Madeleine McCann: Reading Amaral’s Book, Free Speech And Elvis
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann…
THE GUARDIAN: “On the front line in the search for Maddie - Gonçalo Amaral’s intriguing memoir of the Madeleine McCann case offers no solution but reveals a man obsessed by the investigation”
Ned Temko is reading Amaral’s book:
It is a shame that this revealing memoir from Gonçalo Amaral, the police chief who ran the Madeleine McCann investigation until he was unceremoniously fired last year, has not been published in English…
Indeed it is. And a disappointment that no British paper has sought to serialise the work. Aren’t we interested in what the copper thinks? Or are we too scared to publish it? What of free speech, then?
Wouldn’t any reader of sound mind dismiss slights against the McCanns’ involvement?
Within minutes of its appearance in Portuguese bookshops, the McCanns’ spokesman let it be known their lawyers would be giving it a thorough read, with an eye to the kind of libel action that ended up costing the Express group £500,000 earlier this year. And that was before the Portuguese authorities finally cleared the couple last month of any suspicion.
We’ve been scared off. But:
Surely it won’t be long before enterprising translators feed the juicier bits to an online conspiracy community that, in the 15 months since the cherubic three-year-old went missing from Praia da Luz, has elevated Madeleine into something close to a new Elvis.
Has she been seen in America?
Or in the phrase Amaral prefers to use, with no evident trace of irony, in the book’s acknowledgements: ‘cybernauts and bloggers who have been defending the cause of truth and justice.’
Or just proclaiming themselves “pro” or “anti” McCann, as if that helps:
Yet even for those of us who happen to believe that Elvis is no more, the book offers a page-turning compendium of unexplained puzzles - as are so frequently found in wide-ranging, complex investigations.
LIVERPOOL ECHO: “Why we shouldn’t be frightened of the big, wide world”
Fiona Ennys plays Tabloid Bingo! Eyes down…
CATHERINE Mullany’s murder on the ‘paradise’ island of Antigua was awful and tragic.
Tick!
People like me who, until the expansion of package travel in the 1960s never saw further than perhaps Blackpool or Scarborough, now have the opportunity to visit supremely exotic destinations like Asia and Africa.
And..?
And it’s fantastic.
Phew! Go on…
It’s so easy to be lulled into a false sense of security when you are on holiday; the family of little Madeleine McCann know, only too painfully, about that.
Tick!
THE SUNDAY TIMES: “Big Yin on a voyage to explore big waste - Billy Connolly is recreating the Arctic journeys of two great pioneers for ITV”
ITV approached Connolly as part of its drive to get more factual “big access pieces” for the 8pm-9pm slots following on from the success of documentaries on JK Rowling and Madeleine McCann.
That’s entertainment (sha-la-la-la-la)…
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August 4th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Brandon, I’m not sure but I think the arguido status was lifted on July, 21st.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Gonçalo Amaral believes that the publication of ” Maddie: The Truth of the Mentira” it will be able to contribute for the reopening of the process.
http://www.diarioxxi.com/?lop=artigo&op=6364d3f0f495b6ab9dcf8d3b5c6e0b01&id=77a92796aba2853468333d789247411e
August 4th, 2008 at 12:36 am
By VERONICA LORRAINE
in Praia da Luz
Published: Today
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KATE McCann refused to answer 48 questions when probed by Portuguese cops over her missing daughter Madeleine, it was revealed yesterday.
The devastated mum replied to some at the start of the interview on September 7 last year.
But she exercised her rights and fell silent once she was made an “arguido” in the case, leaked police files show.
Two weeks ago Kate and her husband Gerry, both 40, of Rothley, Leics, were officially cleared of any involvement in Maddie’s disappearance.
Details of the Portuguese police probe are due to be opened to the public today.
Holiday
Maddie vanished in May 2007, days before her fourth birthday.
She had been left alone with her twin siblings at a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz.
Yesterday Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manhas said Kate was quizzed over why she said from the start Maddie had been abducted.
Cops also asked whe-ther she gave the children medication and if it was true that she sometimes despaired of their behaviour and had considered handing custody of Maddie to a relative.
McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said last night: “Kate was well within her rights not to answer if she didn’t want to.”
August 4th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Night Brandon x
Night Everyone.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:28 am
FAIR, good evening.
Try this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7518303.stm
August 4th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Cheryl at 11:45 pm
Luckily, I have only had to suffer the plod’s, mutt and jeff, good guy bad guy, child pshycology book one, routine once but it has coloured my perception ever since. I know I telling the truth but after 5 hours under interrogation I began to wonder if I was
August 4th, 2008 at 12:20 am
anorak/mods
I have looked back on the arguido lifted date and cant find it.
Are you deleting threads now?
If not can you put up the link for fair who missed it please ?
Ta very much
August 4th, 2008 at 12:15 am
night fair
xxx
night everyone x
August 4th, 2008 at 12:14 am
M&A
Artemis
The post was addressed to the question of why G. Amaral was removed from the case.
I apologise, In that case I wonder what I’ve been smoking?
M&A
Artemis
Good question.
I’m baffled.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Nite all, must go sleep, still on catch up of a missed nights sleep on Thurs/Fri.
And last night certainly didn’t help by staying out till nearly 3am!! Will I never learn?
August 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Fair
it must be on youtube, it is in the anorak files of that date
August 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
When I was at college 3 or 4 students had a bit too much to drink, went around the campus at 3 am letting off fireworks and generally messing about. Local plod were called, caught them and gave them a cell for the night.
Their smart alec law student friend found out about it and went round the nick. The desk sergeant was about to let the boisterous students go because they’d dried out and apologised and said they wouldn’t do it again.
Smart alec law student strides in and says: “You can’t hold my friends without charging them.”
So the desk sergeant charged them.
Cheryl, obviously your boys survived their teens but I wouldn’t say your advice fits every situation.
Yampster, funnily enough I have been interviewed by the CID, I answered each and every one of their questions, I was unconditionally released and later received a letter saying no further action would be taken. I think had I said nothing I would have looked guitly, whether I was or not is for me to know.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Karen
I think maternal bonding was an heredetry issue in that family
August 4th, 2008 at 12:06 am
you are rright, Anorak and mod. and adm,
I don’t know indeed if this is true, I regret what I wrote and I request you kindly ot cancell my comment on page 8.
I trust you will do it.
Thank you.
M&A
Artemis
Thank you, Maravilha.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:04 am
my youtube has suddenly been bombarded with an influx of blinded people
They have been issued with their assignments
August 4th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Brandon
Missed it I’m afraid
August 4th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Brandon
I don’t know why she wouldn’t answer 41 (if it was ever asked and if she didn’t answer). I would’ve thought a simple ‘No’ would cover it (but then maybe not).
I did have a friend who had twins for younger siblings (identical - boys) - and she always complained her mother lost interest in her - but her mother told my mother that they boys needed so much attention that she felt guilty about leaving S. to look after herself.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Fair / Karen
No wonder she shit her pants at the arguido removal statement
And Gerry looked like he was a begrudged patsy with a vengance!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Hi Brandon
Re myths maybe? Who knows? Yeah I’m around now & it’ll be interesting to see what is said or…..not I fear, for a while at any rate. They need to evaluate & plan the next move. If they have any sense that is! If not then yes it will probably be a bumpy for them.
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Brandon
Thanks.
I kept spelling the name wrong. 
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Says: Totje
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
When we work, we all make mistakes. Take for instance a commercial manager. When we look at his/her performance, we’re adding up his/her failures and his/her successes. Sometimes for instance when a manager has lost his/her credibility or becomes controversial he/she has to go. NOT because of one particular incident, but because of a whole lot of things, some reasons are objective, others are subjective.
……………………………….
“It was only one particular incident, and I only mislaid one child by leaving her alone for hours in a foriegn country, I still have two more”
“Please say I can still be a professional child carer?”
Lol. What you been on Tokeje, must be good stuff. Score it off Maria? LOL
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M&A
Artemis
The post was addressed to the question of why G. Amaral was removed from the case.
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
joana-morais blogspot maybe
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Fair hi
All these supposedly forum myths coming true!!
This weeks going to be a bumpy ride
hope you are on during the day or late at night
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Cheryl
How bad are the American cops (or your kids
).
I get on quite well with the police - only been marched into a station twice - which considering what I get up to - is pretty good going.
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Brandon
I can’t find the page to Jo’s blog - what should I type into google????
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
yampster Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
If you had ever been interviewed by the plod in this country or stood before a Judge or Coroner you would perhaps understand why the right of silence is (or was ) fundamental to the rights of everyone, not just in this country
__________
Yampster, one hard and fast rule I gave my boys when starting into their teens - you are not to talk to any policeman that stops you under any circumstances and starts asking you questions. You tell your name and at that point announce you have an attorney and will not speak to them until he is present and your mother. They carry at all times a business card of a lawyer friend of mine who reinforced that rule to them.
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Brandon
How much spending money did his kids need ffs!
I would be very interested to hear the explanation/reason for no 41. If true that is.
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Karen he slagged of portuguese police last week over a previous robbery, its a set up !
IMO !!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 pm
His kids spend £10,000 on holiday!
My parents are pretty loaded - but they never let me go that mad. Damn them!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Karen look on jos blog it has 48 questions that kate refused to answer allegedly
look at 41