[HPN] Grand mothers fear Cuban grandson might have been drugged!

[Graeme Bacque]

At 11:54 AM 2/5/00 -0800, you wrote:

>  As you can read above, the boy has been nothing but a pinball for Cuba 
> and the States. No one has bothered to ask Elian where he wants to live. 
> Maybe he wants to live in the States. Don't his wishes count? He has a 
> right to voice his opinion. Ask him! If he says he wants to stay in the 
> States, then accept it and get over it. It always amazes me that we 
> adults always seem to know "what's best for the children". Yet, we never 
> ask the children what they want. He is a human being. He has the right to 
> have his views and wishes listened to and abided by. This kid has been 
> ruined for life, and for what? Just so a nation can save face? Give me a 
> break. I wonder what would happen if this situation was reversed. Would 
> we play "pinball" with the child involved? I wonder. Ask Elian, accept 
> his decision, get over it, and let's get on with more important issues, 
> like homelessness.
>Bonnie


Bingo!