Madeleine McCann: Anjos Calls Mitchell A Liar And Madeleine One Year On: Campaign For Change
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THE SUN: “Cop: McCanns’ spokesman ‘lies’”
Carlos Anjos, president of Portugal’s Police Federation, says of Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman: “He lies with as many teeth as he has in his mouth.”
The accused the former BBC man of leaking police statements Kate and Gerry made within hours of Maddie disappearing last May. These were aired on Spanish TV last week. Anjos said the aim was to give the McCanns an excuse not to attend a reconstruction.
Says Mr Mitchell: “It is categorically untrue that I leaked them. There was absolutely no benefit for us to do that.”
THE TIMES: Andrew Billen on TV:
“It was going to be called Madeleine McCann, but now ITV1’s exclusive, has a longer name: Madeleine, One Year On: Campaign for Change. The programme will follow her parents as they campaign for an American-style Amber Alert system, in which law enforcement agencies are empowered to commandeer airtime when a child goes missing. Ah, lack of television coverage. That must have been the problem.”
Indeed.
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April 16th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
690
Salomon ES Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Matt 682
Do you think that is also the general perception of the british public? That the PJ are extra credible?
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No.
On the other hand, it appears to be dawning on some people that perhaps it was not quite as simple as it looked.
Clarence really did not expect the PJ to take the gloves off.
He was relying on them not commenting.
He got it wrong.
And that has to be worrying him.
Incidentally, one thing struck me from the LSE podcast; Clarence’s accent was markedly more upmarket than when he was pretending to hold a police press conference.
Just a matter of playing to the audience…
April 16th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Bf - they were going to make a Road to the Fountain of Youth but, ironically, Crosby died that year….
April 16th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Mentioning MI5 and MI6 has probably kicked some government secret service computer bot into life.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
707…DCB
I would have thought that they would be far too busy looking out for
those nasty “tourists”…as Mr Bush was prone to call them.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
704
SC46
++++
What white Fiat?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
DCB
I preffered ‘Road to Morrocoo’ Myself……..much funnier
April 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
703
Matt
+++++
looking after government interests?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
646 Salomon
I think scenario I is the most likely, and truly worrying, I agree, but since the British Police are also involved, and know plenty of things about the case by now, it will be quite impossible for any government to stop the truth from coming out, in England, a democracy. Stifling the truth being impossible, delaying its outcome is the only possible strategy, but, according to me, it is pretty risky, for two reasons.
First one, as we can see, it can get embarrassing, with Clarrie getting out of control and apparently dreaming of putting both governments in an awkward and ridiculous situation. Secondly, because there is no possible hope now that the case will fall into oblivion, and that its outcome be unnoticed. So, delaying the outcome will make it worse, as the longer the wait, the fiercer the debate.
After all, it shouldn’t be what we call “une affaire d’état”. (involving the state).
A fast outcome would be neater for everyone, in my opinion. In the long run, the authorities have more to lose by it being delayed, (supposing it is their wish) according to me. But in politics, short term often prevails over long term.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
brandon - for whom the bell tolls
April 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
DCB
Was the DNA found in a white Fiat?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
700…DCB
In what capacity ?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
What do you think they are serial princess killers
????
April 16th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
lucky cynical
April 16th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
MI5 and MI6 - does anyone think they have been involved?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
wtf - cottage pie is (honestly) my favourite dish…
April 16th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
694
chenier
I feel cynical today!
April 16th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
693 sc46
here and in the middle of making cottage pie, oh how i love to cook
April 16th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Maravilha
681
If it happened on the evening of 2 May whilst the parents were out, it could be a fall, misadventure involving another child (if the children were together), the child getting hold of and drinking / taking drugs, medicine or bleach or similar, an overdose of, or an allergic reaction to, drugs given to her by a parent, or possibly even something else.
If it happened after the parents’ return from their evening out, it is most likely to be the result of a momentary flash of temper, a remonstration.
As for the body ’staying dead in the apartment’, it would have remained there from the death (which, I believe, was in the early hours of 3 May at the latest) until removed (probably on the evening of 3 May), thereby establishing the ’smell of death’.
In my opinion.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
690…Salomon ES
I think that perception is increasing.
In direct proportion to the lack of credibility of the McDoc’s.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
686
brandon flours Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I wonder why 28 papers havent lazily copied the telegraph story from earlier?
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You cynical person, you.
I can’t think of a reason other than the blindingly obvious.
Clearly they all wish to ensure that they live up to their high standards of scrupulously careful journalism.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
wtf - are you still here?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
685
Pilimary Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
666????
Ohhhh, not very good number…
ermmm…. Maybe it is indeed an evil number (but for nasty and repulsive Nacho Abad)
Back to work. Food is necessary
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It is indeed. But the raven, also known as Nacho, will never live that down.
There is much pleasure to be derived from the perfectly polite evisceration of an unpleasant person, so my thanks to Daisy and you for providing it…
April 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
April 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Matt 682
Do you think that is also the general perception of the british public? That the PJ are extra credible?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
* no comment
April 16th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
BF - I was wondering that too
April 16th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
683
brandon flours Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
More like Kate woosh clunked
I’ve been woosh clunked haven’t I….
April 16th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I wonder why 28 papers havent lazily copied the telegraph story from earlier?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
666????
Ohhhh, not very good number…
ermmm…. Maybe it is indeed an evil number (but for nasty and repulsive Nacho Abad)
Back to work. Food is necessary
April 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
“If Maddie died of an overdosis on that evening, it would have been an extremely high dosis, to cause the death, and to stay dead in the apartement for a least two hours(scent of death).”
I’ve heard that it is easy to stay dead once you are dead…