Cubans March, Demand Arrest of Exile (US possibly harboring terrorist)

[shawn703]

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans answered Fidel Castro's call to file past the American mission early Tuesday in a "March against Terrorism," demanding that the United States arrest a Cuban exile sought in a deadly airliner bombing three decades ago.

"Down with terrorism!" the 78-year-old Castro shouted in brief comments before leading the march outside the U.S. Interests Section. "Down with nazi doctrines and methods! Down with the lies!"

Wearing his traditional olive green military uniform and cap, the Cuban president walked six or seven blocks without assistance, despite an accidental fall in October that shattered his left kneecap.

Protesters were calling for the arrest of Castro's longtime foe, Luis Posada Carriles, a Cuban exile who recently traveled to the United States, where he is seeking political asylum. Venezuela has requested the extradition of Posada in the 1976 airliner bombing that killed 73 people.

Posada denies involvement in the bombing.

U.S. officials have said they are not actively seeking Posada because there are no American warrants for his arrest, and expressed doubts as recently as last week that Posada was even in the United States.

more...
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=764650


edited to provide more info about the alleged terrorist

[RagingInMiami]

1. Of course they'll probably end up naming a street after him down here

[Demit]

4. LOL! True! You made me remember my brief sojourn in Miami.

I'm Anglo, but when I moved to Miami I ate pork sandwiches & bought Castro toilet paper at Calle Ocho like everybody else, but I stayed WAY away from local politics. Boy, it sizzled.

[htuttle]

2. "Possibly harboring terrorist"? The guy is giving interviews to the press!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1478505

Brought to this luxury condo -- just a few blocks from offices of the Department of Homeland Security -- for his first interview since sneaking into the United States in March, the anti-Castro militant said he has come to realize that the U.S. government is not looking for him. ``Now I hide a lot less. People have recognized me in the market, at the doctor's office, mostly older people.''

Considering there are one or two terrorist groups in Florida that are hiding in plain sight (ie., F-4 Commandos), I'm not surprised that we can't 'find' him...

[Laughing Mirror]

3. U.S. officials doubt Posada is in the United States?

Posada speaks out in Miami

Exile militant Luis Posada Carriles grants his first interview since slipping into the United States in March.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11663701.htm

Luis Posada Carriles may be the most wanted man in Cuba and Venezuela, but on this recent afternoon, the man accused of deadly terrorism peacefully sips a peach drink, reads about Confucius and marvels at the Miami skyline from the balcony of a Brickell Key high-rise.

''At first I hid a lot,'' Posada said of his arrival in Miami, noting that he spends much of his time reading or painting oil-on-canvas landscapes of Cuba. ``I thought the government was looking for me.''

Brought to this luxury condo -- just a few blocks from offices of the Department of Homeland Security -- for his first interview since sneaking into the United States in March, the anti-Castro militant said he has come to realize that the U.S. government is not looking for him.

``Now I hide a lot less. People have recognized me in the market, at the doctor's office, mostly older people.''