I do believe Madeleine was abducted but I firmly believe the McCann's and their friends have been a little economical with the truth regarding the frequency and timings when checking their children thus hampering the police investigation.
- Ann Mckeown, Liverpool
If I had lost
my little dog I would be back on the next
plane at a chance to help find her. Having
said that I would not have left my dog in a
block of flats with door open. If you ask me
the Mccanns and spokesman are all smoke and
mirrors. They think if they shout loud
enough about other issues. Question of there
wilful neglect will not be thought off. Well
let me tell them at the end of the day there
is one person you can not kid and that is
your self.
- Ernest Appleby, Blackpool England
I read
somewhere that the McCann's were not keen to
participate in the Portuguese police's
reconstruction of the night that Madeleine
disappeared, because of these reported
leaks.
As a parent, I cannot understand why they
are not doing everything possible to solve
this mystery and find their child.
Because of this I feel that the McCann's
have a particular reason as to why they do
not want this reconstruction to take place,
and I believe that the leaks may have come
from their side.
- Katie Turner, Cambridge U.K.
When Mr.
Mitchell gave his press conference with the
FBI drawn suspect the impression given was
that this was a wanted man by the police,
where actually this man was never wanted by
the police only by Metodo the Mccanns paid
investigators? I find sad the the press
promoted this and never questioned and
allowed the public to believe Mr Mitchell
line.
It has been clear from the start that Jane
tanner description changed from her initial
statement to the PJ
There is still a description on the McCann
website of a fictitious wanted man who is
that helping.
Madeleine has been let down.
- Tina, uk
It is a bit
rich for Clarence Mitchell to talk about the
'secrecy laws' when he has been feeding
McCann 'versions' of events to the press for
almost a year! And didn't Jane Tanner appear
on British TV (Panorama) talking about the
events of May 3rd (her 'checkings', seeing
the 'abductor' with Maddie in his arms
etc.etc). Did Mr Mitchell start jumping
around screaming 'secrecy laws been
breached' then?
I personally do not believe this 'leak' came
from the PJ. They have remained silent
throughout. It most probably came from the
McCanns themselves (filtered through their
Spanish private investigators) Or their UK
or Portuguese lawyers, or Mitchell himself,
or someone in Brussels who was disgusted
that the McCanns were there speaking about
child safety!
- Lb, Birmingham. UK
Clarence, the
spokesman, has now become the story. As with
Alistair Campbell, when that happens, it is
time to resign. He should do so immediately.
- Brennan, Craggy Isle
They also
must have known that Tanner and co would
change their statements, and they did, all
the tapas crew new tanner was telling lies,
when she said what time she left the table,
they where sitting with her eating and
drinking.
This leak overshadowed this information as
they new it would, we where all horrified at
her crying all alone. It worked for about 30
minutes I think, CM and the McCanns must see
now we not falling for the lies and spin,
they wanted to go back to PDL, when asked it
too traumatic, but ok if the film crew where
there, now because of leak they not going,
what have they got to hide? What demons will
face them? They have told lie after lie
after lie. This is not about them it's about
Madeleine, they should be forced to go back
to PDL, and tell the police what they need
to know.
- Cas, UK
Selfish - The
both of them
They were selfish for leaving something as
precious as their children in favour of
having a good time
They still are both selfish for worrying
more about Kates emotional state rather than
going back to Portugal for the
reconstruction in the ope they could find
their daughter. What about Madeliene's
emotional state - What about that poor
little angel. They are both selfish pigs and
they make me sick
Really can't understand why they haven't
been prosecuted for leaving the children
home alone. Can't weigh this one up, really
can't.
- Gail Taylor, Barnsley South
Yorshire UK
Oops!
Clarence, one step too far. Slanted
information for some time and now 'entirely
false' information - isn't this interfering
with the course of justice?
- Patricia, England
Mr Mitchell
went on and On the other day in a radio
interview and the interviewer could not bet
her words in side ways. He certainly earns
his £75K salary. I know a couple of parents
whose kids disappeared coming home from
schools and they do not have the resources
the McCann's have, and because they are poor
no one cares. The leak stated what Mrs
McCann told the Portuguese Police, and it is
not the timing of the leak that McCanns'
objected to but us knowing the truth about
the child's anguish of being left alone. The
public are not fools. Mr Mitchell could only
spin so much as Blair and Brown did, but
truth always comes out in the end.
- Gary Smith, London
The McCann's
have been pretty forthright about the fact
that they made a tragic error in judgement.
(And this is coming from a person who is
known to family and friends as 'protective
to a fault' with my 2 kids, 7 month old boy
and a 2 year old girl.) That said, and no, I
would never have left my kids alone, I of
all people seem to have compassion for the
McCanns. I think a ‘child neglect’ charge is
just absurd – they will be paying for their
mistake indefinitely.
But as for returning to Portugal as suspects
to the crime, JK, I’m afraid you’re simply
being naive. They have 2 other children, so
engaging the arcane and from what I’ve seen,
utterly incapable investigation by the
“authorities” down there could end up having
a far more destructive out come for them.
Their lawyers are correct in being wary of
the Portuguese.
Lastly, I can’t imagine the anguish of
knowing you made this error, living with it,
the added pain of having people hate you for
it AND watch as the police follow a
completely inane and frankly, totally
implausible line of inquiry. That is, that
they killed the child they struggled for
years to have, on holiday, dined with
friends AFTER the fact no less, then
disposed of their child’s body... in this
foreign country. Not-a-chance.
- Paul, Los Angeles, USA
For a
'terribly upset family' they certainly don't
miss any opportunity to make some dosh do
they. 'just stuff it in an envelope'
Mitchell is just there to show them how to
sue the newspapers.
- Julie, norfolk uk
Clarence
Mitchell has to do something in order to be
seen to earn his £70k per year! Several
other parties were/are in possession of the
McCanns' statements to the police,
including, one assumes, the McCanns
themselves and Clarence Mitchell himself and
the Spanish detective agency the McCanns
hired.
The revelation made is further proof that
the McCanns acted irresponsibly as parents.
They should be charged with child neglect.
The McCanns' web site says they were dining
"50 yards" from the 3 kiddies they left
alone, but it has been proven that it is a
131 yard WALK (120 metres). More spin from
the McCanns!
- Alfred Morrissey, The Midlands
I think
everyone should ask yourselves if it were
your child and there was a possibility of by
going to Portugal and partaking in the
reconstruction that your child may be found
would you do it? My answer would be yes I
would as would 99% of any one else's - if
you have a child or not. So why are the
McCann's refusing to partake. Yes, they
should not have left the children by
themselves but people make mistakes what
many people probably don't understand now is
why they are not making amends and focusing
on looking for Maddy and partaking in the
reconstruction of events. Unless they do
have something to hide.
- Jk, London
Mitchell has
tried to use the Portuguese as a smoke
screen to cover the fact that the McCann's
had left Madeleine and the twins crying,
upset and alone.
- Daizy, N England
Clarence
Mitchell is just a spin doctor, his job is
to draw focus off things the McCanns don't
want us to focus on, such as the interviews
of the Tapas 7. I too would call it odd
timing and also like someone mentioned above
the PJ certainly haven't benefited from the
"leak". I would guess it came from possibly
Mr Mitchell himself, all in my opinion of
course.
- Paul S, Belfast, Northern Ireland
So the
Mccanns are not already back in Portugal?
Seems strange to me that they would rather
go to Brussels on a PR exercise than find
their daughter. Something definitely not
right with this case.
- Alan, Surrey
"Mr Mitchell
said: "I'm not retracting a word of what I
said. The Portuguese police have yet to
explain how these statements came to be
leaked"
Surely, the Portuguese police are not the
only ones to know or have knowledge of the
content of the statements? The timing of the
release of them certainly wasn't to the
benefit of the Portuguese police who are
looking for those involved to return to
Portugal for reconstructions.
- Md, London
Has the
McCanns' spokesman moved from distorted
truths to completely false statements in his
media releases. The media should be used to
inform, not to manipulate, public opinion.
- Anon, England
Why do the
Mcann's need a spokesman? Is it that it is
easier to control the words and actions of a
puppet rather than risk the open
interpretation of what they may say
themselves? I still do not believe in their
innocence, something is just not right and I
hope the police in both countries finally
catch whoever is guilty. If it is the
Mcann's then they win the prize for the best
run attempted cover up ever staged!
- Mark, Hong Kong