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The Atlantic Monthly: Twilight of the Assassins |
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It was the first act of airline terrorism in the Americas: thirty years ago, seventy-three people died in the bombing of a Cuban passenger plane. Now, one alleged mastermind lives freely in Miami, while another awaits trial on other charges in Texas. With Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez insisting the CIA was behind the bombing, why won’t the Bush administration at last resolve enduring suspicions? A tale of thwarted dreams, frustrated justice, and murder in the sky |
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The Washington Post: Decision Due on Cuban Exile Suspected in Airliner Blast |
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In 30-Year-Old Terror Case, a Test for the U.S.: "It's as if you were to say to the American people that country X has found Osama bin Laden, who arrived without a passport or a visa, and that he is being held as an illegal immigrant but will not be sent back to the U.S.," Ricardo Alarcón, president of Cuba's general assembly, said in an interview. |
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Posada's CIA ties uncovered in papers |
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The revelation of Posada's ties to the CIA's operations in Miami was contained in documents requested by The Miami Herald as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. Although some of Posada's CIA links were known previously, the CIA files released to the newspaper this month add detail about the Cuban militant's connections to America's storied and controversial spy agency. |
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Posada Carriles Says Washington Knew of his Clandestine Work |
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In a motion presented to a federal court in El Paso, Texas, Posada Carriles' attorney recalled U.S. authorities that the clandestine work carried out by his client in Central America was known by the highest officials in Washington, including then Vice-president George H Bush.
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Was Posada Carriles an Agent? |
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When the terrorist attack against the Cubana Airlines DC-8 took place on October 6, 1976, was Luis Posada Carriles a CIA agent or not? This is key to the case because if Posada Carriles was an agent at that time then it would be impossible for the US government to say that it had nothing to do with the terrorist crime that killed 73 innocent persons when the aircraft blew up off the coast of Barbados.
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