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Just make me feel i need fight for his freedom just like his mom gave her life for it. >> i think for the grandmothers the meeting was extremely frustrating and they felt that he was in danger. they felt he was drugged. but they did go home having seen elian and they did go home more determined that they had to get him home. >> i feel great and i feel confident. yeah. strong and that i have more
We always said that's what he would become, a little trophy for the government when they roll out whatever they need to. >> people have told me did you hear what elian say? he's brainwashed. i say he's not a fault of what he's become where he's at right now, he doesn't know any better. so i don't judge him, i just sit and wait. [speaking foreign language].
Face. freedom of press. you can't touch that. >> he's screaming give me the kid. give me the f'ing kid. within second as woman appeared in the room and that's when i handed elian over to the agent. >> get ready to get the boy. they've got the boy. >> go, go. >> all i could hear was elian screaming, prima, prima, prima. just calling out and i couldn't do anything.
Florida keys. his younger brother followed with his two wife and children. he worked as an auto body repairman but struggled to find a steady job. his daughter arrived in the united states when she was elian's age. at 21 she processed loans at a local bank and dreamed of opening a hair salon. >> i'm told of all the family members you're the one elian bonded with the most. do you feel that bond sfchlt. >> i sure do. i feel like he's been my brother since a little kid. [ speaking foreign language ]
I don't know. >> could we ask you about your reaction? >> they're only letting the dad decide what's best for the kid and everything like that. as we all know when elian came and found himself lonely in this country without no family, without his dad not having the freedom to get on an airplane to come here and support his child when he most needed it, i was there and so was my family supporting that. until then they did let us support him and be there for him. why aren't we getting the opportunity at this point to speak for him? his dad doesn't have freedom ois we would have got on an airplan...