I'm thinking the guy must have some dirt on Iran-Contra, etc., that make him too dangerous to put into a situation where he might decide to talk. Hence a consideration of asylum. Extradite him, I say, and who cares what he knows. He doesn't sound like someone who I'd like to have in the country.
I giggled though, Host, when you hold up a nlg.org as a "non-controversial" source. Visit their link, and find this :
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Domestically, the betrayal of democracy and the Supreme Court’s integrity in Bush v. Gore has made clear that the struggle for real democracy in the U.S. is far from over. The intertwining of governmental power with the influence of corporations, epitomized by the ENRON debacle, has confirmed fighting corporate power will be a major challenge for the American people in the new century. The seizure of governmental power, the huge buildup of military might and the attack on civil liberties after the 9-11 tragedy, together with the scapegoating of Muslims, Middle-Eastern immigrants and the re-creation of McCarthyesque “anti-terrorism” measures, has demonstrated that the Guild must, once again, play the role for which history and experience has prepared its members.
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Seems like they might stir up a controversey or two with that statement (hehe)! But I'll take the information they present, along with the stuff I found via Google, and come to the same conclusion - I don't think this Posada guy needs asylum. Let Chavez have 'em...and maybe it will improve our relationship with that guy to some small degree.