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| Miami groups call on U.S. to extradite Posada |
| 2006-01-27 |
| Why hasn't this cockaroach already smoked his last Cohibas con el veneno? Miami groups backing Fidel Castro's government today are calling on the Bush administration to extradite accused Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela. Get yer free Havana Cruise line tickets here! The Alianza Martiana, the Antonio Maceo Brigade, the Asociación Jose Marti and CÃrculo Bolivariano of Miami are among the groups holding a press conference this morning to demand Posada's extradition. Posada currently is being held in detention in El Paso, Texas. Still looking for the next Tony Montana? Venezuela wants to try Posada for the bombing of a Cuban jetliner in 1976 that killed 73 people. At the time, Posada was a top official in the Venezuelan state security agency. Cuba has accused Posada of masterminding a string of bombings at Cuban hotels in 1997 and 1998. A federal immigration judge has ruled that Posada cannot be extradited to Cuba or Venezuela because he could face torture. The federal government will decide soon if Posada can be released under supervision or if there's another country that will take him. Why hasn't the US agreed to honor its decade old extradition treaty with Venezuela or its obligations under the 'Convention on Safety in Civil Aviation'? Could be that Venezuela's "institutional crisis" that can't insure no ill-treatment or torture. Perhaps the US finds ChavezÂ’s professed desire to spread his "Bolivarian" revolution adversarial. Then again it could be... this. |
| Posted by:DepotGuy |