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Caveat:  Please forgive the loss of 
formatting of this article.  Items 
have unintentionally been altered 
as paragraph headers have blended 
in with the body of the material 
in the tranference of this article.

I nevertheless present it with 
introduced errors regardless as 
this article forwarded by Rich 
Slick is a liberty torch beaconing 
what the media could be.

(Like Shakespear I take liberty 
making up words like beaconing).

While I am the first to puke at the 
horrendous stupidity or evil of the 
spoon fed media, we do have hero's 
out there.  One is Rich Slick who 
has the knack for collecting and 
presenting events and news relevent 
to all people regardless of partisan 
politics.  If you believe in truth 
and justice I urge you to support 
the great efforts of Rich Slick.

In this email from him, he includes 
an article by A.B. Stoddard of 
ABC news.  The article is so 
intelligent and well written as 
well as free of the spoon fed media 
bias that Ms. Stoddard should be 
recognized for her excellence.  If 
more media journalists had her 
brilliance I would have to stop 
calling the media spoon fed 
altogether (however Ms. Stoddard 
does stand alone in her excellence 
as I see it from here and my 
cool subtitle shall remain ...

an alternative to the spoon fed 
media.  Anyhow, read on if you 
would like to see that now and 
then there are good journalists 
in the media.

Eoroneth

 

From the Home of Rich & Peggy Martin 

Grand Prairie, TX 75050                   
RichSlick@aol.com 

It's nice to be important, but it's important 
to be nice.         
_______________________________________ 

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY    

Long time readers know how I feel about lifting 
the embargo on Cuba, and it's not because of 
any love for Fidel. He could probably beat 
Hillary out in the NY Democratic primary next 
week, but in Texas, he's the south end of a horse 
heading north. Communism is a proven failure 
as an economic theory---but it's still better than 
the Batista dictatorship that preceded it. But 
when people like the honorable Rush Limbaugh 
suspect Elian is being given drugs, I wonder if 
he knows about Ritalin in the public schools. 
Everyone thought it was cool when Elian was 
treated to Disney World,  but show no remorse 
for cutting off the medicine and food he'll need 
to live a full life in Cuba. If it's immoral to 
return him to Cuba, shouldn't  we also keep his 
12 little classmates from returning to the land of 
their birth  too. At least until their parents and 
all their relatives come the USA to  insist on 
their return? 

A little common sense would go a long way. On 
the other hand, the same  can be said for the 
deep hatred for Castro. 

Rich Martin Editor of Slick 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

   Trading With the Enemy?         

Movement to Lift Cuban Sanctions Gaining Momentum     

By A.B. Stoddard    

W A S H I N G T O N, May 26 

    
After setting aside Chinas dismal human rights 
record this week in a historic vote to expand 
trade, Congress now  finds itself divided by 
another bitter trade battle over a communist 
nation.   But organized labor and big business, 
which fought to kill the China deal,   can sit this 
one out. This showdown will be over Fidel 
Castro.        

The same Republican leaders who this week 
rallied support behind a bill to grant 
permanent normal trade relations to China are 
now trying to block  moves to lift a ban on 
shipping food and medicine to Cuba. But as 
Castros  foes struggle to block any thaw in 
U.S.-Cuba relations, they are finding that the 
Elian Gonzalez custody battle has become more 
of a hindrance than a help to their fight.  
     
The great value of the Elian Gonzalez episode 
was that it focused the attention of the 
American people on the way in which this 
aspect of our foreign policy is dominated by a 
small group of people, said Rep. Maurice   
Hinchey, D-N.Y., who helped write the 
legislation that would lift sanctions on Cuba as 
well as Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and North 
Korea.       

Unlike in past years, when the 
Cuban-American community was able to   
defeat such maneuvers, Hinchey said the 
Gonzalez case backfired on them, and hurt 
their cause.       

There has been a sea change and I 
think the majority of the people in this 
Congress have come to the very logical 
conclusion that maintaining these sanctions 
against Cuba no longer serves the interest of the 
United States,   its clearly contrary to the 
interests of innocent civilians in Cuba and that   
our policy in Cuba has been dictated by a 
minority group of ex-patriots from Cuba.    
Stalling for Support     

Hinchey and others have attached their 
egislation to the annual agriculture-
spending bill. For more than a week, 
the same House leaders who whipped up 
support for the China trade bill have delayed 
debate on the Cuban sanctions measure while 
trying to gather votes against it.  But a 
House GOP leadership aide admitted it will be 
tough to hold a  majority on the Cuba vote.
      
Its a major issue. We think we can beat it back 
but it's a major issue. The aide agreed that the 
Gonzalez case hasn't helped, the anti-Castro 
cause and has provided the forces for warming 
relations with an opening.  Over time they 
have gained more influence, he said. Missing the Boat     

Rep. George Nethercutt, the 
Republican sponsor for lifting the sanctions, is   
fighting his leadership to keep the measure on 
the final bill. Although his farmers in 
Washington State would like to sell their peas, 
lentils and wheat to Cuba, Nethercutt said 
money is not the bottom line.   It's not just 
the agriculture side but the humanitarian side we   
Republicans and the national legislature is 
missing the boat on, he said.   Why are we 
opening all trade barriers to China, but were not 
willing to   provide food and medicine to Cuba? 
There's an inconsistency here.       Unlike 
Nethercutt, who supports PNTR for China, 
Hinchey voted against   the landmark trade bill. 
He said the situations are different, but that 
Cuba   shouldn't have sanctions when China 
doesn't.       

There's a great deal of political 
hypocrisy here, he said.    Old Battles     

The fight over Cuba sanctions, which have been in 
place for decades, is an  old one. In fact, the 
same tussle took place last year on the same bill.   
While the House side didn't approve lifting 
sanctions, the Senate did by an   overwhelming 
vote of 70-28. When a House-Senate conference 
met to reconcile   the two bills, members of that 
panel had the votes for lifting the  sanctions.   
Proponents say leaders intervened and hijacked 
the bill.   This time, Nethercutt thinks he has 
the votes.   Why do I think so? Because they 
wont let us take it up, he said,   adding, we've 
got a lot of people supporting our position.       
Closer to ground zero in the struggle over 
Cuban relations, Rep. Allen   Boyd, D-Fla., is 
one of those members who once supported 
sanctions but has   changed his mind. Boyd said 
he now believes the ability of Florida farmers  
to   export its citrus and winter vegetables is 
more important than trying to   starve out 
Castro.       Having served with Cuban-
Americans in the Florida Legislature    including 
the two Cuban-Americans representing the state 
in the U.S. House    Boyd once sided with 
Cuban-Americans on all their issues. Boyd now   
acknowledges that he did so, not understanding 
all the ramifications of   Cuban politics. 
Therefore, he deferred to their beliefs.  Boyd 
said he was shocked that the Miami relatives of 
Elian Gonzalez   defied the law, the courts and 
the attorney general, insisting the young boy   
be removed by force. Boyd was further 
disappointed by the support such  actions 
received from elected officials.    As a result, 
he said, I began to rethink my deference. 
   
Clintons Objective?     Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., 
a fierce Castro critic and possibly the most   
outspoken federal lawmaker on the Gonzalez 
case, admitted that the custody   battle might 
have hurt his cause.     Probably the way the 
case went, it could have emboldened the pro-
Castro   faction, he said.    Smith complains 
that President Clintons goal all along has been 
to  normalize relations with Cuba.    Its 
because of the opening that Clinton saw here in 
the Gonzalez case   to create a more amicable 
relationship. Castro will owe Clinton after this,   
said Smith, adding that Clintons influence could 
have an impact on the   outcome of the sanctions 
vote in Congress.       

For some who are on the 
fence, he will be pressuring those people as he   
did on China, he said.    With Congress on 
recess for Memorial Day, Sen. Blanche Lambert 
Lincoln   and Rep. Marion Berry, both 
Democrats from Arkansas, are leading a  
delegation   of Arkansas farmers to Cuba to 
assess the trading possibilities for   themselves.        
Arkansas is the No. 1 rice-producing state in the 
nation. And being 90   miles from our border it 
certainly stands to be an excellent opportunity 
for   us in trade, she said, adding, hopefully we 
can enhance the quality of   life in Cuba.       
Lincoln predicted another overwhelming vote 
on the Senate side this   summer.

    Powerful Tandem     

But a GOP source said another 
powerful lobbying group has joined the   
opposition: The American Israel Public Affairs 
Committee, which also opposes   lifting 
sanctions on Iran and Iraq.        AIPAC and the 
Cuban community are working hand in hand on 
this, he  said.       

One ardent anti-Castro 
Democrat, Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey,   
said he believes there is enough support among 
Republican leaders that even   if the Senate 
votes overwhelmingly to lift the sanctions, the 
move could   again be voided in a conference 
committee.   

It would be a tragedy if, in the 
face of Cuban intransigence, with no   
democratic reforms, a deteriorating human 
rights situation, the United  States   were to 
unilaterally change our policy, he said. It would 
be a   confirmation to Castro that he never need 
modernize, never release people   from jail and 
never respect any human rights. That's exactly 
how it would be interpreted.     Nevertheless, 
proponents are confident they will soon see 
victory on  the  sanction fight.   We are  
prevailing. Its just a matter of time, said 
Hinchey. Were   banging on the door and its 
beginning to creak. You can see the splinters   
beginning to show.   A.B. Stoddard covers 
Congress for ABCNEWS. Her column appears 
each Friday on   ABCNEWS.com. 

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