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Genoud found himself in legal troubles from time to time, such as in 1983, when he was represented by
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became
Interpol Head is connected with his friendship with Francois Genoud, because Genoud lobbied Arab governments to help him achieve the role. The implications are understood to include that when the
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Throughout the 1970s, Genoud financed many left-wing groups with the goal of armed Arab liberation. It is alleged that he delivered the ransom demand after the
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in 1994, after playing a key role in the success of his missions in the previous decades.
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was a great leader, and if he had won the war, the world would be a better place today."
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The Hitler Virus: The Insidious Legacy of Adolf Hitler
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Ein Leben zwischen Hitler und Carlos: François Genoud
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627:Coogan, Kevin (1999).
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455:. He was a mentor of
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438:Ilich Ramírez Sánchez
291:Nazi hunters such as
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40:Lausanne, Switzerland
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514:Saudi Binladin Group
475:Lufthansa Flight 649
161:Haj Amin al-Husseini
1109:James Schwarzenbach
769:"Secrecy is Golden"
65:Cause of death
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1170:New European Order
914:The New York Times
543:In the miniseries
539:In popular culture
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449:Ayatollah Khomeini
445:Ali Hassan Salameh
362:New European Order
338:Gamal Abdel Nasser
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