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Castro's granddaughter becomes U.S. citizen
Bradenton Herald ^ | Thu, Dec. 16, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 12/16/2004 9:15:16 AM PST by NautiNurse

Cuban President Fidel Castro's granddaughter, who fled to America in 1993, has become an U.S. citizen.

Alina Salgado, 26, is the daughter of Alina Fernandez, Castro's daughter living in exile in the United States.

Salgado was sworn in at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, among 6,000 people who became Americans during two naturalization ceremonies. She refused to comment.

"I want to keep my life private and personal," Salgado said in a telephone interview.

Fernandez also refused to comment.

In 1993 Fernandez left Cuba wearing a wig and carrying a counterfeit Spanish passport.

She left her then 16-year-old daughter in Cuba and after arriving in the U.S. appealed to Castro to allow the girl to come to America. Salgado joined her mother a few days later.

Fernandez had said it was her daughter who advised her to leave Cuba.


TOPICS: Cuba; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: aliens; castro
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Bet this burns Fidel in his craw.
1 posted on 12/16/2004 9:15:16 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse
Let's get this kid, back, too.

Right, Janet Sterno?


2 posted on 12/16/2004 9:17:32 AM PST by fishtank
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To: NautiNurse

WHAT'S A GRANDFATHER TO DO? These informed and rebellious libertarian kids these days..../sarcasm off

I think we won one for the Gipper here!

Freedom BUMP!


3 posted on 12/16/2004 9:20:30 AM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (FREE people needn't apply to a Government of/by/for the People for a gun (PERSONAL PROPERTY) permit!)
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To: fishtank
Was that thug ever IDed? How about the witch that dragged Elian out of the house?

The Yippies were ideological idiots but tactically brilliant. One of their best tricks was to put up fake "Wanted" posters of anyone they learned was an informer. Some of these things stayed up in post offices for years.

The connection between these two paragraphs isn't hard to reach.

-Eric

4 posted on 12/16/2004 9:21:29 AM PST by E Rocc (Help a liberal beat "PEST": Loan them "Unfit For Command".)
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To: E Rocc

Lon Horichuri, the FBI sniper who shot Randy Weaver's UNARMED wife and child was NEVER punished under Janet from another Planet's regime.

Criminal.


5 posted on 12/16/2004 9:25:14 AM PST by HMFIC (US Marines, you yell, we shell.)
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To: NautiNurse

This reminds me of Stalin's granddaughter, Svetlana. A hopeful sign.


6 posted on 12/16/2004 9:27:21 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: OXENinFLA

ping


7 posted on 12/16/2004 9:27:36 AM PST by cyborg (http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/flamelily.html)
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To: E Rocc

That picture is so famous, it amazes me that no one has ever publicly revealed who the INS thug was that invaded Elian's closet.

Where are our investigative reporters when we really need them?


8 posted on 12/16/2004 9:29:38 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
Where are our investigative reporters when we really need them?

Chasing Judith Regan around.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

9 posted on 12/16/2004 9:31:21 AM PST by Mike Bates (If you've been very, very good, Santa may give you. . . .)
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To: Howlin

An early Christmas present.


10 posted on 12/16/2004 9:31:47 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: Cicero
This reminds me of Stalin's granddaughter, Svetlana. A hopeful sign.

Absolutely

11 posted on 12/16/2004 9:33:38 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: fishtank


BY the way

Fidel Castro parades Elian around as his little victory child. Thankyou Bill Clinton.

I recently read an article in People giving an update, Castro attends all Elian's birthday parties, and gave his father a comfortable job.

So little Elian is a celebrity and Cuba has not forgotten


12 posted on 12/16/2004 9:33:46 AM PST by LauraleeBraswell (Support our troops.........)
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To: cyborg

I hope this gets publicity over in Cuba


13 posted on 12/16/2004 9:34:24 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA

You can bet it won't

Castro controls everything remember


14 posted on 12/16/2004 9:38:43 AM PST by LauraleeBraswell (Support our troops.........)
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To: OXENinFLA

Maybe maybe not. The hottest thing right now is to go to medical school in Cuba. One of my mother's friends got accepted to Yale and couldn't afford it. News carries.


15 posted on 12/16/2004 9:40:59 AM PST by cyborg (http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/flamelily.html)
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To: fishtank

As long as I live I will never forget that picture, or how it made me feel that day.


16 posted on 12/16/2004 9:44:23 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: LauraleeBraswell; cyborg
Castro controls everything remember

Not the Christmas lights at GITMO

17 posted on 12/16/2004 9:45:34 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: Cicero

I think Krushchev's grandson became an American citizen too. Funny how history works - remember when Krushchev said, "We will bury you! Your grandchildren will live under Communism!"?


18 posted on 12/16/2004 9:46:02 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: Cicero

Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita, is also a US citizen now. ;o)


19 posted on 12/16/2004 9:46:25 AM PST by USF (I see your Jihad and raise you a Crusade ™ © ®)
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To: cyborg

One of my mother's friends got accepted to Yale


AND WENT TO CUBA!? Or is from Cuba?

Since it's communism do they have grades? Or does that only encourage competition?


20 posted on 12/16/2004 9:49:37 AM PST by LauraleeBraswell (Support our troops.........)
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