By definition, a terrorist (SF Chronicle)

[struggle4progress]

WHEN is a terrorist not a terrorist? When he's an anti-Castro "freedom fighter'' hiding in Florida.

The White House should lose no time in deporting Luis Posada Carriles, a prime suspect in the midair bombing of a civilian airliner that killed 73 people in 1976. It was a terrorist act by any definition. After a career spent fighting Fidel Castro, Posada, 77, has reportedly slipped into Florida.

Federal authorities have clammed up, saying they don't know of his whereabouts, though his presence is widely accepted by Cuban-American leaders there. The official blindness can be blamed on upside-down political priorities. Washington is paralyzed when it comes to offending the Cuban population in Florida, even in a case as overboard as this one. Posada's career as an anti-Castro militant, dating back to the American-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, makes him an icon to some. But there can't be safe harbor for an alleged mass killer linked to the jet bombing, as well as to other violent acts and bomb plots. <snip>

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/05/11/EDGJ6CMJM91.DTL

[rpannier]

1. Hey let's be fair

They couldn't find Bin Laden (2 months before 9/11) when he was in Dubai receiving Dialysis, it's possible they can't find Carriles either. I mean, I've come to the conclusion that this government couldn't find anyone unless they walk into a police station and announce "I'm (insert name here) and I've committed (insert terror crimes here) and I've come to turn myself in."

[Boo Boo]

2. The thing that chaps my weenie

about all these Luis Posada Carriles stories is that everybody dances around the basic fact: the guy was a CIA operative, confirmed by the Church Commission. I'd bet my teeth he knows GHB. His accomplice in the airline bombing, Orlando Bosch, was let out of jail by GHB prior to his leaving office.

Here's an interesting article. It's from a Cuban source, Granma International, so you might want to factor in whatever size grain of salt you feel is appropriate. It's still a pretty interesting read.

http://granmai.cubaweb.com/ingles/2005/abril/vier29/19kennedy.html

[indepat]

3. The good guys are not terrorists when committing terrorist acts