What motivates a young Swiss man to take the path of political violence? In 1970, Bruno Breguet, at the age of 19, traveled to a military training camp of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Lebanon and offered to take part in an attack in Israel. The mission is the beginning of a dramatic life story that will lead the Ticino native to a high-security Israeli prison, to the center of international secret diplomacy, and into the clandestine group of the legendary terrorist “Carlos the Jackal.”
The author Adrian Hänni, who researches the shadowy world of intelligence services and terrorist organizations, analyzes previously inaccessible archival sources and speaks with long-silent companions of Bruno Breguet. Hänni reveals for the first time Bregeut’s activities as a CIA agent, offers unknown perspectives on the Carlos group, and pursues new leads on his mysterious disappearance.
Interviews and reviews can be found in German, French, Italian, English and Greek by numerous newspapers, digital media and TV stations, including the Guardian, the Times, Swissinfo, NZZ, and Corriere della Sera. More info at http://bruno.adrianh.ch.
