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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: art slott who wrote (1965)	4/23/2000 6:17:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

art: didn't notice any evidence of a court order you referenced. Sunday April 23, 2000; 8:32 AM EDT Shocker from Elian Negotiator: 'The Raid Didn't Have to Happen' Aaron Podhurst is arguably the most respected, above-board attorney in the State of Florida. That's why he was asked to serve as "central mediator" in the attempt to bring about a peaceful resolution of the Elian stand-off. In a statement from Podhurst obtained by NewsMax.com early Sunday, the Miami "super lawyer" raises serious questions about whether the brutal pre-dawn Holy Saturday raid was truly necessary: "I can attest to the fact that the Miami relatives did negotiate in good faith throughout Thursday and Friday and into the early morning hours of Saturday. I also believed the Attorney General was acting in good faith. "Although the Attorney General advised me at some time around 4:00am that she could not negotiate any further; productive negotiations and conversations were ongoing right up to the moment of the raid. I believe an agreement for a peaceful and voluntary transfer of the custody of Elian Gonzalez was possible, when the raid was launched." Podhurst's statement flies in the face of Reno's assertions that the Miami relatives "kept moving the goalposts." Podhurst is stating that the deal was possible, which is exactly why Reno torpedoed it. Marisleysis Gonzalez told reporters on Saturday that the family was still on the phone with Justice Department negotiators when gun-waving federal agents broke down their door and abducted the six-year-old. Jack Thompson, NewsMax.com's "Man in Miami," filed this report.