[Howlin]

Actually, what the Clinton administration did was withhold VITAL INFORMATION and KNOWLEDGE that would have changed the course of the legal process.

I believe the case went through the proper procedures BASED ON THE FACTS KNOWN at the time; that being said, if THIS information had been made public, the case may have taken quiet a different path.

[dirtboy]

Exactly. Had they revealed that there was evidence that Juan Miguel was acting under duress, there would have been validity to Elian's asylum petition. And for the Clintonistas, with a clear knowledge of this potential duress, to allow Castro's goons to come to this country and control Juan Miguel's movements, is one of the most despicable actions of a completely despicable administration. If Juan Miguel had been free to appear in court and ask for his son to return with him to Cuba, I would have accepted that with few reservations. But that never happened...