23.4.05

Execrável

One young Cuban girl speaking Friday said she was happy Elian has spent these last several years on the island, where he "has the privilege of living in a socialist country."

In his prepared remarks, Elian spoke of how he enjoys running, jumping, playing and reading in Cuba, and mentioned the television and computer he shares with his classmates in Cardenas, the coastal city east of Havana where he lives.