Let’s restate that, and see if you’ll answer thruthfully, Chris.

“Hi Chris, is it fair to say that you are a friend/relative of G McCann? If so I hope for your sake he is innocent. In my view he is in for a bumpy ride unless he does the right thing. The clock is ticking!…….”

Those three friends reinterviewed in the police station, in a face-to-face with Mr. Murat, would not have been there to discuss tapas favourites or baby-bundling techniques. The tape was turning!……

Hi Hal The tape is indeed running and the clock is indeed ticking and no I’m not a friend of G. MCcanns. Very soon now we will see who the tape is running for and who the clock is ticking for. Question, would you leave your children at home in England and go to a resteraunt 100mtrs away or would you leave your children in an apartment in a foreign country on their own then go to a resteraunt 100mtrs away? Even if everyone else was doing it I know what my my answer would be………….

Amazing site Liz! The British police should just take their tracker dogs to Portugal and find her themselves. Bugger who likes it or not.

And we can learn from the (majority) of the British people. Many children are missing but we ALL know about Madelein simply because people care. Wonderfull nation. I was almost reduced to tears when the UK donated something in the region of 24 million pounds for the Tsunami victims while the rest of us lagged behind. You can be very proud of your country.

Interesting wouldn’t you say?

Robert Murat lives locally … would be known by sight by local officials, staff at the Ocean Club and maybe even the the local police (GNR) - yet these people did not see see him?

Molly

It might be worthwhile keeping in mind that, as a British Citizen, Robert Murat is not ‘one of their own’ and therefore that they have no interest in protecting him.

(7/11/2007) SOL
http://sol.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=44677

Murat and three McCann Friends Confronted

The police will confront three elements of the group that holidayed with Madeleine’s parents in PDL with their testimony against the lone arguido’s in this case regarding the disappearance of the little British girl.

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Robert Murat and three friends of Kate and Gerry McCann will be heard by the PJ of Portimão, still this Wednesday.
The four questioned will be confronted with their original testimony, in order to glean the truth regarding what happened the night of the abduction, seeing as their original accounts contradict each other.

Between the Brits who holidayed with Madeleine’s parents in the Ocean Club and that will be heard today, from what SOL has learnt, is the couple Russell O’Brien and Jane Tanner.

Remember that in an investigation SOL revealed that Russell was the element of the group of friends that was absent the most from dinner the night Madeleine McCann disappeared.
The testimony of a worker in the resort confirms that days before Russell was also absent during the group’s dinner.

Jane Tanner is one of the key witnesses of the process that has already affirmed to have seen – in a trip made to the apartments to check that the children were okay – a man carrying a child in his lap (colo in Portuguese=lap).

The Briton affirmed having seen a man between the ages of 35 and 40, dark-skinned or tanned, wearing beige slacks, a dark coat and classical black shoes, with a girl in his lap (colo) wearing pajamas and barefoot.

With everything, this picture does not match completely the profile of Murat, in that he – contrary to the man Jane described –never had long hair in the back.

In spite of the detailed description provided by Jane, Jeremy Wilkins – another witness who found himself at the exact moment on the street where Jane says to have seen the man with the child – told the SUN that he did not see anything, adding that if there was someone there, it would have been practically impossible to not have seen anything.

Other points the police will be clarifying is the presence of Robert Murat in the OC on the night of Maddie’s disappearance.

The friends of the McCann’s confirm having seen the arguido in the resort in PDL, but officials and elements of the GNR counter this version of events.

Molly

There are lots of inconsistencies in what one reads in the papers and on the net. Some is clearly made up by the authors of the articles, since the allegations appear no where else and are unsubstantiated.

There are also inconsistencies in witness statements which have been taken by the police, or they wouldn’t be requestionning witnesses.

Maybe the police know a lot more, but cannot /will not release the information because they believe that doing so might cause the kidnappers to injure the child. Maybe they think they can get her back alive by not rushing and arresting the suspect.

As to people taking a chance of being identified while doing a crime…. it happens all the time. CCTV is all over London capturing any number of criminal acts everyday, even though everyone knows they are being watched and even filmed.

The risk of getting caught by the person who took Madeline clearly did not outweigh the reason the person took the child. We all assume it is a pedophile ring, but it could simply be someone who is childless saw her and wanted her. It could be someone who lost a child through death, or divorce and wants to replace that child.

If she is alive, I pray she is returned as quickly as possible. And if she is not, I pray that her suffering was minimised.

Poor sod. I real feel for him. Condemned by the gutter press. He must be going through hell. Yes, the McCanns are also going through hell. But in their case it is a hell of their own making.

I see.

Where there is faith there is hope eh?

Yes that’s right.

Muppet.