US accused over release of convicted terrorist

Mark Tran and agencies
Wednesday May 9, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Cuba and Venezuela today accused the US of double standards after a judge threw out immigration charges against a former CIA operative and convicted terrorist.

In a surprise move, Kathleen Cardone, a US district judge in El Paso, Texas, dismissed the charges against Luis Posada Carriles on the grounds that the US government case was based on statements obtained from the 79-year-old under false pretences.