Cuban government releases photos of teenaged Elian Gonzalez (fully re-educated)

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[big black dog]

A decade later, however, there are new photos of a nearly grown-up Elian Gonzalez - and they present a very different kind of propaganda image.

The new pictures show a serious-looking 16-year-old sporting a closely cropped haircut, wearing an olive-green military school uniform with red shoulder patches, as he attends a Young Communist Union meeting. The Cuban government press released the images under the none-too-subtle headline "Young Elian Gonzalez defends his revolution in the youth congress."

Since winning Elian's return to Cuba in 2000, the Castro regime has closely tracked the boy and his father. (Indeed, Cuban State Security has a monitoring station next to their home.) In his homeland, Elian Gonzalez is hailed as a national hero who embodies the triumph of Cuba over the United States. Every few years, the Cuban government has floated news updates and photographs trumpeting Elian's progress as a model young citizen of the Castro regime.

[big black dog]

Castro has been known to show up at Elian's birthday parties and school graduation ceremonies. In 2005, in an interview with CBS' Bob Simon for "60 Minutes," Elian referred to Castro "not only as a friend, but also as a father."

Castro has been known to show up at Elian's birthday parties and school graduation ceremonies. In 2005, in an interview with CBS' Bob Simon for "60 Minutes," Elian referred to Castro "not only as a friend, but also as a father."

Well, what do you know, all those people arguing the reason he should be sent back to Cuba was because he had a "father" were right all along.

Of course, the astute knew who "his daddy" was along.

[Tarpon]

Looks like a commie zombie ...

[onedoug]

The clintons and soetoro approve.

[apillar]

Well if anything good came out of the Elian mess, it most likely cost Al Gore the state of Florida and the election in 2000. The Cuban-American community had been becoming steadily more democrat until the fiasco, when they made a hard turn back to the Republican column.

[scoobysnak71]

After work, Elian meets up with his buds to go cruising for chicks!

[coydog]

He doesn’t really look happy or at ease, but Clinton didn’t care as long as Papa Fidel’s property rights were enforced.

[TexasCajun]

You sure those things are Cuba’s ambulance fleet?

[Le Chien Rouge]

The wonderful world of the police state...

[RedMDer]

Thanks Reno.

[lormand]

Thanks also go to Eric Holder, the Black Panther’s personal agent and US AG.

[McGruff]

[NoLibZone]

When he uses his celebrity to try and move here, he must be stopped.

Trust me he will try to get here.

[supremedoctrine]

Hate to continue the snarky black humor, but it looks
like a scene out of the never-to-be-made movie:
“Cuban Graffiti”

[SmartInsight]

The “re-education” didn’t take — in another article it said that Castro is not allowing Elian or his Father to talk to international media by themselvs.

Elian is doing what he needs to do to survive, but you can see from the seriousness of his expression that he does not forget.

[Ouderkirk]

From Brietbart

Elian was celebrated as a hero in Cuba upon his return and his father, restaurant employee Juan Miguel Gonzalez, was elected to parliament—a seat he retains today.

[scoobysnak71]

>”“Cuban Graffiti””

LMAO!

[VeniVidiVici]

I’m sure the Democrats are so proud.

[Tarpon]

Proves my original point doesn’t it ... commie zombie.

[Dallas59]

Thanks Janet...