In Reply to: Picture of the week posted by Victor Khomenko on April 24, 2000 at 10:31:07:
Notice how Juan Gonzales has been shielded from anyone who might encourage him to ask for asylum? The last thing the Clinton administration would want to happen would be that. The U.S government wanted Elian back with Juan soon enough to make sure that Elian wouldn't ask for asylum at the scheduled hearing. Actually, I'd be surprised if it even goes as far as an asylum hearing now, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised for Elian to be headed back to Cuba within a week or two. This wasn't about custody or parental rights or rule of law; it was about foreign policy and Clinton lost that battle with Castro months ago if Clinton even put up a fight at all.If I'm not mistaken, children in Cuba are possessions of the State. Property. Slavery is not extinct. The Mason-Dixon line is just a little farther south than it used to be. I wouldn't have betrayed the kid and I'm not Cuban-rich, old, expatriate, or otherwise.
And I have never been so sickened, disgusted, infuriated, and shamed by the United States as I was by that Gestapo action that took place in Miami. This is the first time in my entire life that I have ever felt like burning an American flag; just one more miracle accomplished by Clinton and Company.
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Follow Ups
- I wouldn't have handed him over either. - Ears 00:53:39 04/25/00 (25)
- Re: I wouldn't have handed him over either. - dave 12:35:22 04/25/00 (24)
- A correction. - Ears 23:49:51 04/25/00 (21)
- the Republican Agenda in Florida vs Elian Gonzalez - petew 10:28:43 04/26/00 (7)
- Re: the Republican Agenda in Florida vs Elian Gonzalez - Ears 11:53:23 04/27/00 (1)
- Re: the Republican Agenda in Florida vs Elian Gonzalez - Ears 12:01:06 04/27/00 (0)
- You sound just like... - Daryl 20:41:47 04/26/00 (4)
- ad hominem - late 13:22:31 04/27/00 (3)
- Argument? - Daryl 18:11:56 04/27/00 (2)
- Argument - late 18:28:53 04/27/00 (1)
- I beg to differ - Daryl 19:28:21 04/27/00 (0)
- Excellent. - Victor Khomenko 08:41:57 04/26/00 (12)
- did you tear up over ... - Mart 01:43:04 04/27/00 (11)
- common sense - late 13:57:07 04/27/00 (9)
- this'll probably burst your bubble - Mart 16:41:27 04/27/00 (8)
- the response - late 18:06:11 04/27/00 (7)
- Re: the response - Mart 21:51:38 04/27/00 (2)
- Re: the response - late 07:07:24 04/28/00 (0)
- Re: the response - Victor Khomenko 05:10:26 04/28/00 (0)
- Re: the response - Victor Khomenko 18:35:19 04/27/00 (3)
- friend? - late 18:54:19 04/27/00 (2)
- Re: "but most of the country is glad" - Mart 20:55:29 04/27/00 (0)
- Re: friend? - Victor Khomenko 19:38:42 04/27/00 (0)
- And another one... - Daryl 08:30:17 04/27/00 (0)
- Re: I wouldn't have handed him over either. - Victor Khomenko 13:12:06 04/25/00 (0)
- & Juan deserves the best chance at freedom we can offer him & Elian - Mart 12:58:19 04/25/00 (0)