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 10:08 pm
how could they appear with opera or whatever her name is
January 27th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Unpleasant topic. There seem to a divergence of opinion of options for disposal of a body, assuming that such an event ever happened. One view is that the body will never be found. And then there is the embalming scenario. Both are disguisting, but are they mutually exclusive? Permanent embalming before permanent disposal? Can’t get my head around this.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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RedRooster : dont you bloody start again
Did I ever stop???????????????
January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
587
clouseau Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
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LOL……..ZZZZZZZZZZZ…………Why?
January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
586
Garth Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
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just cant help yourself can you yer bloody halfwit baffoon
January 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
583
Ade Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
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exactly he was an innocent victim as well. I guess his life is in tatters now, poor bloke
January 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
anybody know could the Mccanns get a visa to USA as they are arquido
January 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
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Ian Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
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Just had a read Ian , bleedin hilarious. You should be a comedian, you’d be good!
January 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
there’s a great new abductor sketch here:
http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?c=117&a=1216
what fun fun fun
January 27th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
577
Totje Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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dont you bloody start again
January 27th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
580 RedRooster
doubt they even remember who they are…..they had their use at the time remember
yep using people seems to be a mcconn trait.
i’m still angry about what they did to that priest
January 27th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
579
Ciara-Louise Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
570
RedRooster
Are you misbehaving RR?
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i told you i needed to be taught how to behave. Nice to see you back you sexy beast. Care to give me my first lesson
January 27th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Jane - off Subject
European Referendum
I have set up an area of Anorak Forums to highlight this issue
http://www.anorak.co.uk/forums/topic.php?id=989&replies=1
January 27th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
575
Ade Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
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doubt they even remember who they are…..they had their use at the time remember
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
570
RedRooster
Are you misbehaving RR?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
573 clouseau
i think when the Diana inquest is over the mccanns will be fed to the lions
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what’s the likely date on that?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
570
RedRooster Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
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Peter O Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
551 Ian Says: January 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Is their a fight going on in here?
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Not yet………………..
May be because I can’t keep a straight face when I say it… 
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theres always a bloody fight going on here, but there would be no need to fight if all the halfwits that come here to defend the mccanns would just swallow their pride and admit how wrong they are
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Wrong who is… and about what?
I threaten my little nieces [and nephews, but thats lesser fun} if they don’t behave right now I’ll put them upside down, backside front, in the toilet. And then they laugh at me….
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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Ade Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
have the mcconns dumped Mari Luz Cortes now?
or are they still concerned and supportive?
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How the ‘ell are we supposed to know?. Do you think we know everything?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
have the mcconns dumped Mari Luz Cortes now?
or are they still concerned and supportive?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I hope there action before Groundhogs day so we don’t have to live that day over and over and over again on Anorak.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
i think when the Diana inquest is over the mccanns will be fed to the lions
January 27th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Why is it that the T7 (T9 minus Kate and Gerry) arent ever in the sights?
After all, didnt two of them spend hardly any time at all in the Tapas Bar and one of them looks a lot like Murat, one of them was changing sheets and covered in vomit?
Why doesnt Kate and Gerry ever point the finger? Or mayber they are pointing the finger at Tanner? After all, Gerry contradicted Tanner didnt he?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
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Peter O Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
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Strange that when grandparents take the little ones off your hands to give you a break you then struggle with what to do with yourselves. R+r is always favourite!
January 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
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Peter O Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
551 Ian Says: January 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Is their a fight going on in here?
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Not yet………………..
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theres always a bloody fight going on here, but there would be no need to fight if all the halfwits that come here to defend the mccanns would just swallow their pride and admit how wrong they are
January 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
563
lol
January 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
566 Ian Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
556 Totje
Garths not feeling well, sledgehammer isnt here (and is no challenge anyway) so who’s tonights adversary?
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I don’t know, I don’t care, as long as it’s not Sean Connery…..
Let’s vote!
January 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
557Garth Says:
Well Im waiting for you to update me as I’ve not been around too much. So apart, bullshit, baffoon and bollox, what else have you been waffling about?
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that about sums it up. we need a new clue.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
556 Totje
Garths not feeling well, sledgehammer isnt here (and is no challenge anyway) so who’s tonights adversary?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
553 Aardvarko
maybe the next move will come from the pj and force the comical one to react.
i’d like to see the other taparatti being picked off one by one - if that’s not happened already.
or perhaps a leak about evidence - again to force a “totally innocent explanation”
January 27th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
551 Ian Says: January 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Is their a fight going on in here?
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Not yet………………..