Fidel Castro foe finally going on trial in US

[Judi Lynn]

Fidel Castro foe finally going on trial in US
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ, AP Hispanic Affairs Writer

Monday, January 10, 2011
(01-10) 06:21 PST DORAL, Fla. (AP) --

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As he prepares for trial Monday in El Paso, Texas, on federal charges connected to the decade-old bombings that killed an Italian tourist, Posada's art says much about the cagey former CIA asset who remains a lightning rod in much of Latin America.

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"The CIA created and unleashed a Frankenstein," said Peter Kornbluth, head of the independent National Security Archive's Cuba project. "We unleashed him on the world."

Cuba contends Posada hired two men to carry out the hotel attacks as part of a plot to hurt tourism on the communist island. U.S. prosecutors have filed detailed FBI documents linking Posada to the bombings, including reports from Cuba.

The trial also could underscore what critics consider the lax treatment Posada has received compared to others accused of orchestrating terrorist acts outside the U.S, and it will likely antagonize some of Miami's politically powerful Cuban-Americans, neither a welcome prospect for the Obama administration, which inherited Posada's case.

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