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(s) | 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]
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".
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!
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