[MitchellC]

There was no "disregarding" of the family. Elian had his family in Florida, who clearly wanted him. What was not clear, and could not possibly have been clear due to the nature of Castro's rule, was that Elian's family in Cuba truly thought the boy ought to be returned there. To believe what the father and aunts did and said while their family was being held hostage back in Cuba is the height of naivete.

[pcx99]

There was no "disregarding" of the family. Elian had his family in Florida, who clearly wanted him. What was not clear, and could not possibly have been clear due to the nature of Castro's rule, was that Elian's family in Cuba truly thought the boy ought to be returned there. To believe what the father and aunts did and said while their family was being held hostage back in Cuba is the height of naivete.

Excuse me but are you prepared to argue that your brothers and sister's in-laws can come take your child because you're a republican and they're democrates?