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Carriles' health is failing?

Submitted July 20, 2005 - 8:40 pm by Bill Conroy
The Miami Herald reported the following today about the man without a country:

A lawyer for anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles is asking an immigration judge to throw out the U.S. government's case against his client, arguing that it hangs on hearsay testimony that Posada masterminded the bombing of Cuban tourist sites and other terrorist acts.

Attorney Eduardo Soto is also fighting Posada's deportation, saying that his client has had a relapse of skin cancer and has a worsening heart condition.

U.S. immigration authorities declined to comment on the motion.

… The motion was filed in preparation for next Monday's immigration hearing in El Paso, where Posada will ask a judge to release him on bail. Soto said doctors had recently discovered that Posada is suffering from new manifestations of skin cancer and a heart condition.

Nothing is new about Carriles’ lawyer portraying him as a victim. The Miami Herald report conveniently fails to address the public-record trail pointing to Carriles evil deeds, however.

But this is the first mention of Carriles’ health problems I have seen in the mainstream press since his capture.

Given Bill Weaver’s report about Carriles’ alleged departure from El Paso, one has to wonder what scheme is now afoot. It also brings to mind the comments of the intelligence official who spoke with Narco News in an earlier story:

Source 3: A private consultant who does work for the intelligence community

"They will get Posada Carriles in prison." the source opines.

"He will die of syphilis. That would be the easiest excuse. He's never had it before, but they will give it to him. (The disease) takes 25 years (to kill you) if not treated. In his case, they'll condense his syphilis.”

OK, cancer and heart disease aren’t the same as syphilis, but they are still a pretty deadly combination for a 77-year-old locked away in the bowels of the U.S. prison system.

If it’s true, it sure is a convenient development for the Bush Administration.

And as far as Carriles’ lawyer trying to play the sympathy card for his client – hoping that might get him sprung -- well, unless he’s living under a shrimp boat somewhere, he should know that dog won't hunt.

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