23 September 2006

The strange case of Posada Carriles (or when is a terrorist not a terrorist?)

Posada Carriles is a suspected terrorist that has been in US custody since March of last year when he entered the US illegally. He is wanted for trial in two countries where he is suspected of responsibility for the blowing up of an airplane in 1976 resulting in the deaths of 73 people.

He is not being held at Guantánamo.

He has not been extraordinarily rendered to a country were he will be tortured.

We know where he is.

He is about to be released!

Why - you may ask.

The countries that have requested his extradition are Cuba and Venezuela. (The extradition requests have been refused as - wait for me here - he might be tortured!)

He is accused of blowing up a Cuban plane flying between Cuba and Venezuela along with other acts of terrorism.

He is reputed to be a current or former CIA operative.

There are strong indications that the CIA and others in the US government knew of his plans before the airplane was blown up.

He's just an all around nice guy.

Compare and contrast his treatment with this. Do you reckon we will win the "War on Terra" this way?

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