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... ZNet Posada’s Presence Epitomizes The Double Standard ZNet Top Recent Terror War Indian Wars Tortured Geography War on Terrorism War Without End More Terror War Recent Landau History Lesson Latinos At War Who We Are Bush's Democracy All by Landau Search Z Magazine Z Blogs Watches Resources Languages Parecon Sustainers Purchases About Us Posada’s Presence Epitomizes The Double Standard by Saul Landau February 05, 2006 Printer Friendly Version EMail Article to a Friend The logic of the terrorism war game led me to conclude (Progreso Weekly September 22, 2005) that Osama bin Laden had engaged an attention-starved, geriatric Cuban exile named Luis Posada Carriles to help him undermine the credibility of George W.

Bush.

Recent events surrounding the possible release of Posada affirm my assessment.

In 1976, already the Hemisphere’s leading terrorist, Posada with Orlando Bosch plotted the bombing of a Cuban airliner over Barbados.

They both claimed that this act represented war against the Castro regime.

Seventy-three civilian passengers and crew members died.

Police quickly nabbed Posada’s henchman, who then ratted on their bosses.

Bosch and Posada went to jail and trial.

Posada escaped when friends from Miami paid someone in Venezuela before the court had decided on his case.

He then went to El Salvador and worked for U.S.

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Oliver North in his effort to supply the Contras with material to use in a terrorist war against Nicaragua.

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