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 8:56 pm
1405
Dee Says:
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you by your own admission have been here 3 days, do you think you have the right to speak to me like that without a counter attack ??????????
February 17th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
1398
Marie Nicholas
They aren’t stupid
They know ,anyone that is related to the team will be looked with suspiction
February 17th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
1408 Jo
It was a fast reaction. Neat.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
1398
Marie Nicholas Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
1382 Can’t Say No
1385 Jo
Great !
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Its not finished yet
February 17th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
1319 Man on a Hill
I recently listened to the actress Ellen Burstyn’s autobiography on CD. Her third husband, Neil Burstyn, had taken the psychedelic drug LSD periodically. He eventually went off-the-wall crazy, thinking he was Jesus. One of the doctors she consulted with explained that some people who take LSD actually use the drug to manufacture it within the body over and over again, causing the person to lose control of reality. (perhaps he was referring to flashbacks or was experiencing Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder or a form of psychosis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD#Flashbacks_and_HPPD ) This may be what happened to Neil, although he had discontinued use of the drug. He became a violent stalker of his wife, even after divorce, and was in and out of mental hospitals. He ended up committing suicide. This is an anecdotal story. Perhaps the LSD was just a trigger event for a latent mental illness. Maybe he took too much of it.
There are many who rave about the wonders of these drugs and say they are harmless. I am not convinced and would prefer to not take chances with something as precious as the brain, the control center of my body and life. I don’t drink, smoke, or take any recreational drugs. Not that I wouldn’t like to have the relaxation or pleasure from them but that the pleasures are not worth the risk, imo.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Jo
what are the news in Spain ???
February 17th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
1403
RedRooster Says:
i have the right to remain silent
You have the right to be a T.W.A.T. too, and often use it!!! IMO
February 17th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Jo
Repeat after me :
There’s never been a dance that’s so easy to do,
It even makes you happy when you’re feelin’ blue.
Do it nice and easy now, and don’t lose control,
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of bull,
So, come on, come on, and do the Clarrie-spin with me
February 17th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
1401
:lol:
Dee Says
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i have the right to remain silent
February 17th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Scarlett/1310, yes Blackrod has pointed in the direction of the robes, I hear he has uncovered a State/Church den of iniquity, which has exposed him to much danger.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Evening All
This is just an observation! I am new to this forum and have only been visiting for the last three days.
There is a lot of bickering and squabbling, it’s like being stuck in a room with a load of my teenage sons’ friends.
And I have to say that, no matter who else is in it, RR is always at the centre. RR you seem to have the knack of getting peoples backs up, and then insult by acting innocent (IMO).
I like this forum site because the censorship is very easy going, unlike others that ban or delete any message slightly controversial. Please stop spoiling it with endless whittering on about ‘who is right’ or ‘wrong’ over NOTHING!
MOAH, With you buddy
February 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
The parent is a clever man
Those ,in Portugal. that have been following the case ,say ,he is a wise man
February 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
1395 val
“Did I tell you last night about a comment from a poster on 3Arguidos saying
Matthew Oldfield had flown to Portugal?”
it’s quite handy for him. he can get a bus to exeter airport from the city and a direct flight to faro.
so it’s not ALL bad for the taparratti
February 17th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
1382 Can’t Say No
1385 Jo
Great !
February 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
1385
jo
Do ya think so ?
I still don’t know .what side of the fence are ya
February 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
1392 Dr. Watson
fun fun fun
February 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
1362 Jolie
Did I tell you last night about a comment from a poster on 3Arguidos saying
Matthew Oldfield had flown to Portugal? Didn”t say when, but maybe, if true,
he amended his Statement to the detriment of others, hence two more of the
Tapas 7 being made Aguidos.
Stevo and Saturn discussed at length Astra Zeneca, didn”t understand it all but
maybe that”s the reference to ” bigger than the Fund”.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
1389
Ian Says
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sorry missed it
February 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
1378 Ian Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
1358
Totje
Nope, they need the law to tell them or they just dont get it.
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Nope, there’s a law that says it forbidden to cross the street when the light is red. Yet they still don’t get it!
Aren’t you studying to become a lawyer?
I rest my case
February 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Disappeared witnout a sound.
All the evidence thin on the ground.
Drs G. and K.
Went to Tapas and ate,
And the body will never be found.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
1388
Ian
Dont worry about this…I am into it giving bad ideas to people
February 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Hey
Don’t kill me
M&A will do the job
February 17th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
1386 Red - tis ok, csn posted translation!
February 17th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
1382
can’t say no
1383
Interesting - Clarence cocked up again?
February 17th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
1341
1 more life they almost destroied
February 17th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
1379
hope m and a aren’t watching 
can’t say no Says:
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oh dear i dont think you should have done that CSN
February 17th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
1382
can’t say no
jejeje…… QUE BUENO!!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
1382
can’t say no
1383 OK! Well done!
February 17th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
1379
can’t say no
Hey! You will incur the wrath of the moderators! In English please!
February 17th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Family Mari Luz with McCann threatens legal action
Phone number is out of service
The family of Mari Luz Cortes, the Spanish missing since early Jan. 13 in Huelva, requested that the posters or her picture is a symbol-a symbol with Madeleine McCann no longer be distributed and considers even take legal action if their demand is not respected.
Juan José Cortés, father of Mari Luz, said today that the disappearance of mixing Madeleine to that of his daughter “is not an appropriate strategy,” reaffirming that he has never given its consent to posters created by McCann family.
“These are two completely separate case with roads completely separate investigation,” said the father of Mari Luz at the exit after a meeting with the secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) of Andalusia.
From A3 size, 18,000 posters announced by the head of public relations couple McCann, Clarence Mitchell, for a total cost of more than 4,000 euros, indicate a contact number for reporting information about who is Mari Luz not in use.