Awkward test of antiterrorism begins in Texas

Awkward test of antiterrorism begins in Texas - Americas - International Herald Tribune: "An exiled Cuban militant accused of planning the fatal bombing of a passenger jetliner was to appear before a Texas immigration judge Monday on charges of illegally entering the United States, posing a major test for the Bush administration on which comes first: the war on terrorism or the fight with Fidel Castro.

The case of Luis Posada Carriles, a violent anti-Castro activist who was involved with the CIA and covert U.S. operations from the 1960s through the '80s and who has said he will apply for asylum in the United States, puts Washington in a sticky situation."