Well this has nothing to do with McCain but since this thread isn't specifically about McCain and terrorists, rather about Republicans and terrorists, let's not forget that George HW Bush pardoned unrepentant terrorist Orlando Bosch who conspired in the bombing of a Cubana airliner in 1976, killing all passengers and crew.

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"Attorney General Dick Thornburgh called Bosch an "unrepentant terrorist." He has been accused of taking part in Operation Condor and several other terrorist attacks"


Bosch at the time of his pardon had been serving a prison sentence for a bazooka attack on a Polish freighter in Miami harbor, was freed as the result of a campaign launched by Jeb Bush.

I guess terrorism is OK for Republicans when it's done under the auspices of the CIA.