OUR OPINION; FREEDOM AT LAST? WITH EACH PASSING DAY, ELIAN BECOMES MORE EXPLOITED.The video of little Elian Gonzalez sitting on his bed and lecturing his dad was a surreal picture that conjured up images of prisoners of war prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. . In truth, the video taken by his Miami relatives of the 6-year-old pointing his finger at the camera and saying in Spanish that he wanted to stay in America and not go home to Cuba was just plain creepy. The situation has passed from human drama to human tragedy. What's next? Elian signing book deals? Elian on the talk-show circuit? Elian hiring a manager to handle endorsement contracts for toys and fast food? From his Miami relatives and the Cuban exile The term "Cuban exile" refers to the many Cubans who have sought alternative political or economic conditions outside the island, dating back to the Ten Years' War and the struggle for Cuban independence during the 19th century. community to dictator Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz , everyone is victimizing an innocent little boy who has already lost his mother and nearly lost his life. And the fanatics on both sides could care less. Sadly, the world's most powerful nation seems powerless to resolve this before any more harm is done to this innocent little boy. Almost as pathetic as seeing a boy trotted out like a prisoner of war PRISONER OF WAR. One who has been captured while fighting under the banner of some state. He is a prisoner, although never confined in a prison. 2. In modern times, prisoners are treated with more humanity than formerly; the individual captor has now no is watching Attorney General Janet Reno Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. stuck in the middle of the road like a deer in traffic. Having learned the lessons of Waco, she certainly can't go in with U.S. Marshals and take the child. While the days go by and Elian is being paraded around and manipulated by everyone, the attorney general of the United States Noun 1. Attorney General of the United States - the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" Attorney General is being taunted and humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. , and there's no end in sight. The only voice of reason came from Castro's younger sister, Juanita, who lives in Miami and who said Friday: ``This has become too politicized, in both Cuba and Miami, and too many people are profiting from this tragedy. I think people have forgotten that this is a human issue.'' If Elian is living in freedom right now in Miami, it looks a lot like a prison to the rest of the world. For Elian, freedom has become just another word for nothing left to lose. |
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