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 10:23 pm
The article I spoke of re the Priest!
Praia da Luz priest denies reports in UK newspaper
Source: The Portugal Resident (19-12-02)
Praia Da Luz church is receiving the image of Our Lady of Fátima on Monday, December 18, in a special visit to the region and this is the reason why ribbons and images of Madeleine McCann have been temporarily removed from its interior, according to father José Manuel Pacheco, the local catholic priest.
Praia da Luz’s community “has not forgotten the little British girl and special prayers are still being held every Friday,” father José Manuel Pacheco told The Resident.
The catholic priest was reacting to reports in the UK’s Daily Express in which he is said to have “ordered the removal of scores of green and yellow ribbons which were put up as a symbol of hope in the days after Madeleine vanished”. The British newspaper quotes a “close friend to the priest” as saying that the latter “can’t even hear the Madeleine case mentioned without becoming irate.” A statement that father José Manuel Pacheco describes as “barbarity” and a “lie”. “I do not know who that ‘friend’ might be, but I doubt such person is my friend”, he told The Resident.
Father José Manuel Pacheco ensures that “priests have no power to order anything in our churches. We have an entity for that, which is the Conselho Pastoral, where the catholic community is represented”.
With regards to the key to Praia da Luz church that the McCanns were given after Madeleine went missing, so that the couple could pray in privacy, “that was a decision made by the Conselho Pastoral and I only knew about it three days later”.
Father José Manuel Pacheco said: “Madeleine McCann’s parents know that we support them and that is the most important thing. The family kept very close and good relations with the church and its representatives in Praia da Luz”.
Madeleine McCann has now been missing for 225 days and her parents renew appeals every day looking for “that piece of information” that will lead to her being found. In contrast, the police investigation being carried out in Portugal continues to focus on the couple as the main suspects for her probable death.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
1497
Ian Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
1487 May
Not quite sure what the connection with Madeleine is, but driving when your senses are in any way changed by chemicals of any kind is not wise.
I think there should be intelligence tests for drivers too, it should cut down on ‘accidents’ caused by moronic behaviour as well as reducing the number of cars and hence exhaust emissions.
Gandolph wouldnt be able to get around so much and might post here more often though.
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I guess it might be best if it was possible to test road manners, Ian. Difficult though when people behave erratically due to a variety of pressures at any given time. I don’t recall reading about people being arrested for being under the influence of drugs, though I suppose it must happen.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Evening jousters.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
1525
jo Says:
*****
I agree, I wished they would shut up long time ago and get on with what was necessary in finding Maddie.
In a different forum at the very beginning of her ‘dissapearance’, i seriously questioned the advice they were being given by their PR team, but it has gone from bad to worse, and soon realised they didn’t need much encouragement from anyone to brazenly advertise themselves
February 17th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
too much excitement has left me mcconned out
nîtë nîtë one and all
i’ll probably be away for a bit - see yas soon
hope i don’t miss anything ;-(
i’d hate to miss the ultmate fun
February 17th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
1515 Mods and Admins
In the US, there is something called priviledged information, isn’t there? And in France lawyers don’t have to testify against their clients. Do they have to in England ? I don’t know if in UK, a Catholic priest, or an Anglican parson would have to testify against someone who would have confessed their sins.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
1307 Totje Says:
“chicory with french cheese . . . .”
Sounds yummy, how about a recipe?
February 17th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
1525 jo
i tend to agree
some nutter will hunt them down if the get away with it
could be nasty
nîtë
February 17th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Good night everybody…
Sleep well but no grass,priests,mcFools, pink shirts etc….
February 17th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Thanks Fair x
February 17th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
1523
âde
I am very aware of it.
If the priest wants to he can also come forward and say what he has to say… that would almost reconcilitate me with this part of human history.I say almost….
Those 2 are really really sick
They must be shut up and lockesd in to avoid any further damage to more people.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I’m off for today. Been on so long I’ve got a headache and losing my vision a bit.
Thanks for the good conversations. Good night.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Hopefully it’s now safe to say……..welcome Dee
February 17th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
1520 jo
whatever is written to say he’s fine they used that priest just like they use everyone else.
and that must have shaken him, poor bastard
February 17th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
1516
Gandolf
I agre…and mrs mcBigot certainly doesnt look angelic at all…..
February 17th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=488262&in_page_id=1770
February 17th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
1512
Jolie,
Thanks. I searched for and saved the link to the Online President because they’ve got quit some interesting articles. And they look less biased imo.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
i wonder if the northern rock scam is connected with the mcconn scam.
maybe the odious ones are here to distract us from the enormous demonstration of incompetence by gordie mcbroon and his prudent pals over northern rock.
it certainly kept it off the front pages after all
February 17th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
1515
âde
‘Get a life Gordon’: Minister says PM needs more fun
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=515449&in_page_id=1770
A man with a concience?
Night all
February 17th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
The whore of Rome has many faces and none are angelic.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
who’s gonna get 1666?
you get the beast and the great fire of london in one go
marvellous fun
February 17th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
1507 Jo
Because up to these days, they didn’t test bad drivers for drugs.
They have started to in France, and the results are appalling. The problem with cannabis is that its effect lasts much longer than with alcohol.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
1508
Gandolf
The priest should speak up to be true to his faith but he wont because his faith is a stinking joke a fucking nonsense.
This is real evil
February 17th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
1501 Totje
Good work! Thanks for posting the link to Fr. Pacheco’s denial.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
1485 Ian
i agree about the mis-spelt angle
but surely it’s randolph
as in churchill dontcha know, pip pip
February 17th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
1496 Ian
Lawyers don’t have to testify either. It is priviledged information. Cheryl (1486) tells you the court recognizes a priest or a lawyer doesn’t have to testify, It has nothing to do with their sexual preferences.
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Mods and Admin
Is that here in the UK and Europe or the US?
February 17th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Dee 1481
It was me. Thanks. It’s just that, since taking an interest in this case, my observations are heightened to the point where I don’t take anything as read. I only want to see the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
February 17th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Soothsayer was correct, the Priest is the key.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
1487
May
Regarding grass….what about regarding alcohol????
In all the roads accidents reported (at least in spain) the drivers were so freaking pissed again….NO way it happens smoking hash or grass…..
February 17th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
1502 my post
“I wonder why it doesn’t come up easily on internet searches.”
“It” meaning the article that Maria posted, not the actual post on Anorak.