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Dear Elian,
Please forgive me for writing to you in English. Three semesters of Spanish, and I can't remember a thing!
Also, please forgive us Americans for standing back and allowing the child abuse you are now experiencing. Normally, in this country, we arrest adults who put children through trauma and exploitation. Normally, we arrest adults like the Mayor of Miami who call for violence and incite a riot. Normally, in this country, we arrest terrorists and either jail or deport them. и т.д.
Я б начал с его испанского. Интересно, найдутся ли на свете такие идиоты, кроме, конечно, Майкла Мура, которые поверят, что письмо написано Элиану а не всей этой благодушной братии, которая полагала, что мальчика надо сдать, просто потому, что в Майами окопалась свора проамериканских антикоммунистов, которые мальчика ничему хорошему не научат.
"You are being told that your mother died trying to bring you to freedom. I am so sorry to have to tell you, that's not true. The Cuban court granted your father custody of you, and your mother decided to kidnap you. She placed your life in horrible jeopardy by putting you in a leaky, overcrowded raft that eventually sank, killing everyone but you. History is filled with many people who risked their lives escaping to another country because, had they stayed, they would have been imprisoned or killed.
That's not what happened in the case of your mother. Her life was not in jeopardy. Her son -- you -- was in no danger. The worst that could be said is that, in Cuba, you were in jeopardy of receiving free health care whenever you needed it, an excellent education in one of the few countries that has 100% literacy, and a better chance of your baby sister being born and making it to her first birthday than if she had been born in Washington, DC.
The truth is your mother and her boyfriend snatched you and put you on that death boat because they simply wanted to make more money.
"
Что-то этот мудак сам не спешит поехать жить на Кубу, остров свободы. Неужели тоже хочет make more money? Да не может быть...
Please forgive me for writing to you in English. Three semesters of Spanish, and I can't remember a thing!
Also, please forgive us Americans for standing back and allowing the child abuse you are now experiencing. Normally, in this country, we arrest adults who put children through trauma and exploitation. Normally, we arrest adults like the Mayor of Miami who call for violence and incite a riot. Normally, in this country, we arrest terrorists and either jail or deport them. и т.д.
Я б начал с его испанского. Интересно, найдутся ли на свете такие идиоты, кроме, конечно, Майкла Мура, которые поверят, что письмо написано Элиану а не всей этой благодушной братии, которая полагала, что мальчика надо сдать, просто потому, что в Майами окопалась свора проамериканских антикоммунистов, которые мальчика ничему хорошему не научат.
"You are being told that your mother died trying to bring you to freedom. I am so sorry to have to tell you, that's not true. The Cuban court granted your father custody of you, and your mother decided to kidnap you. She placed your life in horrible jeopardy by putting you in a leaky, overcrowded raft that eventually sank, killing everyone but you. History is filled with many people who risked their lives escaping to another country because, had they stayed, they would have been imprisoned or killed.
That's not what happened in the case of your mother. Her life was not in jeopardy. Her son -- you -- was in no danger. The worst that could be said is that, in Cuba, you were in jeopardy of receiving free health care whenever you needed it, an excellent education in one of the few countries that has 100% literacy, and a better chance of your baby sister being born and making it to her first birthday than if she had been born in Washington, DC.
The truth is your mother and her boyfriend snatched you and put you on that death boat because they simply wanted to make more money.
"
Что-то этот мудак сам не спешит поехать жить на Кубу, остров свободы. Неужели тоже хочет make more money? Да не может быть...
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