Vol. 69/No. 39           October 10, 2005  
 
 
As we go to press…
 
An immigration judge in El Paso, Texas, has ruled that CIA-trained mass murderer Luis Posada Carriles will not be extradited to Venezuela. The judge claimed Posada could face torture in that country. Cuban-born Posada is a naturalized Venezuelan citizen who is wanted by Caracas for planning the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. He escaped a Venezuelan prison in 1985 while awaiting trial. Posada has been held at an immigration jail since May, charged with entering the United States illegally. The Venezuelan government, which petitioned for his extradition in June, protested the ruling and reiterated its previous demand.  
 
 
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