Sunday, July 1, 2007
Volume:
23
Issue:
7
262
Abstract:
On May 8, 2007, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso, Texas dismissed an indictment against alleged terrorist Luis Posada Carriles and ordered him released. Venezuelan and Cuban officials immediately demanded that Posada be tried in the United States or surrendered to Venezuela, where he is a naturalized citizen. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd stated that the government was reviewing the ruling to determine whether to appeal ... [more]