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A YEAR after the abduction and murder of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, we must take pause to observe this sad anniversary in all sympathy for her bereaved family — as indeed for that of Sharlinie Nashar, lost in similar circumstances eight months ago and not yet found.
Other children go missing.
The contrasting fates of the children in these two cases raised the most awful conundrum: would it be kinder for such families to know their child is dead, to retrieve her remains for a proper burial in a consecrated grave where they might mourn and pray for her, or to never know what became of her, the better for hope to remain? Such unthinkable dilemmas are universal; the cases of Briton Madeleine McCann last year, American Jon- Benet Ramsey in 1996, and even the Azaria Chamberlain “dingo” case in Australia 28 years ago, all strike to the same depth of anguish.
Ramsey was fond dead 8 months after she went missing. Chamberlain’s body was never found.
The press sees Madeleine McCann buying party goods in Amsterdam…
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August 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
SAM
Thats it could not rememcer it all.
i believe that should be the douche bags party’s party song.
how are you ?
i must be irresistably attractive to it, it just will not leave me alone. i can’t help it,
August 21st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Hi, BH
Good to know you and the Mrs are still in great form; satirical websites need all the intelligent readers we can lay our hands on.
Sadly they can be a bit thin on the ground…
August 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
chenier
i do believe i fascinate her ??
August 21st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Don’t you dare to swear at Chenier Bounty.
That’s inappropriate. And it would destroy our beautiful fwendship.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
bounty hunter,
‘Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble. ‘
August 21st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
SOS COCO SOS COCO SOC COCO SOS COCO SOS COCO COME IN I WANT YOU TO SWEAR AT SOMEONE, BEING A BIT OLD FASHIONED I DO NOT LIKE SWEARING AT WOMEN, BUT MAYBE JUST TONIGHT I WILL MANAGE.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Calm down Bounty, remember : make love not war
August 21st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Maybe G and a friend went to dispose of something. The friend (wearing a wig) was seen by JT , but not by JW, as G was successfully distracting him.
Any comments?
August 21st, 2008 at 7:54 pm
CHENIER
So glad to see you survived the attack they mounted on you it is unbelievable !!
Thhe misery and douche bag party are right back, and tonight i am on their list than God you are here,
we will fight them back to back on the beaches and in the trenches, whereever, can’t remember the rest of it…. !
Whats that bit from the 3 witches (in Macbeth ?) where they are busy stirring the boiling pot.
must say her unwanted attentions ty good person are most unwanted and certainly uncalled for…
the Dollies are wonderful, Jo did a good job, so realistic to the last detail, right down to including a tiny starting torture kit, mrs B reading it now, some new tricks that she never heard of !!!
have you heard Secretly/Fair is going to be our new Moderator !! Wonder apart from yhe douche bag party how many people will post, last weeks, this weeks raving and ranting has driven a few away, me included.
How is the off spring, with you or back to NY ?
August 21st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Oh Chenier I’m sure it would become a collectors item.
Though I doubt if the designer got my permission.
Think I need Sue Sue and Suesomemore.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Totje
You would need to consult the designer as to what it is in the range; I believe the Commentariat is focused on global domination of the markets, so the big question is ‘would it sell?’
August 21st, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Evening Chenier.
You mean I got a doll too?
Sounds lovely.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Evening, BH!
Glad the dolls arrived
August 21st, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Oh Bounty you’re sooooo macho!
I can’t post how I feel now, RR was soo much better at it.
Love you xxx
August 21st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
just how many people have you bullid of here tottie .
shall i go back and draw up a list, and why did you reply to my post coco.
if the clog fits your big fat dutch feet put it on.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Now now Bounty, nobody’s gonna believe you really mean that.
Sorry if I spoiled our little secret
Did she cut off your balls????? Phew!
August 21st, 2008 at 7:29 pm
my dearest tottie, i would rather chop off my bollocks tha send you any messages, you are the biggest trouble maker here, and your stupid clannies always follow you fucking idiot, now sod off and go and molest your husband. i want fuck all to do with you,
August 21st, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Oh sweety Bounty there you are. Did mrs B catch you when you sent that lovely pm message to me? She must have been really mad at you then. Kiss and make up to her. See you soon
August 21st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
COCO
Just to let you know Mrs B’s box of Tapastwats dolls have arrived, will write about them later, mrs B is reading them their Miranda rights at the moment.
And i have to go and sort out that BLOODY POSTMAN !!!!!!
He has taken to ringing our doorbell not just one, or twice but bloody 20 times and then he starts knocking away too, that just after lunch when poorly Great Auntie May is having her little nap.
bastard, bastard bastard !!!!!!!!
August 21st, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Happy that matter is solved.
I wonder if and when the rest of the trouble is going to be solved.
Congrats Secret
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABWyXKT5qt4
I’ve seen people making remarks without knowing the full facts.
Not very nice of you.
Think that’s just the trouble with the wannabee detective brigade.
Wanna bet how many would pass the Police Academy Screening Tests?
Think I’ll get me coat now….
August 21st, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Maybe G and a friend went to dispose of something. The friend (wearing a wig) was seen by JT , but not by JW, as G was successfully distracting him.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
“Time for eats” as someone might say!
Well, time to cook them anyway..
August 21st, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Pam
Think JT was simply saying he wasn’t dressed as a typical tourist, which is obvious from the e-fit. You could be wearing shorts or crops but still slip on a sweater if it was chilly.
As to inconsistencies….I would expect them. It would be bizarre or suspicious if there weren’t any. I think we must assume the PJ investigated all this very thoroughly. They are experienced investigators (Rebelo came with the highest reputation) and unlikely to have missed anything we can spot!! I think we owe them that level of respect even if Amaral was felt by his superiors to be unsuitable to lead the case. He was removed! There was never any suggestion that Rebelo was anything less than professional, objective and thorough.
Equally, I think it’s a forlorn hope that any really likely leads as to Madeleine’s whereabouts, especially alive, were missed by the police. I can understand the parents hoping against hope, but it’s highly unlikely.
Still, eventually she may be found……….
August 21st, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Matt– Not the Eeyore jammies. THAT whole argument I’m quite sure I remember–even more than a year later! : o
Maria– On a cool, spring night at the beach I would be unlikely to wear a coat, but I wouldn’t be carrying my child through the night barefooted and in her pajamas. There is also a cultural thing that is certainly true between the US and Europe–I don’t know about the UK. I used to work often in Portugal, Italy, and Hungary, and I was always surprised to see people–especially men–wearing suede and leather jackets year-round. Here, the idea of a spring jacket or windbreaker pretty much died in the early sixties–excepting the extreme Northeast, where it can snow in August!
August 21st, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Nope, it’s me. Well, me or the police. In today’s EK translation to French it does seem to have Gerry reporting that he played with the kids between the courts and pool before bedtime–as another witness’s timeline says they had done every other day, but not on the day of the disappearance, because the children were already bathed and too tired.
While I try to be objective, I do sympathize with the McCann’s and assume this to be an unintentional blurring of the interview responses by the police or translator, but I’m sorry for having questioned you, AZ. I can see the discrepancy in the report.
August 21st, 2008 at 6:05 pm
AZ, I think what you are comparing are two completely separate things, but I understand why it is confusing. This week there have been several different timelines released, with two being a sort of “Usual Daily Routine” timeline and this one today which, without being intentionally perjorative, I will call “GM Alibi.” Was not the first one reported by one of the traveling companions and followed by detailed comments on how the day of Madeleine’s disappearance differed?
This isn’t meant as a challenge–it’s just the way I’ve read them, and I could as easily be mistaken.
August 21st, 2008 at 5:58 pm
The Telegraph….14th may 2007…
“”"That was terrible for them,” says John McCann, Mr McCann’s elder brother,
who also travelled to Portugal to help search for his niece. “Kate dressed Amelie
in her sister’s pyjamas and the baby said: ‘Maddy’s jammies. Where is Maddy?’
But she is too young to understand. And how do you explain? All we know is
that Madeleine needs her family. She loves us, we love her. It is time for her
to come home.”"”
August 21st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
AZ
Thank you!!
August 21st, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Catalina
I do remember JT saying that she thought it odd that the child had nothing over her/its feet because it was cold. She thought the man wasn’t dressed like a tourist. Didn’t she say most tourists were wearing things like cropped trousers? I don’t remember exactly but definitely something like that.
August 21st, 2008 at 5:46 pm
AZ: Ah! I see what you mean. Sorry, I wasn’t following.