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Luis Posada Carriles a Free Man Revealing US Terrorism Double Standard
11:38 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Cuba · Comments Off
9 May 2007
When is a terrorist not a terrorist? When your name is Luis Posada Carriles and when you have government officials across the U.S. asking for mercy on his behalf. Well it looked like it worked.
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone threw out immigration charges against Posada Carriles, and ordered his electronic tracking bracelet removed. He had been free on bail, pending an immigration trial that was scheduled to begin this week.
Texas judge wants Cuban accused of terrorism freed
6:29 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba|Justice|Texas · 1 Comment
6 Apr 2007
Many don’t walk away from Texas courtrooms with freedom, but Luis Posada Carriles (age 79), a man accused of bombing an airplane and plotting to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba did just that today:
The judge in the El Paso federal court ordered his release on $350,000 (£180,000) bail and on the basis that he remain in his Miami home and submit to electronic monitoring.
According to the BBC, Posada Carriles was employed by the CIA, is of accused of plotting the bombing that resulted in the death of 73 Cubans in 1976, and is wanted in both Cuba and Venezuela.
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