be
specifically trained to fight
terror groups.
Terror groups. What happened between '72 and
what happened between '72 and '76 in Germany and in other
parts of the world is a complete
revolution of the military, in
much more emphasis on
counterterrorism.
Counterterrorism. Don't miss!
Don't miss!
Here's the situation in
here's the situation in what's turning out to be the
year's most spectacular hijack
story.
Story. 101 hostages released today were
flown to Paris, but another 110
are still being held at the
airport in Uganda.
Airport in Uganda. About 85 of them, Israeli
about 85 of them, Israeli nationals.
Nationals. Relatives of the Israeli
relatives of the Israeli hostages held an emotional
meeting with government
representatives this morning.
Representatives this morning. They didn't care that Israel has
they didn't care that Israel has a basic policy of not dealing
with terrorists.
With terrorists. They wanted action from their
they wanted action from their government.
Government. Israel said the example for
many countries.
Many countries. They told the terrorists,
they told the terrorists, point-blank, we're not going to
negotiate with you.
Negotiate with you. We do not recognize your
we do not recognize your legitimacy.
Legitimacy. If you're going to be
if you're going to be hardlining your response, how do
you end the episode?
You end the episode? Do you just stand by while all
do you just stand by while all the hostages are killed?
Some details of the long range rescue operation are still
unclear, but here is what known.
Unclear, but here is what known. Hand-picked rescuers made the
hand-picked rescuers made the flight to Uganda.
Flight to Uganda. The raid on entene is one of
the raid on entene is one of the perfect operations of the
modern era.
Modern era. Defined by surprise, speed, and
defined by surprise, speed, and success.
Success. The Israelis are familiar
the Israelis are familiar with the airport at entene,
because they built sections of
it and had an active force in
Uganda until 1973 when yamin kyl
kicked the Israelis out.
Kicked the Israelis out. No one thought anyone would
no one thought anyone would fly from Israeli to Uganda to
rescue the hostages.
Rescue the hostages. When they landed, all the
when they landed, all the commanders were wearing ugandan
military uniforms and were
driving the same kind of
Mercedes that a ugandan general
would drive.
Would drive. The hijackers didn't know
the hijackers didn't know what was going on, and by the
time they figured it out, it was
too late for them.
Too late for them. It took just 52 minutes from
it took just 52 minutes from the time the first plane landed
until it took off with the
hostages.
Hostages. That was three minutes less than
that was three minutes less than the rehearsal the night before.
The rehearsal the night before. The rescue seemed pretty much
the rescue seemed pretty much like a modern miracle.
Like a modern miracle. For relatives who for days on
for relatives who for days on end were unsure whether they
would ever see their loved ones
again, it was a time for joy and
jubilation.
Jubilation. What made you think that
what made you think that Israel could pull off an
operation like this?
Operation like this? The entene rescue was one of
the entene rescue was one of the few bits of good news we had
regarding counterterrorism.
Regarding counterterrorism. It was followed a year later by
it was followed a year later by the daring rescue of German
passengers aboard a hijacked
lufthansa aircraft.
Lufthansa aircraft. It was over in minutes.
A blinding crash and a deafening
a blinding crash and a deafening explosion and gunfire.
Explosion and gunfire. The passengers and crew were
the passengers and crew were freed in a raid at Somalia
Mogadishu airport.
There was a sense that the
there was a sense that the pendulum was swinging away from
terrorist efficacy.
Terrorist efficacy. In other words, if you hijacked
in other words, if you hijacked a plane, you didn't necessarily
get a free run to the press
conference.
Conference. Once again, we see
once again, we see terrorism's evolution in the
sense that the terrorists
themselves often have to change
up their tactics if they're
going to stay one step ahead of
the government.
The government. West German industrialist
west German industrialist hands Martin schrier, a key
government adviser, was
kidnapped in Cologne today.
Kidnapped in Cologne today. The terrorists riddled the
the terrorists riddled the cars carrying schrier and his
police bodyguard s with machine
gun fire.
Gun fire. The bodyguards were killed.
This is the third terrorist
this is the third terrorist incident in Germany in the past
six months.
Six months. All involve deaths and all
all involve deaths and all involve the badder mine of the
group.
Group. The red army faction in west
the red army faction in west Germany was part of a 1970s
trend of moxist vanguard groups.
Trend of moxist vanguard groups. The red brigade, the Japanese
the red brigade, the Japanese red army, the weathermen in the
United States.
These were people who felt that
these were people who felt that the capitalist structures needed
to be destroyed and the only
effective way of doing that was
through violence.
Through violence. The German police have been
the German police have been waging a relentless war against
the terrorists, capturing some,
killing some.
Killing some. But the leaders of the group
but the leaders of the group have often had more influence
from inside prison than outside.
From inside prison than outside. Authorities claim this man,
authorities claim this man, Andreas butter, continued to
mastermind terrorist operations
from inside prison, passing
instructions through his
attorneys.
Attorneys. One of the gang said the most
one of the gang said the most fantastic thing in the 1970s was
not to be a rock star, but to be
revolutionary.
Revolutionary. Unlike the ira or other
unlike the ira or other groups, the red army faction
kills selectively, prosecutors,
bankers, leaders of the society
they wish so fervently to
destroy.
Destroy. They thought the more
they thought the more high-profile the assassination
or kidnapping, the more likely
that this would start to
revolution.
Revolution. That the spark of violence would
that the spark of violence would catch on.
Catch on. The former premiere of Italy
the former premiere of Italy kidnapped in a bloody shoot-out
two days ago in Rome by a bunch
called the red brigades is
nowhere to be found.
Nowhere to be found.
Moro's kidnapping has hit
moro's kidnapping has hit those hard.
Those hard. The attitude that the chaos in
the attitude that the chaos in Italy is in natural state of
affairs here is no longer
acceptable.
Acceptable. The whole idea with these
the whole idea with these attacks is to shake the
confidence of the government.
Confidence of the government. And they did.
Italy's police are struggling
to maintain law and order.
To maintain law and order. And they appear to be no match
and they appear to be no match for terrorists who, in the last
six months, have gunned down
judges, journalists, business
executives, politicians, and
policemen.
Policemen. Alder moro's body was found
alder moro's body was found in downtown Rome today.
In downtown Rome today. The Italian political leader,
the Italian political leader, one of the most respected men in
the country, had been brutally
murdered by his red brigades
kidnappers.
Kidnappers. Everyone now realizes that no
everyone now realizes that no one, even the most powerful, has
immunity from these urban
guerillas.
Guerillas. Political terror in Ireland
political terror in Ireland today claimed the first member
of the brush royal family to be
assassinated in modern times.
Assassinated in modern times. Cousin of the queen was killed
cousin of the queen was killed when a powerful bomb demolished
his yacht, a grandson and a boat
hand also died.
Hand also died. The ira said this.
The British army cannot defeat
the British army cannot defeat us, yet it continues with the
oppression of our people.
Oppression of our people. Well, for this, says the ira, we
well, for this, says the ira, we will tear off their sentimental
imperialist hearts.
Imperialist hearts. The ira were clear that in
the ira were clear that in targeting him, they were
targeting the heart of the
establishment of their political
enemy, the United Kingdom.
Enemy, the United Kingdom. It creates total outrage in
it creates total outrage in england, which in some ways the
ira welcomes.
Ira welcomes. It's good that they're outraged.
And then
and then foeb nobody.
Foeb nobody. Is the 79-year-old man
is the 79-year-old man something the I.R.A. Should be
proud of?
Proud of? He implemented the most opp
he implemented the most opp oppressive legislation which has
made for the stimof war which
exists today.
Exists today. The brutal violence in
the brutal violence in Ireland could inyees.
Promise to restore peace and
promise to restore peace and security to northern Ireland.
Security to northern Ireland. And the
The U.S. embassy in teheran is being invaded and occupied by
American students.
The Americans inside have been
the Americans inside have been taken prisoner.
Taken prisoner. I'll be honest with you.
I was scared.
Who knows what a mob could do?
The American hostages were
the American hostages were blindfolded, handcuffed and
marched out on the steps in
return for their American
hostages' freedom, they're
demanding the United States give
up the Shaw of Iran to stand
before a people's court.
Before a people's court. Amidst an American
amidst an American revolution, the sha of Iran is
basically toppled.
Basically toppled. Both the Shaw and the united
both the Shaw and the united states seem to be deeply aloof
to the increasing curiosity.
To the increasing curiosity. The new Republic would be
the new Republic would be inspired by the stern religious
principles of islam.
Principles of islam. Nothing else.
S
s I told him he became an enemy
I told him he became an enemy of the United States the minute
he replaced the Shaw.
He replaced the Shaw. When large crowds gathered in
when large crowds gathered in front of the embassy in support,
he made the decision.
He made the decision. I'm not going to stand against
this wave.
This wave. I'm going to ride it.
There has been a persistent
there has been a persistent belief in many quarters here in
Iran that the United States was
going to restore the Shaw to
power here.
Power here. They looked at the embassy as
they looked at the embassy as an occupying force.
An occupying force. The embassy was actually the age
the embassy was actually the age e agent for controlling
politics.
Politics. Because the distance to
because the distance to teheran from the Arabian sea and
a raid to rescue the hosages is
unlikely.
Unlikely. But how much longer can you
but how much longer can you go on doing this?
Go on doing this? We're ready to go on until
we're ready to go on until martyrdom.
Martyrdom. The bullets do not kill the
the bullets do not kill the rights of the people!
Rights of the people! The terrorism had been moving
the terrorism had been moving from what it was almost
entirely, a secular movement, to
something that is motivated or
fuelled by religious fervor.
Fuelled by religious fervor. In mecca, man described as
in mecca, man described as the sacred mosque.
The sacred mosque. The 30 giant doors were
the 30 giant doors were sealed off.
Sealed off. They seek to purify the religion
they seek to purify the religion from what they say is the
corrupt influence at the current
Saudi Arabian government.
Dozens are said to have died.
Officials rush tanks and
officials rush tanks and troops to mecca.
Troops to mecca. As many as 10,000 are still
as many as 10,000 are still inside the grand mosque.
Inside the grand mosque. Broadcasts from Iran today
broadcasts from Iran today blame the United States for the
grand mosque in mecca.
Grand mosque in mecca. Those broadcasts were heard in
those broadcasts were heard in islamabod, where a mob stored
the American embassy, killed a
young marine guard and trapped
about 100 Americans inside the
embassy.
Embassy. The mob was screaming kill
the mob was screaming kill the American dogs.
The American dogs. This is the third major event
this is the third major event now in the Muslim world in the
last 24 hours.
Last 24 hours. In teheran this morning,
in teheran this morning, millions of people are shouting
death to the Shaw, death to the
martyr.
Martyr. That is followed by the cry god
that is followed by the cry god is great.
Is great. These groups are very hard to
these groups are very hard to dissuade these people that god
is on their side.
Is on their side. That's a very powerful form of
that's a very powerful form of delusion.
Delusion. It was clear that the united
it was clear that the united states was so ill-prepared and
failed to recognize the
extraordinary change that had
happened in the '70s.
Happened in the '70s. New year's Eve.
1979 we take a deep breath.
Rather than catching our
rather than catching our breath, what we should have been
thinking is how can this worse?
Thinking is how can this worse? It sounds like the most
it sounds like the most feudal observation possible.
Feudal observation possible. It is growing at a scary rate.
Terror is a new form of warfare.
And history shows that every
and history shows that every form of warfare seems indom
nidble at first.
Nidble at first. Remember, sky jacking seemed
remember, sky jacking seemed insuperble in this country once.
Insuperble in this country once. We have now stoppabled it.
I don't know how terrorism can
be stopped, but history is on
our side.