Castro accuses Bush of protecting accused bomber

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Castro accuses Bush of protecting accused bomber

Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:09pm ET

HAVANA (Reuters) - Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday of protecting a Cuban exile wanted by Venezuela for the bombing of a Cuban jetliner 30 years ago.

In his third newspaper column in two weeks, Castro said a decision by a U.S. judge that militant exile and former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles should be freed on bail could only have resulted from instructions by the White House.

Posada Carriles, 79, is due to go on trial May 11 on immigration fraud charges. A judge in El Paso, Texas, decided last week he should be freed on bail until his trial. The Cuban-born Venezuelan national has remained behind bars at the request of federal prosecutors.

Cuba has criticized Washington for having a double standard in its war on terror by harboring Posada Carriles because of his past connections with U.S. intelligence services.

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