I do not understand the adverse media interest in this AT ALL. This family have simply been put through hell and quite how they have managed thus far to cope with such dignity and restraint in the light of horrendous speculation is beyond me. I, like Madeleine’s family, and many others wish only the best outcome from this situation. We in this country are used to a flow of information which does not come from the Portuguese authorities which leaves media and tabloid junkies nothing but pure speculation and outright lies to feed their need to sell papers. If I was in this situation, hoping beyond hope that my child be returned totally unharmed and I had the foresight to do what the McCann’s have to maximise the chances of a positive outcome - I would be LIVID at any suggestion I, or my partner were somehow involved. All this achieves is to sell trash newspapers and divert energy and resources better spent in getting this innocent child back to her family. I pray for Madeleine and all the other worlds children in similar situations who do not have the benefit of an innovative and far-reaching campaign for their safe return. DO NOT FORGET the only real story here - a CHILD IS MISSING.

why dont they put everyone who is involved in this mess on a polygraph test .
simple questions…
do you know what happened to madeleine
Is she alive
did you take her
did you kill her

then it will be a process of elimination.

toni,
you are absolutely god-damn right ! yes,everyone on a poly !

Concerned caz:

“DO NOT FORGET the only real story here - a CHILD IS MISSING”.

Actually Caz, therin lies the rub. That may be YOUR real story, but for many of the critics and detractors from the original ‘abduction’ line, the REAL story is that Maddie isn’t so much missing, but DEAD. Of course, there’s no PROOF that she’s dead, and certainly no proof ,that we’re yet aware of, of the McCanns duplicity, but as much as you may actually believe that the inumerable reports and statements emanating out of Portugal are ALL lies and fabrication, I would have to rather suggest that; NOT only is it apparent that Maddie is dead, but that her parents and / or friends at least lied sufficiently to warrent consideration being given to them as being involved, to some degree, in her demise and subsequent disappearance. Of course, everyone knows that you can’t believe ALL that you read in the papers, but to suggest that EVERY single word and statement being issued from the Portuguese press is simply speculation designed to sell newspapers is an even bigger unlikelihood that Maddie was abducted by Alians. Exaggerations maybe. Distortions, possibly. Elaboration, definitely. These are common toold for tabloid journalism, but irrespective of what you may think, there are SEVERE penalties for LIBEL, for telling downright lies and untruths without foundation or evidence.

spudgun,
the rumours have been flying since day one, all of which have been censored by the uk media and in particular by grovelling sky news.
there was a great report in the swiss media, http://www.lematin.ch , which stated the inconsistencies about statement as well as the mcann’s true intentions.

It was a dreadful thing to leave the children in the apartment but I think its about time we put pressure on the Portugese government/press etc to stop printing inuendo and made up lies. I am just pure plain sick of it. and then the british papers pick up these lies and then the Portugese press quotes the English papers.
The Mcanns lets face it are the ones paying the ultimate price of not knowing who or what has their baby girl and what are they doing to her.
I think its about time we all came down off the high moral ground and offer a little bit of compassion and support.
If nothing else they have more than likely seen off a few others who might be tempted to do the same and abduct a child.
Its nothing short of disgusting that they are now speculating on the state of their marriage. Is there any sanity left in this awful awful story?

The PJ would have got to the bottom of the tapas 9 inconsistencies by now, in fact, I reckon that would have been one of the first jobs. The tapas 9 are bound by secrecy laws and in this instance, I think that those laws have served them well. It is not within their interests for the world to know for sure just how often they were all leaving young children unattended.

Suzze cute - the Portugese tabloids are no better and def no worse than any other gutter press anywhere in the world ESPECIALLY the UK!

Freedom of the press is one thing but this is ridiculous!
What kind of morals do these people have?

I see the favourite topic of the press has moved on from a missing child to the possibility of the Mcann marriage crumbling. WOW isnt that news worth reading!

I rarely if ever buy these papers but enough people do on a regular basis to feed into and generate a shameful reaction to this case and thereby generate a baying mob of a misinformed rabble.
I still think that somehow we have a duty to ourselves as moral individuals to stand up and say enough!

I think we should start a petition against the English press to put pressure on the Portugese press to stop this nonsense. This family are truly suffering and we are all sticking in the knives even more by supporting the gutterpresses who contribute to it.

yesterday they were stepping down from the public eye, stepping out of the media limelight, but then goes and puts the spotlight right on himself by storming out of yet another tv interview. I noticed that they didnt actually hold hands during that interview ..mmm

Hey what is the story here The Marriage or the Child?

maz Says: ‘…But as for the rest of us we should be ashamed to sit back and do nothing and watch the gutter press tear them apart like a pack of savages…’ [Post 16]

And how many of you felt the same way when the press tore into Mr Murat like a pack of savages?

I don’t see many of you putting your hands up…

Toni what do you mean by
‘out of yet another tv interview’
dont remember him doing it before. Did I miss something??