Let's see how this plays out...

**Goofball** · 05-17-2005, 17:47

Luis Posada, a terrorist who has admittedly made bombing attacks on civilian locations, is applying for political asylum in the U.S. Should be a no-brainer, right? I mean come on, with the U.S. being the self-proclaimed leader in the Global War on Terror, they should immediately deny his claim and ship him back to either of the two countries wanting his extradition.

The problem?

The terrorist attacks he committed were against the Cuban Castro regime.

So, is the Global War on Terror really a war against all terrorists, or only against those terrorists that don't serve U.S. interests?

Your move Mr. Bush.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7678398/

**Crazed Rabbit** · 05-17-2005, 18:56

A guy who has admitted bombing civilian targets?

Well then, it would appear very simple: kick the guy out.

The ends (no Castro) do not justify the means (civilian killing).

Crazed Rabbit

**monkian** · 05-17-2005, 19:05

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

A guy who has admitted bombing civilian targets?

Well then, it would appear very simple: kick the guy out.

The ends (no Castro) do not justify the means (civilian killing).

Crazed Rabbit

The ends (no Saddam) do not justify the means (civillian killing) ....

**Don Corleone** · 05-17-2005, 19:15

Ah yes, right on topic Monkian. Even when Americans on the Right agree with your point, you gotta give us the finger. Typical Leftist, no interest in common understanding, just bashing everyone you disagree with.

**monkian** · 05-17-2005, 19:24

Originally Posted by Don Corleone

Ah yes, right on topic Monkian. Even when Americans on the Right agree with your point, you gotta give us the finger. Typical Leftist, no interest in common understanding, just bashing everyone you disagree with.

*yawn*

Prove I'm a 'leftist' (whatever that is) and where did I previously state my point ?

PS You just used your post to tar and bash all 'leftists' with the same brush. Congrats

**Don Corleone** · 05-17-2005, 19:27

Let's see, since you're apparently having troubles following what at the time was a 3 post thread, please allow me to summarize:

1) Goofball made the point the US should extradite a man who's admitted to bombing civilian targets. He suggested that even though this was done in Cuba, to protest Castro, the US not doing so would reek of hypocricy.

2) Crazed Rabbit, one of the more Right posters agreed completely.

3) You chime in with a dig at the Iraq War effort, which, until you piped up, had nothing to do with the discussion.

**Kaiser of Arabia** · 05-17-2005, 19:27

This case is diff from the Saddam case Monk.

**Productivity** · 05-18-2005, 10:44

Originally Posted by monkian

The ends (no Saddam) do not justify the means (civillian killing) ....

You have classed two completeley seperate areas of civilian killing as one. Intentional killing of civilians is one thing, killing of civilians as an accident/unavoidable cost is another (and for that matter, killing through negligence is a third but that is irrelevant to this issue).

In a legal situation I assume it would be the difference between wilful murder, murder and manslaughter.

Therefore, the analogy does not apply, and so this part of the thread should be ignored.

EDIT: WTH happened to this thread?

Panzer, at least I'm not the only one who posted a reply and then read the thread.

**Tribesman** · 05-17-2005, 19:19

A guy who has admitted bombing civilian targets?
Not any more , despite his earlier admissions he now says "lets leave it to history"
The ends (no Castro) do not justify the means (civilian killing).
But he believes in armed struggle and revolution to achieve his aims

And for his finest quote ...
"I would never have participated in any conspiracy with 'Monkey' Morales , I'd have to be crazy . My God!!!"
So despite recently declassified Federal government papers linking this former CIA operative with Morales and the Aircraft bombing he denies it . Yeah he would have to be crazy to do something like that , but sane enough to blow up tourist resorts

Looks like theres one illegal that the Minutemen project failed to stop at the border .

I don't see much chance of him being handed over to Cuba or Venezuela , maybe they should hand him over the Italians , lets see how his reasoning "The tourist was just in the wrong place at the wrong time" stands up in court .