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DAILY EXPRESS: “FIVE ATTEMPTED KIDNAPS LINK TO MADELEINE CASE”
“Detectives searching for Madeleine McCann are now investigating a spate of attempted child abductions across Portugal.
“At least five kidnap attempts have been reported in the past month, leading officers from the Madeleine team to examine the details for possible connections.”
What of the headline “link” to Madeleine McCann – well, the alleged attempted kidnappings all occurred in Portugal
But “Last week Justice Minister Alberto Costa revealed that the head detective, Paulo Rebelo, was coming to the end of his case”, says the WORLD’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
Says Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman: “It’s alarming to hear that this sort of thing can happen, particularly in a country that is so aware of the potential for abduction”
DAILY MIRROR: “Maddy: 5 scares in Portugal”
Police searching for Madeleine McCann are also investigating five attempted child abductions in northern Portugal. They began when a nine-year-old girl was bundled into a car as she got off her school bus. Two more children were attacked last month and last Thursday two men tried to lure a girl of nine into a car. Last Saturday, another child escaped abduction. One police source said: “It is causing a lot of alarm.”
DAILY MAIL: “Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is ‘linked to a string of child abductions’”
Police investigating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance have been alerted over a spate of attempted child abductions in northern Portugal, it has been revealed. At least four children have been targeted in the last month in the region of Coimbra, where a nine-year-old girl escaped from an abductor in December.
It’s five children. The Express and Mirror both say its five
KATE McCANN: “Meanwhile, it is understood Kate McCann is quitting her job as a locum GP to devote her life to children’s charities. Mrs McCann has not returned to work since Madeleine’s disappearance in May and has reportedly told friends she feels she has a lot to offer charity organisations.
THE SCOTSMAN: “Torment of Madeleine’s family ‘is like being crucified’”
Kate McCann’s mother Susan Healey says: “It is almost like being crucified day to day. I read the most stupid things about Kate not crying enough or whatever”
Adding: “Kate and Gerry know they made a mistake and shouldn’t have left the children, they know that, but they certainly don’t deserve what has happened to them. If the Portuguese can’t find out what happened to Madeleine, we have to find out. There is no way Madeleine will fade into insignificance”
Gerry McCann is a “surgeon”
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “Missing Amy’s parents offer cash reward”
The parents of missing Irish expat Amy Fitzpatrick have offered a cash reward for information on her whereabouts. Franco Rey, spokesman for Amy’s Stepfather David Mahon and Amy’s mum Audrey, said: “A substantial reward is on offer to anyone who can provide reliable information on Amy’s whereabouts. Any information received will be treated within the strictest confidence.”
And:
Dubliner Mr Mahon (36) has also travelled to Tangiers in northern Morocco to investigate the possibility the teenager was snatched and taken to Africa.
Rewards have also been offered for missing Briton Madeleine McCann and missing Spanish girl Mari Luz Cortes. The family of five-year-old Mari Luz, snatched from her home in Huelva in south-west Spain on January 13, is offering €300,000 for information on her whereabouts. Rewards totalling £2.6m were offered within 10 days of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance on May 3 last year from the Algarve holiday resort of Praia da Luz.
TYPICALLY SPANISH: “parents of missing Mari Luz are against her image being used in a Madeleine McCann poster campaign”
Mari Luz’s father, Juan José Cortés, said after a meeting with Manuel Chaves, President of the Junta de Andalucía, this weekend, that, while he is not against collaborating in the search for Madeleine and ‘even helping to draw up a poster of all the missing youngsters,’ the lines of investigation into the disappearance of the two young girls are distinct, and are being carried out in two separate countries. EFE [Spanish news agency] said he is considering taking legal action for using his daughter’s image for the campaign.
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March 6th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I hope the March 15th of the world premiere of the movie Zeitgeist will cause a lot of newspapers from a lot countries to start hounding the U.S. Government to admit they were behind the 9/11 attack.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Wheres sledgehammer
sorry i mean gandy ????? 
February 20th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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Dee Says
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afternoon all….what you talking about dee i heard they have been laundering the money just as requested by the mcfools. Its all gone into offshore accounts hasnt it???
February 20th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Just to add to my last post,
Where there is large sums of money there is a large amount of people waiting to advantage. An estimated £700,000 has been used from the Madeleine Fund, and M3 have been as much use as a paper umbrella.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:25 am
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brandon flours Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
I wonder how much less money there is for ‘finding Marie’ than there is in the wake of the Mc Cann case?
They might need the money! For looking for her….. Not on posters and other bollocks.
Good Morning All,
I have one question, since when did we all start thinking that chucking huge sums of money at a situation is the only way?
February 19th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
1114 dcb
ARe they using it to pay their mortgage? Or the light bill?
Just wondering.
February 19th, 2008 at 10:04 am
new thread
February 19th, 2008 at 10:00 am
I think even if the posters are shredded, the McCanns as well as the Cortes get the spanish newspaper reports about this controversy for free. This should generate more awareness than the posters itself could have generated.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Mr.Cortes is being somewhat economical with the truth.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am
The McCanns trademark their daughter’s name and eye defect, threaten to sue people left and right, but someone legitimately complains about the use of their own child’s photo without permission and that is suspect? Okay, I’ll admit, I’ve asked the same questions.
Truly, I think there are at least two reasons for the threatened legal action, with the anger at the unauthorized use of the girl’s photo and wanting to stop the poster’s distribution being the top one .
February 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am
new one
February 19th, 2008 at 9:57 am
dcb
Why shouldnt they raise money?
Is that just for the Mc Canns?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Jolie
You are right. In the UK we get a form to fill in at the start of every school year.
Signing a permission slip for the school to use our childs photo in thinks like local newspaper stories or videoing plays etc…….
If we dont sign it, and they do use it we can sue.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:54 am
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brandon flours Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
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So it’s an opportunity to raise cash - I see now.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
I wonder how much less money there is for ‘finding Marie’ than there is in the wake of the Mc Cann case?
They might need the money! For looking for her….. Not on posters and other bollocks.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:52 am
1103 brandon flours
I think reason 1 from your list is closest to the truth, plus not wanting to be tainted by the association with the parents suspected in the disappearance of their own child. It’s also a matter of dignity and respect, I think. Making assumptions and printing up the posters without asking permission is insulting.
Was it Julie who said yesterday that the McCanns, from their own experience, should have known that written permission from the parents is required to use the image of a missing child in any way?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am
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brandon flours Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:49 am
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Will it help to find Mari Luz?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:50 am
1103 brandon flours Says:
“He might know who has his daughter and is communication with them.
The spreading of this poster may make them angry and take it out on her.
The spanish police might have warned them not to spread posters.”
Sounds reasonable. So the posters will be shredded. But where does the “fury” come from?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:50 am
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just_me Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:47 am
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My point is - what is the benefit to Mr Cortes in taking legal action against the Mccanns - will it help to find Mari Luz or just be a distraction and sideshow?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:49 am
dcb
Because the arrogant Mc Canns acted illegally by using their daughters image without permission.
If it the situation was reversed ? Do you think they would sit happily?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this, shit stirrers by any other name.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:47 am
didnt I hear that the phone number for marie luz on the poster was unobtainable?
the mccanns are underhanded, and seek publicity however they can. I hope legal action is taken against them, even if it to show the followers how utterly underhanded they are. The dont just exploit their own child, they are now trying to use someone elses too!
February 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
1103
brandon flours Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
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All accepted - but what is the benefit in getting embroiled in legal action?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:44 am
1102 just_me
Thanks–she’s sleeping nicely now.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
He might think people will not take his daughters disappearance seriously if she is linked to Madeleine.
He might have had a different plan of action.
He might know who has his daughter and is communication with them.
The spreading of this poster may make them angry and take it out on her.
The spanish police might have warned them not to spread posters.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am
morning jolie, hope your daughter is ok now
February 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Good morning, everyone. It’s 3:30 am here, just finished cleaning up after my daughter was sick in the middle of the night–can’t get back to sleep yet.
Here’s another, new article just posted 10 minutes ago about the McCann/Cortes posters dispute
Fury over Kate and Gerry McCann using photograph of missing Mari Luz Cortes
19/02/2008
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/02/19/fury-over-kate-and-gerry-mccann-using-photograph-of-missing-mari-luz-cortes-89520-20324400/
February 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am
1099 dcb Says:
“1098 Ferdinand Says:
And how much would legal action cost?”
Don’t know for Portugal. I would expect it depends on the matter in controversy. Several hundred Euros perhaps.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am
1098
Ferdinand Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:26 am
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And how much would legal action cost?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:26 am
And it would be hard to prove any damage even if some of the posters are displayed. That kind of sueing doesn’t pay in Europe.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am
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Ferdinand Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:15 am
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Yes