Madeleine McCann: Duarte Levy, Clarence Mitchell And The Daily Mirror
DUARTE Levy writes on the case of Madeleine McCann. He alleges that that Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ PR adviser, is “using the Government’s services to keep watch on journalists and forum participants.” Says Mr Levy:
Clarence Mitchell, the McCann’s PR adviser and spokesman, continues to make use of the British government’s services despite having officially resigned from his position as director of the Media Monitoring Unit*. The accusation comes from a Home Office source who has stated that the outgoing director had called upon his former service to keep a watch not only on several journalists but also on the behaviour of participants in a list of forums and blogs considered to be “highly detrimental to the image of the McCanns and that of the British government”.
Can what Mr Levy alleges be true? And if it is, why would it be a big deal for the McCanns’ spokesman to keep an eye on the web, and get what help he can? Mr Levy continues:
Clarence Mitchell, a former journalist for the Daily Express and the BBC, was seconded by the Foreign Office to act as a liaison officer between the media and Madeleine’s parents. Through the intermediary of the respective British embassies, it was he who organised the McCann’s visits to the Vatican, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam and Rabat.
Since the very early days, media monitoring has been an important part of Clarence Mitchell’s work. While the McCann’s were in Praia da Luz, it was he who decided to separate journalists according to nationality: the British first, and the Portuguese last.
Today, the McCann’s PR campaign relies more than ever on monitoring public opinion: over the past few days several UK forums and blogs have been shut down due to “anti-McCann” comments. Amongst them is the Mirror newspaper’s forum, which erased all comments about the case without warning when the participants started to debate Home Office interference.
No response from Mr Mitchell is quoted in Mr Levy’s email to us. But why did the Daily Mirror close its forum? Anyone from those forums care to tell us what they know?
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January 27th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
198 RedRooster
indeed
January 27th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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Sally Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
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Sorry may be, but we must take care of Anorak and ease Mods & Admin”s job.I used to post links in foreign languages and was told NOT to for very good reason.
Anorak knows what they are doing ,we dont want it to close down no way…..
January 27th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Free speach only exists if you agree with the powers ,otherwise you get shutdown…..
this has to be one of the biggest conspiracy jobbies since JFK, 911,Iraq war…….
just goes to show..the mirror forum shuts down the same week as a new picture of so called abductor is in circulation,and new witnesses,and now in the mirror “police say maddie may have been abducted” what the f*ck is going on, they are going to walk you know…….
and then a whole new ball game will commence, you will be able to leave your children alone in bed at night while you go enjoy yourself,(if you want to of course) if you are of the selfish me me me variety,…..I dont give a monkeys toss about all the shitty stories,the bottom line is they have the backing of some serious people(maybe government as well)and they are the ones guilty of leaving their children alone in a strange country and a strange apartment while they went on the razzle,thats what bothers me….
January 27th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Wheres Garfy ???
January 27th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Can’t Say No, sorry to hear you can’t post links. Can you tell me where you live? May I share one of my favorite websites to recommend, it’s a list of the 10 best selling books of all time.
http://home.comcast.net/~antaylor1/bestsellingbooks.html
January 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
>>>>>gone<<<<<<<<<
January 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
196
Ade Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
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whenever theres any good news, its normally followed by bad news
January 27th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
193
Marie Nicholas
You can find the link here
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/
SOS Madeleine McCann
January 27th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
i noticed that little shite peter hain has resigned
great news
mcconns still alive
shame that
January 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
191
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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January 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Out to drink my coffe
January 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
85 Can’t say no
I had to leave the computer for a while, to feed my poor husband who was on the verge of fainting because he was SO hungry. He is now eating alone in the kitchen, poor man, but not grumpy any longer though. (Actually he has a sweet nature).
I am going to look into SOS Madeleine site right away, but I am not sure of the address. Without giving the link, can you just write it, or tell me where I can find it. I have been lazy and clicked on the links instead of keeping the addresses with my favourites, and now with the new rules (which I agree with, considering that we have to take care of Anorak), I am sorry I haven’t.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
183
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
In which language are the links?
and then Mods & Admin could delete it????(not the tranlastion but the link address?)
If you write it down(not copy & paste) may be it would be ok?Then I can translate,providing,its french or spanish?
January 27th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
185
moi ?
jo
Naughty
Jamais
January 27th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
182
Sledgehammer Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Mad chicken run, time to walk the dog.
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not quite with you sledge, was that your attempt at wit or is that the evidence you have for abduction ??
January 27th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
185 jo
madeleine who?
January 27th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
180
Sally
Thank You , Sally
January 27th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick used city funds at times to cover personal travel expenses with chief of staff Christine Beatty as they rendezvoused across the United States during their affair, records obtained by the Free Press show.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
179
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
RR
go to him
show no pity
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178
jo Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
January 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
179
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
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Dont be naughty!
Its about madeleine NOT sledgehammer!!!!
January 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
*links
January 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
180
Sally
Here we only can post 1 link per comment ,and can’t put liks ,that aren’t in english
January 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Mad chicken run, time to walk the dog.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
37…just_me
January 27th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Good morning everyone
Speech bubble suggestions please…
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/just_meme5/rifcopy-3.jpg
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Perhaps a :
“Those silly McCann’s…They reallly are SO naive”.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Sorry, forgot to post the website. Here it is:
Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS&template=front
Every time I post I get booted off the site, I have to get out of the internet, delete everything in temp files then come back in. Is this happening to anyone else?
January 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
RR
go to him
show no pity
January 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
167
RedRooster Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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January 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
173
Sledgehammer Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
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here you go again sledge…rant rant rant, now come you pompous twat tell us what evidence there is to support abduction. We all know thats your view of what happened so put up or shut up.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
174
Sally
Yep
I mean you can talk about it
We can tell everything we think about G.Bush
Not like in other countries
January 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
164 Chenier
I did say I don’t think letters are being sent….