Paper No. 3: Luis Posada Carriles El Paso Arraignment Creates International Intrigue And Public Policy Debacle For El Paso (May 28, 2005) Position Paper

The Luis Posada Carriles arraignment scheduled for June 13, 2005 in El Paso brings international intrigue and public policy issues to the city. What it also brings is the need to look inward towards the idea that the rule of law is paramount to America’s identity. Although the political intrigues lie outside of the purview of local government, El Paso’s judicial actors may set precedent the political agendas override the need to hold terrorists accountable.