ELIAN

[Kdivad@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 04/27/2000 8:41:28 AM Central Daylight Time, 
Wimblees@AOL.COM writes:

> I agree that the boy should have been reunited with his father. But there 
was 
> 
>  absolutely NO reason to have heavily armed agents storm the house in a 
>  Gestapo like manner, in the middle of the night. This could have been done 
>  during the middle of the day, with agents dressed in suits, knocking on 
the 
>  front door. 
>  
>  Willem 
>  
What if the family refused to give up the boy (which they already said they 
would) and hunkered down?  With all the demonstraters alerted and everybody 
ready for the impending "raid" the chances for violence would be much 
greater.  It was harsh but in my opinion necessary, and it worked with no one 
physically hurt.
David Koelzer
DFW Texas