By Kenneth J. Theisen, 5/10/07
In an article for the World Can’t wait site I accused the
Bush regime of hypocrisy when it comes to prosecuting “terrorists.” (See “Does
the Bush regime have a double-standard for “terrorists?” 4/21/07) On May 8, 2007 this hypocrisy became even
clearer as a federal court judge dismissed immigration fraud charges against
Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA employee who has been linked to various acts
of terrorism, including the 1976 bombing of a Cubana Airlines airplane that murdered
73 people.
Posada was only charged with immigration violations and
despite U.S.
government documents that connect him to numerous terrorist actions the U.S.
Department of Justice under Alberto Gonzales has refused to charge him as a
terrorist. But then he is a U.S.
sponsored terrorist so this should not shock anyone. In 1998 interview with the New York Times
Posada stated, “The CIA taught us everything – everything. They taught us explosives, how to kill, bomb,
trained us in acts of sabotage.”
Upon learning of the court ruling, Congressman William
Delahunt said, “If the administration does not avail itself of all legal
avenues to detain this terrorist and bring him to justice, it will send a
message to the world that President Bush believes in the old adage that one
man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter.” But do not expect the
regime to exhaust all legal remedies. In
fact the Bush regime has done everything possible to sabotage this case from
the beginning.
To show how concerned the regime is, the Immigration and
Customs Enforcement agency issued a media statement stating that Posada must report
to immigration officials upon his return to Miami. The Department of Justice spokesman stated, “At
this time, we’re reviewing the judge’s decision and we’re evaluating our
options.” When asked why Posada is
not facing any terrorism charges the spokesman answered, “I’m not going to
get into our internal deliberations.”
Do not hold your breath waiting for the Bush regime to indict Posada for
various acts of terrorism.
The government of Venezuela has sought Posada’s extradition
since his initial arrest. Jose
Pertierra, who represents the Venezuelan government, accused the Bush administration
of deliberately botching the case against Posada. On behalf of the Venezuelan government he
stated, “We’re not indignant about what this judge has done; we’re
indignant about what the White House has done to bring out this decision. I
don’t think they’re stupid at all. The government did as little as it possibly
could, as sloppily as it possibly could. This was the result the government
wanted all along.”
There is evidence of a government cover-up in regard to
Posada. In 2003 the FBI closed it
terrorism case against Posada. Then the FBI removed five boxes of evidence from
the FBI’s evidence room and destroyed all the records. The U.S. prosecutor in charge of this
happened to be Marcos Jimenez, who was a member of Bush’s legal team in the
Florida 2000 election recount. This may
be why the Bush regime likes to have loyal U.S.
prosecutors in charge of the 93 U.S.
Attorney’s office around the country.
The regime is currently embroiled in a scandal concerning the firings of
several U.S.
prosecutors.
WorldCantWait.org will continue to follow the Posada case
and will report any updates as the Justice Department “evaluates” it options.