Closing arguments begin in ex-CIA agent’s trial

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Closing arguments are under way in the trial of an ex-CIA agent from Cuba considered former President Fidel Castro’s nemesis.

Luis Posada Carriles faces perjury, obstruction and immigration fraud charges in El Paso, Texas. The 83-year-old is an anti-communist militant and Cuba’s Public Enemy No. 1.

Each side has three hours for final arguments Thursday.

Posada sneaked into the U.S. in 2005. He’s accused of lying during citizenship hearings about how he entered the country and about allegedly masterminding a series of bombings in Cuba in 1997.

The defense argues he should be allowed to retire in Miami a hero for his service to the U.S. during the Cold War. Prosecutors counter that no one — not even former allies — can lie to federal authorities.