-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- >From NewsMax: Friday March 31, 2000; 1:37 PM EST Elian May be a Pawn in Clinton-Castro Deal: Anchorman Greg Craig, the high-priced Washington lawyer who came to national attention defending President Clinton against Sexgate impeachment charges last year, is now representing Juan Gonzales, the father of six-year-old Cuban raft boy Elian Gonzales. Some smell a rat, wondering if Clinton himself pulled some strings to arrange for his pricey attorney to jump into the fray -- on the side of Communist despot Fidel Castro, no less -- who demands that the boy be returned to his dad. Previously Clinton had taken an arms length approach in the Gonzales dispute, assigning his Justice Department and Immigration Bureau to the job of wresting the boy from his Miami relatives. But the sudden appearance of Clinton's personal impeachment attorney suggests more direct presidential involvement and raises a few questions. Who's paying for Mr. Craig's services, for instance? (Certainly not the impoverished Mr. Gonzales.) Fox News Sunday anchorman Tony Snow says Castro himself is likely picking up the tab -- and speculates that Craig's involvement is part of an overall deal with the Cuban tyrant to help burnish Bill Clinton's legacy. Filling in for talk radio's Rush Limbaugh on Friday, Snow theorized that Clinton supports Elian's return because the boy's presence in America has thrown a monkey wrench into the plan: "Remember when Nixon went to China," Snow told a caller. "Maybe Clinton is thinking, 'You know what I need to do? I think maybe it's time to do outreach to Cuba.'" Snow observed that a spate of pro-Cuba stories appeared in the press last year, suggesting that they may have been part of a White House plan to rehabilliate Castro's image -- thereby setting the stage for a diplomatic breakthrough, perhaps even normalization of relations. "All of a sudden along comes this kid, six year-old Elian Gonzales, floating around on a makeshift boat off Ft. Lauderdale and everything goes kerflooey," Snow said. "So it falls apart and the President says, 'Oh man, legacy; the legacy's going away. We've got to do something to get this problem out of the way. We got to get this kid back to Cuba -- so I can get my ambitions back on track.'" That explains Greg Craig's involvement, said the Fox News anchorman: "Maybe somebody just gets in touch with somebody at the Cuban interest section here in Washington and says, 'We know you got some problems. We're trying to work out these things. Maybe you ought to call (Greg Craig). Maybe your government ought to pay for it.'" Friday March 31, 2000 11:13 AM EST NBC: Won't Reveal Castro's Dirty Little Deeds Inside Cover has mentioned several times that the major press just won't detail what a monster Castro is. Last night we thought, finally, NBC was about to do that, doing a comparison story between life for a young boy like Elian here in the United States and a boy the same age in communist Cuba. Tom Brokaw introduced the segment and Jim Avila reported. NBC did report that at age 7 children lose their milk ration. They get beef or chicken just once a month -- a food source adults do without. Still, no mention of children being taken -- forcibly -- into the sugar fields to work on Fidel's plantation. No mention of Castro's massive abuse of rights -- imprisonment of political and religious dissidents -- even journalists. It's all OK, NBC'Avila tells us, because, quoting a Cuban mother, "Material possessions don't mean anything without love." Surely Uncle Fidel has much love for his plantation workers. Avila did a fine job detailing how little money Cubans make -- something like $10 a month -- but then spent most of his program explaining just how cheap it is to live in Cuba. Bread is only a cent a loaf! But there were good things about Cuba. Avila reports that Cuba's educational system is the "envy of Latin America." No wonder everyone is trying to send their kids to boarding school there! There are so many applicants seeking to go to Cuban schools -- no doubt -- students who don't get into Castro's Academy go to Vietnam for prep school. Of course, we are joking, but it is sad when a major American news network shamelessly does Castro's public relations. Avila ended his segment that in Cuba "life is hard, but not impossible." A fairer assessment might have been "Life is dismal and unfree. Is this any place to send a young 6-year-old?" ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
