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Luis Posada Carriles

Cuba and Venezuela describe Luis Posada Carriles as the Bin Laden of the Americas. Rob Walker goes on the trail of the man who has spent half a century fighting against Cuba’s Fidel Castro.

Luis Posada Carriles is a Cuban exile, and former CIA operative.

To fellow Cuban militants, he's a hero - but the Cuban government calls him the 'Bin Laden of the Americas', and says he's responsible for a string of terrorist attacks during the half century he's spent fighting against Fidel Castro.

For Assignment, Rob Walker goes on the trail of Luis Posada Carriles, and asks why - despite evidence of his involvement in bombings and assassination attempts - he's able to live freely today in the United States. 

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25 minutes

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Mon 25 Jul 201103:32GMT

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  • Thu 21 Jul 201108:05GMT
  • Thu 21 Jul 201112:05GMT
  • Thu 21 Jul 201115:05GMT
  • Thu 21 Jul 201119:05GMT
  • Fri 22 Jul 201101:05GMT
  • Sat 23 Jul 201109:32GMT
  • Sat 23 Jul 201122:32GMT
  • Sun 24 Jul 201113:32GMT
  • Sun 24 Jul 201118:05GMT
  • Mon 25 Jul 201103:32GMT

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