Where is the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter? Since 9/11, the United States have been beating the big drum on the international level to fight terrorism. Now a terrorist - or freedom fighter, depending on your political view, policy and definition - who has been trained by the U.S. Army and was on the run for about 30 years, has been apprehended by the U.S. Homeland Security. Venezuela and Cuba requested his extradition and it is the U.S. government's turn to act. Right now, Carriles is only charged with immigration-related crimes. If the government doesn't measure up to its own words ("If you harbour terrorists, you are terrorists"), its credibility will suffer another hard blow. The San Francisco Chronicle suggested several solutions, the best one in my opinion was to hand him over to the International Criminal Court.

Profile: Luis Posada Carriles

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