According to NYT, Venezuelan fugitive is a Cuban?

[AP]

Isn't that like saying that the 9/11 terrorists were Americans?

Here's the headline:

U.S. Arrests Cuban Exile Accused in Deadly '76 Airline Bombing

Apparently, the State Department wants to avoid extraditing Posada to Venezuela on grounds revealed in this quote:

In a written statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that it "does not generally remove people to Cuba" or "to countries believed to be acting on Cuba's behalf."

To create the impression that Venezueala is acting as a front for Cuba, they need to create the impression that Posada is a Cuban and that Cuba is driving this thing and that nobody else has a connection to Posada. Yet, it seems that Venezuela has some very real, solid connections to Posada that justify their desire to take him into custody and try him in Venezuela.

For example, Posada is a Venezuelan who was being held in Venezuela for trial when he esacped from custody. He's definitely a fugitive from Venezuelan law.

The New York Times notes that while Posada has been in the US he has "read Confucius and painted Cuban landscapes." As far as I can tell, Posadas only connection to Cuba has been when he's gone there to commit acts of terrorism. It's interesting that, while committing acts of terrorism, he took the time to appreciate the Cuban landscape so much that he'd paint it while running from (Venezuelan) justice.