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Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles (born February 15, 1928) (nicknamed Bambi) is a Cuban exile militant and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent. He is considered a terrorist by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Government of Cuba, and has been convicted of involvement in the bombing of Cubana flight 455, which killed 73 people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Terrorist Cuban Exile Luis Posada Carriles Seeking Political Asylum in U.S. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A terrorist walks )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ruiz: Terrorist's day in court may be here )〕〔(Associated Press: Cuban exile, accused terrorist informed on allies )〕〔 Born in Havana, Posada Carriles came into contact with Fidel Castro while still a student. However, he developed misgivings about the revolution, and fled to the United States after a spell of anti-Castro activism.〔 He helped organize the Bay of Pigs invasion, and after it failed, became an agent for the CIA. He received training at Fort Benning, and from 1964 to 1968 was involved with a series of bombings and other anti-Castro covert activities.〔 After migrating to Venezuela in 1968, Posada spent the years until 1985 involved in various terrorist activities in the region; until 1976, he continued to have ties to the CIA. He was convicted ''in absentia'' in Panama of involvement in various terrorist attacks and plots in the Americas, including 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people;〔Castro: U.S. to free 'monster' Posada, ''Miami Herald'', Wed, April 11, 2007.〕 however, he has always denied involvement.〔''BBC'', 9 April 2011, (Cuba anger at US Posada Carriles verdict )〕 Along with Orlando Bosch, he was also involved in founding the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations, described by the FBI as a terrorist outfit.〔 In 1985, he re-established links to the CIA, and moved to Central America, where he became involved with United States support to the Contras, and later admitted to playing a part in the Iran-Contra affair.〔(US v. Luis Posada Carriles, No. 07-CR-87 (appeal of mag decision) ). (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-04-25.〕 In later years, he admitted involvement in a string of bombings in 1997 targeting fashionable Cuban hotels and nightspots.〔(Organizations Demand Cuban Militant's Arrest ). Local10.com (2005-04-21). Retrieved on 2011-04-25.〕〔''Christian Science Monitor'', May 20, 2005, (US tiptoes between terror, Castro's policies )〕〔''LA Times'', 20 April 2007, (U.S. criticized as Cuban exile is freed )〕 In addition, he was jailed under accusations related to an assassination attempt on Fidel Castro in Panama in 2000, although he was later pardoned by Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso in the final days of her term.〔''The Guardian'', October 25, 2006 (US embarrassed by terror suspect )〕He has always denied involvement in the airline bombing and the alleged plot against Castro in Panama, but has admitted to fighting to overthrow the Castro regime in Cuba.〔 In 2005, Posada was held by U.S. authorities in Texas on the charge of illegal presence on national territory before the charges were dismissed on May 8, 2007. On September 28, 2005 a U.S. immigration judge ruled that Posada could not be deported, stating that he faced the threat of torture in Venezuela.〔''BBC'', 28 September 2005, (No deportation for Cuban militant )〕 Likewise, the US government has refused to send Posada to Cuba, saying he might face torture.〔 His release on bail on April 19, 2007 elicited angry reactions from the Cuban and Venezuelan governments.〔(Push to free convicted Cuban spies reaches D.C. ), ''Miami Herald'', September 22, 2006〕 The U.S. Justice Department had urged the court to keep him in jail because he was "an admitted mastermind of terrorist plots and attacks", a flight risk and a danger to the community.〔 Posada-Carriles' trial ended on April 8, 2011 with a jury acquitting him on all charges.〔()〕 Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archive has referred to him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in recent history" and the "godfather of Cuban exile violence."〔(Former CIA Asset Luis Posada Goes to Trial ) by Peter Kornbluh, ''The Nation'', January 5, 2011〕 In Miami however, where Posada currently resides, he is considered "a heroic figure in the hardline anti-Castro exile community."〔 ==Early years (1928–1968)== Posada was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He studied medicine and chemistry at the University of Havana and worked as a supervisor for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.〔 – "EARLY 1961: A supervisor for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., he flees Cuba, first to Mexico, then to Florida."〕 As a student he had come in contact with Fidel Castro, who had become a figure of some significance in the violent student politics of the time. Misgivings about the Cuban revolution of 1959 led Posada to become an activist in open opposition to the new government. After a spell in military prison Posada sought political asylum in Mexico. By 1961 Posada had relocated to the United States where he helped to organize the failed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. Though his squadron failed to see action, Posada made a number of contacts and lifelong friends, including future president of the Cuban American National Foundation, Jorge Mas Canosa, who was stationed in the same platoon.〔Bardach, Ann Louise. Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana. p180-223.〕 After the failed invasion, Posada was trained by CIA in sabotage and explosives at the U.S. Army's Fort Benning between March 1963 and March 1964.〔〔(CIA declassified report on Luis Posada ). (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-04-25.〕 He worked closely with the CIA in Miami and was active in the CIA's Operation 40. He later described his role as that of the agency's "principal agent", informing the organisation about political movements within the exile community and operating anti-Castro activities.〔 In Florida, Posada also trained members of the JURE, ''Junta Revolucionaria Cubana'', a group which aimed to infiltrate Cuba.〔 CIA files indicate that Posada was involved in a 1965 attempt to overthrow the Guatemalan government. The same year, the CIA reported that Posada was involved in various bombing plans in association with Jorge Mas Canosa. In 1968, relations frayed with the CIA when Posada was questioned about his "unreported association with gangster elements". Posada relocated to Venezuela, taking with him various CIA supplied weapons including grenades and fuses.〔 He became a naturalized citizen of that country where he began his association with fellow Cuban exile and accused terrorist Orlando Bosch.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luis Posada Carriles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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