I will fight to `lead a normal life,' Posada says [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Jun. 04, 2005

I will fight to `lead a normal life,' Posada says

Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles said he wants U.S. asylum so he can spend his days painting, but refused to say he would give up anti-Castro violence.

BY ALFONSO CHARDY AND OSCAR CORRAL
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EL PASO, Texas - Luis Posada Carriles, the anti-Castro militant whose appearance in South Florida created an international stir and embarrassed U.S. security agencies, said Friday he will fight to stay in the United States and devote his time to painting landscapes.In his first interview with a U.S. publication since his detention last month in Southwest Miami-Dade, Posada refused to say whether he would give up violence in his anti-Castro crusade.
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Posada said he was alone with a friend when ''quite a few'' agents surrounded him outside the friend's house.

' `Are you Luis Posada? We want to talk to you,' '' Posada recalled the agents saying. ``They were very polite.''
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Posada said he is eagerly awaiting a June 13 immigration hearing. The government is expected to outline allegations he entered the country illegally.

''Many things will be decided there,'' Posada said, adding that he is optimistic about the outcome of his detention. ``I won't be here for long.''
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