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[Isabella]

To stop the publicity and the stories about the family would also stop the attention to Madeline, which is why parents of missing children put up with all the crap. To stop it would detract the focus from the missing child.

Not really..they could have printed stories about Madeleiene still..just not about the McCanns...likewise..they could have gone to the PCC which would have meant the press couldnt print what they wanted...instead he chose to sue the Express which meant others could print as they liked..

As always with the McCanns...its about the money

As Gerry said himself.. " shes a commodity "

 

[Moab]

Not really..they could have printed stories about Madeleiene still..just not about the McCanns...likewise..they could have gone to the PCC which would have meant the press couldnt print what they wanted...instead he chose to sue the Express which meant others could print as they liked..

As always with the McCanns...its about the money

As Gerry said himself.. " shes a commodity "

If you can control the media and what they print, then more power to you. Most people can't! Parents of abducted children go through a lot of stuff with the media and the police. Instead of having it detract for the investigation into their missing child, they put up with it and deal with it later after the case is resolved. If you think otherwise, you are naive.

 

[Barnaby]

PRESS RELEASE - Oprah Winfrey's McCann Parent Interview

British groups challenge Oprah Winfrey’s decision to interview parents of missing Madeleine McCann

A media release, 20 April 2009, to the U.S. media from The Madeleine Foundation - an organisation founded to campaign for truth and justice for missing Madeleine McCann

British groups and individuals concerned about what really happened to missing Madeleine McCann have been challenging Oprah Winfrey to ask tough questions to Madeleine’s parents when they appear on her show on 4th May - two years after their daughter Madeleine was reported missing.

Their concern is based on the belief that Madeleine McCann died in the McCanns’ holiday apartment in Portugal. That view was reinforced when the original senior detective in the case, Goncalo Amaral, published a book on the case last year, titled: ‘The Truth About A Lie’, in which he explained how the evidence pointed to Madeleine having died as a result of an accident in her parents’ apartment. He was removed from the investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance amid strong suggestions of British government interference in the enquiry. He then resigned from the police force in order, he said, to bring the world the truth about the ‘disappearance’ of Madeleine. Last week (14 April) a documentary based on his book was shown on Portuguese T.V. and will shortly be seen on many other European T.V. stations - but not in Britain. Mr Amaral’s book has been translated and published in many European countries - but again, not in Britain.

In December last year, The Madeleine Foundation published a 64-page booklet: “What Really Happened to Madeleine McCann? - 60 Reasons which suggest she was not abducted”. This booklet has been translated into Spanish, German and Dutch, has received extensive publicity in Portugal (but once again not in Britain) and was recently sent to every Member of the British Parliament. The Madeleine Foundation sent a copy to Oprah Winfrey several weeks ago when the McCanns’ appearance on her show was first rumoured.

A crucial piece of evidence in the case came in August 2007 when 
two highly trained British sniffer dogs came to Praia da Luz. One, Eddie, had a 100% success rate in detecting the scent of a human corpse, and found the smell of death at four places in the McCanns' holiday apartment, on two of Dr Kate McCann's clothes, on one of the children's clothes, on Madeleine's pink soft toy, Cuddle Cat, and in two locations in a car later hired by the McCanns. The other dog, Keela, found blood in some of the same locations. The only corpse that could have lain next to all of those items would have been that of Madeleine McCann. A neighbour made a formal deposition to the Portuguese police saying that in the weeks before the dogs arrived, she saw the boot of the McCanns’ hired car open all night long, every night.

The investigation was suspended by the Portuguese judicial authorities in July 2008, there being insufficient evidence to charge anyone with a criminal offence. However, in a 58-page report, the Attorney-General said that there was evidence that Madeleine had died in her parents’ apartment, but that it could not be proved how she died. Unlike in Britain and the U.S., the Portuguese police have now released for public viewing on DVDs thousands of documents in the case, including dozens of witness statements, videos of the cadaver dogs in action etc. These are being analysed by hundreds of volunteers on the internet - see list of sources below.

The British groups campaigning for the truth about Madeleine McCann have been writing to Oprah Winfrey suggesting she ask key questions of the McCanns, fearing that, as with other recent Oprah interviews, there will be no challenge to the parents’ claim that Madeleine was abducted. A list of some of these questions can be viewed at this thread:
http://the3arguidos.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=31071

Among the questions The Madeleine Foundation suggests Oprah Winfrey asks the McCanns are the following:

Why did you originally claim that the abductor had forced his way into the flat by jemmying open the shutters to the apartment?
Why, after the police and the owners of the complex you were staying at found no evidence that the shutters had been forced, did you then change your story to saying that you had left the patio door open and the abductor must have entered that way?
Why would the abductor - as you now claim and have done for two years - exit with Madeleine through a small window in the children’s room, when the patio door was already open?
Why did you delete messages from your mobile ’phone before the police arrived on the night Madeleine was reported ‘missing’?
Why have neither of you ever physically searched for Madeleine?
Why did Dr Kate McCann refuse to answer 48 questions put to her by the Portuguese police on 8 September 2007?
How do you explain the findings of the cadaver dogs?
Why did you and your friends who were out in Portugal with you all refuse last year to attend a police reconstruction of the events of 3rd May?

The British groups’ concern about the Oprah Winfrey show was heightened when they learnt that Ms Winfrey was also planning to interview George and Cindy Anthony, the grandparents of murdered 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, is currently in prison awaiting trial for Caylee’s mother.

Deborah Butler, Madeleine Foundation Chairman, said: “In nearly all cases where parents claim that a child of theirs has been abducted from their own home, it later turns out that the child is dead - and that a family member is in some way responsible, whether by accident, negligence, neglect or deliberate act. One such case was that of the death of 8-year-old Joana Cipriano in Portugal, where the girl’s mother, Leonor Cipriano, also claimed she had been abducted. It was Goncalo Amaral, the same detective who investigated the ‘disappearance’ of Madeleine McCann but was removed from the enquiry when he was getting too close to the truth, who successfully proved that Leonor Cipriano and her brother killed little Joana. The pair are now serving lengthy jail terms. We think it would be much better for Oprah Winfrey to interview Mr Amaral, the man who has, as in Joana’s case, brought us the truth about why Madeleine McCann is no longer with us”.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACTS

The Madeleine Foundation website: www.madeleinefoundation.org
Chairman: Deborah Butler 07867 887066
Secretary: Tony Bennett 00 44 1279 635789 or 07835 716537
e-mail: ajsbennett@btinternet.com

Madeleine Foundation contact in the U.S.
Mrs. Heather McKinnon 303-410-9508 e-mail: colomom@msn.com
For over a year she moderated a popular U.S.-based internet forum on Madeleine McCann.

Interviews: Heather McKinnon (U.S.) is available for interview. Tony Bennett (U.K.) is also available. He has appeared in several TV and radio programmes about Madeleine McCann, including on Portuguese TV and Al Jazeera, and on radio shows in Britain and Spain. He is willing to assist with pre-recorded or live interviews at any reasonable time (between 7am and 12midnight U.K. time). An excerpt from one of his interviews (in Spain) may be found on this YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c3ld0j1Yo
A more hostile interview of him by a British radio presenter can be found on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lCyfAmw9g

Further Information about the case:
1) Our book: “What Really Happened to Madeleine McCann? - 60 Reasons
which suggest she was not abducted” will be sent free on request to any U.S. journalist - and can be e-mailed instantly to you by e-mail Word attachment.
2) Goncalo Amaral’s book: A Verdade da Mentira - ‘The Truth About A Lie’ (English language summaries of this are available on the internet)
3) Portuguese Tvi24’s documentary transmitted on 14 April 2009 - see English translation at www. joana-morais.blogspot.com
4) www.mccannfiles.com - a wealth of original source material about the McCann case compiled by U.K. resident Nigel Moore
5)www.truthformadeleine.com - more source material and analysis by a British expat living in eastern U.S.A.
6) a video of the cadaver dogs finding the smell of a corpse in the McCanns’ apartment and in their hired car is available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRvgK6M2_7Q
7) www.the3arguidos.net - U.K. based internet forum with useful research material on this link:http://the3arguidos.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=39
8) an informative 10-minute video on Madeleine McCann is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRvgK6M2_7Q

 

[Isabella]

If you can control the media and what they print, then more power to you. Most people can't! Parents of abducted children go through a lot of stuff with the media and the police. Instead of having it detract for the investigation into their missing child, they put up with it and deal with it later after the case is resolved. If you think otherwise, you are naive.

The parents or there flunkeys at least have controlled the media for 2 years now ...or our media at least.

Btw the McCanns are lucky - normally parents who neglect there child so they can go out drinking with there friends and something happens to them..generally get it far WORSE than the McCanns.

 

[Moab]

The parents or there flunkeys at least have controlled the media for 2 years now ...or our media at least.

Btw the McCanns are lucky - normally parents who neglect there child so they can go out drinking with there friends and something happens to them..generally get it far WORSE than the McCanns.

I can see you didn't understand what I was saying from your answer. There is a huge difference in controlling the media and controlling what is released to the media. I said parents and families of abducted children have to put up with a lot of crap from the media during an investigation, and they normally bite their tongues until the investigation is over so it won't detract from the media coverage needed for their missing child.

 

[Isabella]

I can see you didn't understand what I was saying from your answer. There is a huge difference in controlling the media and controlling what is released to the media. I said parents and families of abducted children have to put up with a lot of crap from the media during an investigation, and they normally bite their tongues until the investigation is over so it won't detract from the media coverage needed for their missing child.

I understand what you said. The fact is as any English person will know..the media was controlled very different in the case of the McCanns than any case of its kind before. Compare this with the case of Karen Matthews..and it couldnt be more different if you tried.

Incidentally..friends of Kate have been saying she may not go to America cos shes too attached to the kids and doesnt like to leave them - what a pity she didnt think of that 2 years ago....then none of this would have happened

 

[Moab]

I understand what you said. The fact is as any English person will know..the media was controlled very different in the case of the McCanns than any case of its kind before. Compare this with the case of Karen Matthews..and it couldnt be more different if you tried.

If you understood what I said, why don't you speak to the points that were brought up instead of going off on something else?

Incidentally..friends of Kate have been saying she may not go to America cos shes too attached to the kids and doesnt like to leave them - what a pity she didnt think of that 2 years ago....then none of this would have happened

I am happy for you that you have never made a mistake in your life. Most of the rest of us can't say that. (You have spoken to these friends of hers, right?)

 

[Isabella]

If you understood what I said, why don't you speak to the points that were brought up instead of going off on something else?



I am happy for you that you have never made a mistake in your life. Most of the rest of us can't say that. (You have spoken to these friends of hers, right?)

Why would i want to speak to friends of the McCanns?

Of course i have made mistakes..i can honestly say ive never made one as big as the McCanns and then lied about it for years.

MOO

 

[april4sky]

I understand what you said. The fact is as any English person will know..the media was controlled very different in the case of the McCanns than any case of its kind before. Compare this with the case of Karen Matthews..and it couldnt be more different if you tried.

Incidentally..friends of Kate have been saying she may not go to America cos shes too attached to the kids and doesnt like to leave them - what a pity she didnt think of that 2 years ago....then none of this would have happened

This maybe your opinion Isabella but you really shouldn't assume your speaking for every English person.

Incidentally the British police did a great job in the Matthews case - very professional. :clap:
Not like the very unprofessional disgraced EX-cop Amaral.

And you can't know if there's any truth to your claim about Kate, unless of course you have a link to the quotes which "names" these friends.

 

[Isabella]

This maybe your opinion Isabella but you really shouldn't assume your speaking for every English person.

Incidentally the British police did a great job in the Matthews case - very professional. :clap:
Not like the very unprofessional disgraced EX-cop Amaral.

And you can't know if there's any truth to your claim about Kate, unless of course you have a link to the quotes which "names" these friends.

I think I know a little more about English people seeing as i live here..and not the other side of the world..

A professional job...right...they took a month to find her and she was less than a mile away..and ignored reports that she was there. Aye they did an awesome job.

As for Amaral...its funny..a year or so i was like you...saying he was disgraced..but ya know...then it came out he was right what he alleged..and thats been proven...so..he was toally vindicated in that..and...people do back him enough to buy his book and to make his documentary the highest show in 2009. Unlike the Disgraced McScams..hes not seen as a lieing child neglector..and more and more are listening to him..and more and more are thinking the disgraced parents are not so innocent as they claim.

It must suck...but IMO if anyone will get the case reopened it will be Amaral...so...go go Amaral and seek justice for Madeleine.

 

[Isabella]

Wow you sound just like a 3a-er lol.Mayhap you would be happier posting there amongst like minded "people".

I sound like a 3a-er? i am not sure how they sound but regardless..i like it here thank you...and theres plenty here that are "like minded people"

 

[NSS]

Are we only allowed to post here if we support the McCann version of events?

I may have overlooked that regulation.

 

[april4sky]

I think I know a little more about English people seeing as i live here..and not the other side of the world..

"Think" - your opinion - you don't know.

A professional job...right...they took a month to find her and she was less than a mile away..and ignored reports that she was there. Aye they did an awesome job.

Yes the British cops were very professional and solved the case. Unlike the very unprofessional disgraced EX-cop Amaral.

As for Amaral...its funny..a year or so i was like you...saying he was disgraced..but ya know...then it came out he was right what he alleged..and thats been proven...so..he was toallyvindicated in that..and...

IMO you were right in the beginning Isabella. :clap:
Did you change your mind after following the "theories" at the 3A's?

As for Amaral being vindicated - thats just wishful thinking on your part Isabella because the only thing thats been proven is that he was incompetent - which is why he was removed.

And IMO he was incompetent at the very least.

It must suck...but IMO if anyone will get the case reopened it will be Amaral...so...go go Amaral and seek justice for Madeleine.

No Amaral does. :furious:

Isabella all Amaral is doing is getting rich on the back of a missing child.
What do you think he's doing with the blood money :furious: he's making out of Madeleine?

 

[Moab]

Why would i want to speak to friends of the McCanns?

I don't know about the inclination to "want" to speak to them, but from your post it seems to me you are speaking from a position of authority since you never stated it was an opinion. Here is what you said:

Incidentally..friends of Kate have been saying she may not go to America cos shes too attached to the kids and doesnt like to leave them - what a pity she didnt think of that 2 years ago....then none of this would have happened

 

[Isabella]

I don't know about the inclination to "want" to speak to them, but from your post it seems to me you are speaking from a position of authority since you never stated it was an opinion. Here is what you said:

That was in ojne of our daily papers this week. I never said it was my opinion.. I can honestly say its never been my opinion that Kate doesnt like to leave her children...

 

[april4sky]

That was in ojne of our daily papers this week. I never said it was my opinion.. I can honestly say its never been my opinion that Kate doesnt like to leave her children...

Isabella do you really believe that just because you read something in a newspaper it must be true? :waitasec:
Even when there are no "names" given with the alleged statements.:waitasec:

If so it's no surprise you believe what you do.

 

[Claycat]

That was in ojne of our daily papers this week. I never said it was my opinion.. I can honestly say its never been my opinion that Kate doesnt like to leave her children...

Would you provide a link so that we might read that article? Thanks!

 

[Isabella]

Incidentally..one thing i would like to clarify is that April keeps saying that Amaral was sacked for incompetence - this in fact is not why he was removed from the case.

He was in fact removed because he implied that the British gov were interfering..and that Leicestershire police werent handing over vital documents. This allegation has now found to be true (regarding Leicestershire Police )

 

[Isabella]

Isabella do you really believe that just because you read something in a newspaper it must be true? :waitasec:
Even when there are no "names" given with the alleged statements.:waitasec:

If so it's no surprise you believe what you do.

IF i believed everything in the papers i would believe the McCanns story..and i dont.

And as for being no surprise as to how i believe the way i do - i believe this way for the simple reason....its blindingly obvious to most there are many many inconsistencies..and its blindly obvious after 2 years there is still no sign of any abductor ..

One thing i do kinda agree with you though - the pjs were maybe negligent in this case - because they spent too much time on Tanner and her fanciful stories rather than finding out what really happened..thus losing valuable time.

 

[Isabella]

Would you provide a link so that we might read that article? Thanks!

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_hea...objectid=21288977&siteid=93463-name_page.html