Carlos the Jackal Wants Out of Solitary

Arguably one of the nastiest terrorists in history, Carlos the Jackal, wants out of solitary confinement. Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, appealed through his lawyer to the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday. A Venezuelan by birth, Carlos claims the eight years he has been held in solitary confinement in a French prison violates a European human rights treaty.

As a reminder, Carlos was a free-lance mercenary and terrorist who committed murders, bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings for pay throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for three decades. He was captured in 1994, tried in France and sentenced to life in prison. Now, in prison, he believes his human rights are being violated.

That's a shame.