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 10:47 am
52
Red Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:04 am
About time too. I am almost 50 and have led a very interesting varied life. I have definitely graduated from the school of life, and yet the sorrowful, offensive, cruel things I have read on this matter have made me feel like a broken hearted, scared child, I was aware that some people were cruel, but I believed them to be a pitifully tiny minority, but sometimes the mobs filled with vitriol and baying for blood have damaged my faith in humanity. I have an idea of the odds, but no one knows, and hope springs eternal, I hope Madeleine gets to be hugged by her whole family again, and soon.
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My life also is interesting and varied and I too graduated from the school of life and my faith in humanity was shaken strongly again after realizing how represents of a government with the help of industrials disrupt a police investigation finding out the truth.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Marie Nicholas
Have you read the “SOS Madeleine McCann” ?
Thank You
January 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
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Marie Nicholas Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I said “she”, when I spoke about Chenier. Maybe I should have said “he”. Chenier was a lovely poet, in France, end of the VIII th century. A he.
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I can see that my confessions of abject failure when it comes to any language other than English have not gone far enough; alas I am not familiar with this gentleman’s works.
Chenier is a term used by jewellers for tubing, usually made of precious metal, which is used to create hinges or links.
It seemed appropriate for posting on a site like Anorak…
January 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Sledgehammer
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Trismegistus Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Sledgehammer…
Why do you think that the McCanns’ statements should not be questioned?
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Any answer to this?
January 27th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Trismegistus, perhaps you can show me when and where I ever stated that, all should be questioned within the law, strange that the PJ questioned both McCanns and they were allowed to return to Britain. Allegedly the prosecutor refused to let Amaral arrest KM for abandonment, a tactic, which was a lawful option for Amaral to request, pity his prosecutor did not trust his investigating chiefs opinion. If he had, who know’s the case may have been broken very quickly.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Logic/53, you really shouldn’t start such rumours, people may take you seriously !! ++Ciara-Louise, mornin sugar….
January 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am
70
Marie Nicholas Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:19 am
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Well, sometimes they are not good for you even if they are used right, but as you so rightly point out, a lot of people are still going strong who would have kicked the bucket without the bug-bashers…
January 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Sledgehammer…
Why do you think that the McCanns’ statements should not be questioned?
January 27th, 2008 at 10:25 am
71
chenier
Since the start ,they are focused ,Portugal ,Spain and North Africa
Other countries , aren’t on their “agenda”
January 27th, 2008 at 10:24 am
67
chenier Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
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Do you remember the PJ refusing Scotland Yard help?
How are you today? Back home?
January 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am
54
dcb
Hawkeye Cooper should let her fringe point out suspicious looking people all over Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Malta Bosnia and Belgium.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I said “she”, when I spoke about Chenier. Maybe I should have said “he”. Chenier was a lovely poet, in France, end of the VIII th century. A he.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:19 am
60
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:10 am
57
dcb
Yep
You can find a lot of man ,like the 1 in sketch in the South of Portugal
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You can find even more in Morocco; as Mustafa Ben Dris pointed out:
“There are a million men who look like this,”
January 27th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Chenier
Penicillin, and all other antibiotics have saved plenty of lives. Before them, tuberculosis, syphillis, and many other infections were lethal.
They aren’t good for you, as Bountyhunter’s mum-in-law pointed out, only if they aren’t used properly.
I am sure Chenier’s doctor knows what he is doing. She’ll walk home safe and sound, maybe today.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:17 am
67
chenier
I knew it !!!
January 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/
January 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
51
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:03 am
33
jo
The P.J. said nothing
+ it’s not only the P.J. working in this case ,you ALL keep forgetting that the BRITISH POLICE IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS CASE
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No I don’t!
I keep pointing out that there are a number of police forces here who are involved in investigating the case, not least the ones who interviewed Mrs Cooper back in May and deemed her story not worth expending the resources of their e-fit practitioners on…
January 27th, 2008 at 10:15 am
42
Sledgehammer
Good morning.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:15 am
63
dcb
And what did Clarrie said ??
January 27th, 2008 at 10:14 am
38
lyn
This has turned from criminal to Political ,so we have to wait what the politics decide
January 27th, 2008 at 10:13 am
60
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:10 am
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Don’t forget S. America too - worldwide manhunt remember?
January 27th, 2008 at 10:11 am
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bountyhunter Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:15 am
MRS BOUNTYHUNTER SAYS
CHENIER, FEELING BETTER ? Out today, or no news yet ?
If Mrs Cooper and Lori could join forces and finger all the males in record time !
Who will be fingered today ?
Off topic, Have you read ‘BITTER PILLS’ by Stephen Fried ? Eyeopener on antibiotics.
My mother in law took 2 capsules of Cipro and overnight her achilles tendons totally ruptured, can’t be fixed, ruined her life - stopped her career. She cannot do anything about it. These Floxins are devestating and ruined thousands of lives. Read it if you have some time. Cant sue the manufacturors either.
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Thank you, Mrs Bounty Hunter.
I’m really sorry to hear about your mother in law.
Cipro is the only oral antibiotic against a bacteria called Pseudomonas; all the rest have to be given intravenously, hence my waiting for the doctor to come and put a new line in!
But it has nasty unwanted effects and should never have been used for anything other than a serious infection where the benefits outweigh the risks.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t make nearly as much money as using it for all and sundry ailments, as well as putting it in animal, poultry and fish food, to ensure that the bacteria mutate as soon as possible into something even nastier.
I was fortunate; it just took out a couple of tendons in my hands. Your mother in law was deeply unfortunate; I do hope that as time goes on she can put her life back together a bit…
January 27th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Sorry it was no. 38
January 27th, 2008 at 10:10 am
57
dcb
Yep
You can find a lot of man ,like the 1 in sketch in the South of Portugal
January 27th, 2008 at 10:10 am
37 Lyn
You are not the only one to think this is the case. You are quite right in what you say.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:09 am
53
Logic
January 27th, 2008 at 10:09 am
56
can’t say no Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 am
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At the current rate - 2 per week.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 am
54
dcb
How many VICTIMS until all this case is over ???
January 27th, 2008 at 10:06 am
chenier
Are you better ??
January 27th, 2008 at 10:05 am
OMG - I have just noticed the Gail: I’m deeply shocked photo !!!
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/2701_maddie.shtml