Madeleine McCann: Lying To Children, Ian McEwan And Questions
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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 9:25 pm
Jolie
Thank you Julie
February 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
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Dee
Its forbidden if you make it the forbidden fruit
February 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
1454 I refer you to post 513.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
jo
As you wish
February 17th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
1462
Jolie
ejem…not my place to answer
February 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
1463
sorry
Dee Says
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nice to see you are debating about madeliene ????????
February 17th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
1442 val
OOARH How be ye ,
Just after you left last night Firestar posted, very funny p… take on all you who
have started using “accents on you names. I did reply, but he never came back.
i be ok - the drainage in the lower field is holding out in this last week of dry weather
firestar is just jealous ‘cos he don’t know how to do ‘em
i think they are fun
February 17th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
1440 Justlooking
You must be psychic, I just asked Ade that!!!!!!
If Oldfield is Tanner”s Partner, he was going to check on his own child who was
sick, and apparently volunteered to check on the McCanns who I believe were in the next Apartment. I might have it all wrong, but I seem to remember Tanner
going after Oldfield to look after the child. There is also confusion about the bedding. Apparently Oldfield requested a clean sheet but CW deny providing one!!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
1457
Dr. Watson
Quickly done!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
1456
Ciara-Louise
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i have to confess i am struggling a bit
i’ve been writing my lines babe;
dont feed the trolls
dont feed the trolls
dont feed th……….
only a few hundred left to do
February 17th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Yes Jolie, i do see where you are coming from. But there are also benefits to the illegal drugs too, cannabis relieves quite a few symptoms from various diseases, local dental anaesthetics are a derivative of cocaine, (I am a dental technician, mainly in prosthetics) and use many drugs at works that come only from illegal drugs to start with.
But i have to agree with MOAH, the public have had scare tactics used on them for so many decades now, that they don’t even realise they are thinking this way. Proper education is the only way forward (imo) to curb this obsession of the ‘forbidden fruit’ to youngters.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
1455 Jo
Will they sue anyway, even if the posters are not distributed (or removed)?
February 17th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Jolie
ejem…what I do not wish is the publicity on anorak.
Thank you
February 17th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
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âde Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
1377 Cheryl
was that a comical statement?
or is there a link?
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Let me ask the Mods and/Admin how to find it: A couple of months ago, Mods, Maria posted on here a newspaper article wherein the Priest made his statement. How do I find that on here? How do I do that search?
Have no fear, Ade, I’ll give it to you!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
1395 Val
Sorry it’s taken so long to respond, but there’s a lot of different discussions going on here today and it’s been hard for me to keep up.
Wouldn’t that be wonderful if someone in the Tapas group had the cojones to do what’s right and tell the truth, leading to answers which solve the case? My hat off to Mr. Oldfield if he did return to Portugal and told all he knew to the PJ, despite the potential wrath of McCann he might face as a result.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
1448 Who TFAY to explain anything, go annoy Gandolf if he lets you.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
jo,
So well done!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
1451
RedRooster
You’re doing well darling. Keep it up.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
1448
Ian
Well im telling you right now: they have a pending court case in spain…they will even regrat to have have to thought of putting Mari Luz pic on their posters.Its going to cost them a large slice of cash which the Cortes are only too willing to have in mari luz bank account…..
I dont think it will be there next holidays destination
I”ll make sure of this!!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
1449
Gandolf
Ah the fool returns. Juggling tonight?
February 17th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
1446
Dee Says
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keep smiling
February 17th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
1445
Ciara-Louise
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i think im doing remarkably well under the circumstances. But i would be happy to have any lesson you want to give me. Im sure you could teach me many things
February 17th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
1444
Jolie
The UK press do not report on anything detrimental to the McCanns. Its incredible.
The ‘conspiracy theories’ regarding the McCanns appear to be rather different to the norm. There is something going on here which is not normal.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
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RedRooster
Phew!
1443
Christine
February 17th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
You are being somewhat cryptic Scarlett, by your reference to the Stranglers, do you also believe this was the method administered by a cincture.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
1393
Totje
Let me explain. If there was no specific law, those who break the law could not be charged - the law must exist in either a specific statute or as a judgment in a case.
We need to make sure there is legislation to refer to to enable us to charge them. had there been a specific statement, then the McCanns could be charged without debate. Its important to remember, the purpose of law is to deter and to punish.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Man On a Hill
Drug gives pleasure, like alcohol. That is why you take it, which is understandable.
Don’t tell us you take it because it is good for your health, or for your mind.
It is harmful. Cannabis stays in your blood much longer than alcohol.
It causes lots of accidents on the road.
Some cultures use it because it soothes pain, and because it is relaxing.
Some use it because it is intoxicating.
Don’t use them as parangons of wisdom. They aren’t.
Smoke cannabis it if you like it, but don’t tell us it is good for you, apart from giving you some pleasure.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
RR says,
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 ??????????
New to this forum, but not new to forums! You on the other hand i think have been on this one sooo long that you feel you have some sort of right of passage, lol.
Thats going to be the last answer i return to you, i have noticed that one of your tactics is to drag people in to your level and keep them biting on the line!
I on the other hand think i’ve sussed you out and prefer to have a constructive debate, you may see this as some sort of challenge. But it is not.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
1431
RedRooster
Always here for you.
I’ll give you some anger management courses.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
1430 Jo
I understand that the first part that CSN reported is already in the press. What I can’t wait for to become public knowledge is what the ‘more’ to come you are hinting at is.
Congratulations on a job well done helping the Cortes family.
I wonder if the UK press will bother to report this story. Do you think they will?