From: "Bill Mattox" 

On the contrary, I have been paying very CLOSE attention. That's why I am
focused on the puppet masters behind the scene rather than the show itself.

You, my friend, are the ones being manipulated here.

"Tanj"  wrote in message
news:390536a6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> They have tested this.  What do you imagine the last 2 weeks have
> demonstrated?
>
> If you have been observing this and were in any doubt that the Miami group
> had no intention of yielding the boy short of force, you simply have not
> been paying attention.
>
billy-m{at}pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:3903ba7d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Nor was there evidence to the contrary. It would have been much safer --
> and
> > likely far less tramatic to the child -- had they first tested this.
> >
> > BTW, when Castro removes Elian from the custody of his father in order
to
> > have his will with him, will you also consider that to be kidnapping?
(The
> > process may already be in play insofar as Greg Craig gave a classically
> > Clintonesque response to a direct query today asking if Cuban officials
> are
> > in the house with him, responding "I don't think... right now.").
> >
> > (Also, which court order are you referring? So far, none of the
advocates
> > for Clinton's raid are making this arguement.)
> >
richhong{at}hawksci.com> wrote in message
> > news:3903b73f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > >> Why did they have to obtain him at all? The hearing
is in less than
> two
> > > weeks and the family has agreed to agree by any legitimate court
orders.
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > There is no evidence that they would regard any court order as
> > "legitimate"
> > > which didn't go in their favor.  They showed their bad faith by
> > disregarding
> > > the *existing* legitimate court order sustaining custody for the
father.
> > >
> > > Why not wait two weeks?  Hell, then I guess anyone should be able to
> > kidnap
> > > a child as long as it's for less than two weeks?
> > >
> > > Rich
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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