[news] When Is a Terrorist "Mastermind" Not a Terrorist?

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

[Introduction by Ron] It was recently the 30 year anniversary of the downing of a Cuban airliner which killed all 73 people on board. In that time, the U.S. has failed to classify former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles a terrorist, despite recently declassified U.S. documents that indicate he is connected to the bomb that caused that plan to go down along with many other acts of terrorism. 

You'd think it would be easy considering how freely they throw that term around ([Guantanamo][1]), but here's the catch-22: Trying him as a terrorist might expose their role in aiding several terrorist plots. This would make them a terrorist state.

Instead, they continue to keep Posada locked up illegally on immigration charges. According to G. W. Bush, harbouring a terroirst also makes them a terrorist state.

Jim Lobe's article, reprinted here from IPS News, is a fascinating look at the Posada case, taking us right up to developments in the last few days.

  


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    [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detainment_camp
    [2]: http://mostlywater.org/when_is_a_terrorist_mastermind_not_a_terrorist

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