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
Posted: 16th, February 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (1,673) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Family Sunday lunch
have a good day!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
979
SteveT
What an excellent idea!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
978…jo
Not surprised at all.
A bad pavement Artist would sketch much better.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Steve T
YESSSSS!!! Me too
Fantastic idea!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
976
jo
Could we bring a law in banning pink shirts, with the punishment fot non compliance being 20 years in jail?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
973
Matt
The “artist” was out of job.
Does this surprise you?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Matt
February 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
975
SteveT
It may be difficult to grab him with all the spins…..
But yes…it would be so sweet to send him direct to portugal in “pateras” respecting protocole: after the mcBigots
February 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I would really like to see Clarence Mitchell facing charges.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
971
Pilimary Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Jo
I thought… Oh, maybe I’ve offended her…
*******
Quien?/ who did you offend?
Not me I can assure you….otherwise I would be incandescent with una puta rabia/ with a f… rage!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
968…Pilimary
I think the original quote was, “An FBI “trained” Artist”.
Didn’t learn much though….Artistic level pre junior-school level. IMO
February 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
968
Pilimary
Nope
No FBI artist but ya know we have psychics.No problem!
Yo mala?/me cheeky? just a little bit depending on how goes the spin…..
February 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Jo
I thought… Oh, maybe I’ve offended her…
February 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
944 cooland calm
Thanks for that, will try about 2am when there are not many here and I have more time.
As it happens JSmith is being interviewed on T.V. at the moment being quizzed
by John Soppel and he”s giving her a right hard time, re boozy Britain,
knife and gun culture etc.
Hope she”s already given the O.K. for the interviews!!!!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Jo
Eres mala mala, jodía (youre really bad, bloody
February 17th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
So there wasn’t any FBI artist? (I piss myself laughing… Mr. Ludicrous don’t have limits
February 17th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Matt 958… I knwe deep down you were joking but I have to confess I did look at the mouse for a split second to see if it had a wed button…….
February 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
963…jo
True I guess.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
961
Pilimary
Me too…jajajajaja
February 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
960 csn - lol
February 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
958
Matt
Dont press people”s red button Mate…it doesnt always fire a good laugh
C&C
I AM joking…..
February 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
951..can’t say no
February 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Jo
just kidding…
February 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
From 3 A
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 12:24 pm
952
Pilimary Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Jo
(Between us… How many gin tonics last night?)
**********
None.I dont drink makes me sick and thick
February 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
953…coolandcalm
I were joking.
If the wed button had been pwessed we wouldn’t be here.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
954
Pilimary
entre nosotras yep between us….
whats the work scene in madrid? as bad as in alicante o que?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
948…coolandcalm
Have seen it well over 1500 posts.
And then we had the recent “several” Madeleine Threads per day.
Must be some sort of system.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
949
Pilimary
hey! you …playing bingo….mmmm losing 50 euros instead you should have made a donation ya know for the posters which cost an arm and a leg…
February 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Jo
By the way, how is that expression in English “entre nosotras”? Is it “between us”?