Madeleine McCann: Lying To Children, Ian McEwan And Questions
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR: “McCann pals face new quiz”
“It is understood Jane Tanner, Russell O’Brien and David Payne, three of the Tapas Seven, may be questioned over alleged inconsistencies in their statements”
“Understood” and “may.” Such are the facts. Such is the reporting
Say the McCanns’ family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “There is no suggestion Kate and Gerry will be re-interviewed”
And “suggestion”
DAILY RECORD: “One Last Try To Get Maddie Answers”
“Staff at the resort where Madeleine McCann vanished have again been quizzed by detectives. It comes as they prepare to re-interview pals of Kate and Gerry McCann in a last-ditch bid to crack the case”
Anyone we know questioned?
“Pool cleaner Luis Antonio, the husband of suspect Robert Murat’s girlfriend Michaela Walczuch, was one of five questioned in Praia da Luz”
Any reason why they were quizzed once more?
A judicial source tells Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas: “Several police interviews have been repeated. The statements are being analysed to try to find any lead that could result in a new line of investigation”
Analysing statements, eh. Technical stuff…
In his internet blog yesterday, Gerry McCann vowed not to give up looking for his young daughter, adding: “We hope the police are similarly determined”
DAILY EXPRESS: “POLICE LAST CHANCE TO FIND MADELEINE”
“Five staff members who were at the Ocean Club complex on the night she went missing have been quizzed in recent days as pressure mounts to conclude the investigation”
Why those five? Which five? The WORLD’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER does not say
THE SUN: “Cops’ final bid to solve Maddie”
Michaela Walczuch “who denies any involvement in Maddie’s disappearance – was allegedly spotted in Zaio, Morocco, on June 15, moments after a girl resembling Madeleine was seen being dragged away by an African woman”
Three of the McCanns’ freins witll be spoken to by police.
A “source” says: “It sounded like they were concerned about timeline inconsistencies. But if you have nine people not wearing watches, it would be suspicious if their times matched exactly”
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “Lying to children”
“From white lies to whoppers, vagueness with the truth is part of parenthood. But as Katie Tait learns from one psychologist, deceiving children is never justified”
Recently I told Kitty, our youngest child, that the police car had pulled us over because she was screaming in the back of the car (in fact I was, stupidly, speeding, but partly as a result of her noise). She is now mousey-quiet on journeys. My caprice over the tooth fairy has reached such an extent that the correspondence between “Molly” and my daughter Agnes fills two whole shoe boxes.
Then there are the areas that I don’t really want them to know the whole truth about. Will they get scared if I tell them that Madeleine McCann, whose picture they have seen everywhere, was taken from her bed? What about the news stories of dogs biting children to death? Will they ever go near next door’s puppy again? To me, vagueness with the truth is part of being a human being and certainly part of being a parent. But apparently, I am deeply wrong.
Maybe Katie’s children can read the truth in her article?
THE AGE (Aus): “The private and the public”
An interview with Ian McEwan, the author: “Journalists rang him because the disappearance of four-year-old Madeleine bore a dark similarity to the plot of his 1987 novel, The Child in Time, when a father has his three-year old girl stolen from him in a supermarket”
DVDTOWN: “GONE BABY GONE”
If you’re thinking that this film was a quick knockoff inspired by the real-life Madeleine McCann case–the little girl who disappeared from her family’s Portugal vacation home while her mom and dad were at a party not far away–it’s really just another case of life imitating art. Lehane’s novel about a four-year-old girl who turns up missing under similar circumstances was published way back in 1994.
Madeleine McCann: The Voyeurs, The Gouls and The Fear
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
1227 Julie
He was kidding. You were kidding, weren’t you, MOAH? …MOAH?
February 17th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
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Fair Says
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i wish youd rest your keyboard love
February 17th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
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man on a hill Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Better not watch that film or you’ll end up mental like Jolie everyone.
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Little question here : is this type of thing allowed against a fellow poster? That’s just blatant abuse?
February 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
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Carmen
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you are so kind, so you would kill me first….well your not all bad then
February 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
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Fair Says:
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seriously fair you really ought to try a bit of weed it does wonders for people like you chill babe chill
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I rest my case!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
1218 MOAH
Thanks for the help.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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Fair Says
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chill babe
February 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
1219 my post
That smilie face with sunglasses was supposed to be the number 8–sorry
February 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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REPORTER Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Board going to pot, junkies and mad chicken posters,figures the crazy theories.
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Yes!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
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Cheryl Says:
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well now i really am worried……….
February 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
How the UK government has ‘assisted’ the McCanns
1) allegedly applying pressure to the Portuguese to immediately consider the disappearance of Madeleine to be an abduction
2) assigning Clarence Mitchell to be their spokesperson temporarily (before he resigned his government media monitoring position to take the post on salary from Mr. Kennedy)
3) personal conversation(s) with Mr. Brown himself
4) likely continued contact with PM government staff to keep them abreast of events
5) squashing of real investigative journalism in the UK press, allegedly, and promotion of pro-McCann spin, through Mr. Mitchell
6) possible blackout of tattle-tale background stories of the McCanns and Tapas 7 through use of a government procedure called D-notices (can’t remember what term has been used–is that correct?)
7) possible obstruction of justice by putting political pressure on Portugal not to put Kate McCann under arrest, even though the PJ thought it was warranted
9) possible delaying of justice by sending back the PJ’s rogatory letters early this year and having them resent with correction and not through Eurojust as an intermediary (although this may have been a helpful, not hurtful action to prevent problems at trial)
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Can you add to the list?
February 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
1185 Jolie Says:
“I just want to say that I haven’t smoked pot since I was 15 (more than 30 years ago ) so that my political viewpoints are not a result of drug-induced paranoia. Just in case anyone was wondering…”
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They will have to find another reason to ignore you. Maybe your just a bit mental, yes, you mentioned that you get depressed and i reckon your mental. Better not watch that film or you’ll end up mental like Jolie everyone.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
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mr reporter
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well my old feathered fool if you dont like it perhaps you could speak to your contacts and bloody report something
February 17th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
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Fair Says
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please explain how i’ve been aggressive me old mate ???? what are you on
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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Cheryl Says:
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no cheryl i’d be bloody bankrupt
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Well you keep it up, I dread to think that one night the Mods and Admin will be late for ‘work’ because they were feasting on a roast chicken dinner!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
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chill babe chill 
Fair Says:
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seriously fair you really ought to try a bit of weed it does wonders for people like you
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Board going to pot, junkies and mad chicken posters,figures the crazy theories.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
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noseycow Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Fair - I like people to be nice to each other its a flaw in my personality…
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Ditto!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
MOTH said:
“The people that are now on here criticizing dope have never read a book on it in their lives. DO NOT TRUST THEM. Only trust what you have read from a reliable source. They are using the drugs issue to ignore the core of my argument just like they have been programmed to do. Just say know.”
Whoah………now who’s making assumptions ? I was once on your side and did read s lot of stuff in support of dope. Only experience led me to change my mind……
Forgot to mention bothersome effect on short-term memory which I also had and horrible pains and aches in muscles………
February 17th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
1203
please explain how i’ve been aggressive me old mate ???? what are you on 
Fair Says
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
1201 False Flag
I tried to cut and paste some info from a Sky Forum…. see my last post to coolandcalm.
There is supposition there that darked forces are involved in the McCann case, wouldn”t be at all surprised. Where big money is involved, principles go out
of the window(sorry about that)
Don”t know where you are from but if you watch “Spooks” it gives a good
illustration of what goes on in GovernmentIMO
February 17th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Interesting to see there is no real news today, especially after all this crap of arguido status being lifted…… Maybe this really is the calm before the storm. I think the press realise we are all pissed off with the constant pro mcfool drivel and realise they can make an absolute killing if they lay off a bit and wait for the biggy….. maybe charges really are going to occur after all hehehehehehe
as a certain poster on here would say fun fun fun 
oh dear gerry is in for a BIG 
February 17th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Fair - I like people to be nice to each other
its a flaw in my personality… 
MOAH - I get my information from personal experience, as i’ve said, i don’t need to read a book to tell me what I’ve experienced, if that allows you to call me ignorant then so be it… i have better things to read about imo
I don’t try and get you to take your coffee the same way as me and i don’t expect you to life your life the way i live mine, and i love this site when people disagree (not the mud slinging though).
Somehow though i expect that you will think less of me because i choose not to be educated by you… and that is precisley my point, you seem to want to take away my freedom of choice because it does not match yours.
Dinner is ready - and i should have left an hour ago.
Been great fun
thanks all
later
can’t get over old mr. anorak - crafty old devil…
February 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
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Cheryl Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I understand that, but if your son had started drinking alcohol instead, my guess is he would still have stolen from you to pay for the drink. Smoking pot isnt what makes you a thief is what im saying , its the not having money to pay for something you choose to have, and therefore choosing to steal to pay for it
February 17th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
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Fair Says
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no probs me old mate
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I am certainly not your mate but I am willing to discuss anything with you when / if you behave in a non agressive manner
1193 RR
Thanks again!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
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just_me Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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He was stealing the money to pay for the pot!
February 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Val said:
“Eurojust presume it is a facility for all Countries in the U.K. for use in obtaining
information/co-operation etc”
“A facility for the countries of the European Comminity rather….I guess that’s what you meant Val….yes….thing is once a prosecuting country invites it in to mediate, that ought to be the end of it. Normally, should Portugal wish to insist on its involvement….there would be nothing the other country could do to refuse - [provided they had already signed up to its potential use].
However, that all goes by the board when secret pressures can be applied by way of blackmail at the highest levels imo. Then suddenly the desirability of using Eurojust would no longer seem relevant….hmmm
February 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
1190 Logic
GB agrees with you about dope. Isn’t that scary.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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noseycow
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as long as she dont use one of mine
February 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Cheryl LOL - quote ‘Anorak could be wealthy!’
anorak IS already wealthy!!!!!
rotfl 