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Monday, September 5, 2005
Militant Luis Posada Carriles has withdrawn his application for asylum in the U.S. at a court hearing.
Accused of plotting to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro, Posada Carilles faces possible deportation to Venezuela, where he is wanted for a 1976 plane bombing. He withdrew his asylum plea, because he feared continued testimony in court might force him to reveal state secrets.
The former CIA operative says he faces torture if he is sent to Venezuela. His lawyer says he will now seek to remain in the US on the basis of his US military service.
He will apply for US citizenship, under a law applying to non-citizens who served honourably in the US military.
Mr Posada Carriles served for one year in the early 1960s
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