US Congressman Jose Serrano calls Posada a "known terrorist".

From the Los Angeles Times-

"Pressure grows to prosecute Cuban exile

MIAMI — Three months before the 1976 midair explosion of a Cuban plane off the coast of Barbados, CIA covert operative Luis Posada Carriles cabled his U.S. minders...

..."After learning that Mr. Luis Posada Carriles, a known terrorist, was released from U.S. custody and allowed to reside in the U.S. as a free man, I have become very concerned about our ability to protect our nation," U.S. Rep. Jose E. Serrano (D-N.Y.) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday.

Extradition sought

The Caracas government asked for the extradition of Posada soon after he arrived in Florida in March 2005 on a shrimp boat owned by wealthy Cuban American developer Santiago Alvarez, now serving time for weapons violations "

Of course the United States Government is in no posotion to lecture anyone about terrorism, especially as long as it protects Posada Carriles. The United States Government is no no position to expect a friendly Venezuela, or a Venezuela that respnds to US concerns, while Carriles if a free man under the protection of the US Government.