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by brixham 31.10.14 20:18

Textuseless wrote;

Another sign that something is not normal: partial quoting. As an example, the authors partially quote a piece of graffiti on a wall in Praia da Luz near one of the sites searched by Scotland Yard. The book quotes the part of the message about the English police, but not the other part, which was about the parents. The authors claim to be "entirely impartial" and that "Our aim in the book is in the main simply to tell the story" - but this is only telling part of the story. If a piece of graffiti was felt worthy of inclusion in a definitive account, why only quote half of it? Or did the authors only see the photographs of part of the message, and were unaware of the rest?
There is also a rather strange combination of partial quoting and added wording, with this interestingly worded sentence: "As Operation Grange chief Andy Redwood has said, the probability is that 'This is a criminal act [by] a stranger who has taken Madeleine McCann.'" This appears to refer to comments by Redwood to the press and TV in April 2012 that "It is our belief that that is a criminal act...that she has been taken by a stranger". Now, the Redwood quote in this book starts with "This is a criminal act [by] a stranger...". Starting the quote in that way, and omitting Redwood's widely-reported remark about it being Operation Grange's belief, makes it look more like a statement of fact. And why did the authors insert "the probability is that..."? None of the press reports nor the TV interview with Redwood I have seen mentioned anything about probability. If the authors have seen a statement by Redwood to that effect, why not quote it properly? If he didn't say it, why do the authors say "As Operation Grange chief Andy Redwood has said, the probability is that..."?

Partial quoting was evident too when the Faro holiday bus video is mentioned, DP's comments are quoted but not GM's, which are obviously not the sort of comment that show GM in a good light, so are just left out.

by ultimaThule 10.11.14 5:19

I missed this extract http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/11077525/Madeleine-McCann-I-listened-for-15-seconds-and-knew-they-were-innocent.html but if it's representative of Goose & Winters' book as a whole, it's not surprising it was remaindered within days of its publication.

Note to Mrs non-Uncle Brian Kennedy: I would have suggested you buy your hubby a hearing aid for Christmas but, as that's unlikely to be an event celebrated in your household, why not get him one now before he squanders any more of your children's inheritance on unlikely tales?

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