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It would not be difficult for the
government to find evidence involving these terrorist organizations
because the CIA and the Pentagon trained many of their members. Take,
for instance, Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch, suspected
masterminds of the bombing of a Cuban passenger airliner that claimed
the lives of 73 people.
"All of Castro's planes are warplanes." (Orlando Bosch, 1987, defending
the bombing of the civilian Cuban plane.) [81]
Before Posada Carriles could be tried for the airline bombing, he
escaped from a prison in Venezuela and found a job supplying arms to the
CIA-backed Nicaraguan contras.
My experience in the CIA gave me the right credentials for the job. [82]
Posada's accomplice, Orlando Bosch, has long been protected from
extradition by the U.S. government. Although Bosch was convicted of
carrying out a bazooka attack on a ship in Miami harbor, President
Bush's father, George H., at the urging of his brother, Jeb, prevented
his expulsion from the country. He signed an executive pardon providing
Bosch with safe haven in Florida. Bosch promised he would ... [83]
"Rejoin the struggle!" [84]
{George Bush:] Hold on! Let me set the record straight. I pardon only
freedom fighters, not terrorists!
If the younger Bush were serious about going after all states that
harbor terrorists, he might issue his next ultimatum to his brother, the
governor of Florida.
[President Bush:] Listen Jeb, you're going to have to cough up the
terrorists or we start bombing Miami tomorrow!
Posada, Bosch and their friends are only a few of the violent characters
whose activities have been sponsored by the CIA. Many of the CIA's
"covert operations" -- bombings, assassinations, sabotage, paramilitary
massacres -- are terrorism by any definition. Many of the shadowy
figures involved in these activities are still working with the CIA
around the world. But others -- including Osama bin Laden -- have turned
on their former partners. [85]
It's too bad. They made such a good team.
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