Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba's Young Communists

Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba's Young Communists

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The Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle eight years ago has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union.

Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde quotes Elian Gonzalez as saying he will never let down ex-President Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro, who succeeded Fidel earlier this year.

Now 14, Elian was 6 when Miami relatives lost their fight to keep him in the United States and he was returned to Cuba in mid-2000 with his father.

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A propaganda win or a coup for the communists in Cuba. I'm sure he has bad memories of his time in the USA, the police, the press and just too much attention.

I'm sure he has been treated like a celebrity since his custody battle, so this makes since to me.

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