Luis Posada Carriles
Luis Clemente Posada Carriles (February 15, 1928 – May 23, 2018) was a Cuban exile militant and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent. He was thought to be a terrorist by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Government of Cuba, among others.[1][2][3]
Luis Posada Carriles | |
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 Luis Posada at Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S., 1962 | |
| Born | February 15, 1928 |
| Died | May 23, 2018 (aged 90) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent; convicted terrorist |
| Known for | US-backed anti-Cuban militancy |
He died on May 23, 2018 in Miami, Florida, aged 90 of throat cancer.[4]
Luis Posada Carriles Media
Declassified FBI report that reads: "Our confidential source ascertained ... that the bombing of the Cubana Airlines DC-8 was planned, in part, in Caracas, Venezuela, at two meetings attended by Morales Navarrete, Luis Posada Carriles and Frank Castro"
Fidel Castro, the target of an alleged failed assassination attempt in 2000
Roger Noriega, then US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. At the time of Posada's arrest in the US, Noriega stated that the charges against Posada "may be a completely manufactured issue".
References
- ↑ "A terrorist walks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Ruiz: Terrorist's day in court may be here". NY Daily News. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Associated Press: Cuban exile, accused terrorist informed on allies".
- ↑ Gamez Torres, Nora (May 23, 2018). Anti-Castro militant Posada Carriles is dead at 90. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article211726514.html.
Other websites
- Luis Posada Carriles photo and article archive by the Latin American Studies Organization
- A Bombers Tale: Key Cuba Foe Claims Exiles' Backing by Ann Louise Bardach, The New York Times, July 12, 1998
- Our Man's in Miami: Patriot or Terrorist? by Ann Louise Bardach, The Washington Post, April 17, 2005
- Cuban Exile Could Test U.S. Definition of Terrorist by Tim Weiner, The New York Times, May 9, 2005
- Why Luis Posada Carriles, an Admitted Cuban Exile Terrorist, Should Face Justice in Venezuela Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Why the U.S. Refuses to Prosecute Luis Posada Carriles for Cubana Airlines Flight 455 – video report by Democracy Now!