Re: Mail on Sunday story- Scotland Yard given extra funding to probe ‘important’ new lead over theory that Madeleine McCann was kidnapped by trafficking gang

by Verdi 10.12.16 15:55

In a bit of a rush - just came across this, sorry if it's already been posted..

Madeleine McCann: UK police arrive in Portugal for questioning

9 December

British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have arrived in Portugal to assist Portuguese authorities with the questioning of 11 "key witnesses".

Detectives from Scotland Yard have flown to Faro as part of Operation Grange and will spend three days overseeing the questioning of four British people and seven Portuguese citizens.

http://www.theweek.co.uk/madeleine-mccann/53972/madeleine-mccann-important-new-lead-points-to-trafficking-gang/page/0/2

This reads like a repetition of past news reports justifying the continuation of Operation Grange but was published five days ago.

by Doug D 10.12.16 16:20

Last years story that has pulled up a 'this year' date somehow.

by Lands_end 10.12.16 16:32

This year the twins hit "big school". Are the parents going to be able to stem the publicity? I doubt it. They are at the mercy of their soon to be teenage peers. How disgusting is it that these two children are going to be forced to project the lies of their vile parents.

by Verdi 10.12.16 20:51

Doug D wrote:Last years story that has pulled up a 'this year' date somehow.

First thing I thought when I saw it earlier - 'allo 'allo 'allo that sound familiar, like the last time Operation Grange were going to Portugal to re-interview Robert Murat. Sure enough now I look again it is the same report than was spewed forth back in November 2014..

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30115913

Nothing but sloppy online reporting from 'The Week'. drama

by Verdi 10.12.16 21:06

Lands_end wrote:This year the twins hit "big school". Are the parents going to be able to stem the publicity? I doubt it. They are at the mercy of their soon to be teenage peers. How disgusting is it that these two children are going to be forced to project the lies of their vile parents.

I shouldn't be surprised if the twins are already clued up as to online discussion about their big sister's disappearance. Parental control is a bit of a joke really, even if the twins online activity is restricted by their parents at home, there's nothing to stop their curiosity outside the home environment. They must see newspaper headlines when out and about, aside from anything their school mates might be feeding them.

Whether or not they 'project' their parent's storyline is a matter for conjecture - I wouldn't like to second guess how far they've been indoctrinated in the domicile nor how mature they are to start asking awkward questions. Somehow I don't think that aspect of the McCanns private life will ever be made public.

Whatever, the twins are destined for a future of uncertainty - I just hope they have the strength to overcome adversity because that's all they've got to look forward to.

by MayMuse 11.12.16 2:04

http://textusa.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/christmas-lights.html

Latest blog, Covered well I think and highlights some very interesting events.

by haroldd2 15.12.16 12:46

worriedmum wrote:By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline
Published: 01:43, 4 December 2016 | Updated: 01:43, 4 December 2016

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Scotland Yard is set to investigate an 'important' new lead in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Extra funding has been allocated to the Met to probe the information, which is said to strengthen the theory that the British girl was kidnapped by a trafficking gang.
Detectives will work on the assumption that Maddie was snatched by a gang of European traffickers after taking photographs of her.
The new development is said to be the 'last throw of the dice' into the investigation of the youngster's disappearance in Portugal in 2007, when she was three years old.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3997982/Scotland-Yard-given-extra-funding-probe-important-new-lead-theory-Madeleine-McCann-kidnapped-trafficking-gang.html#ixzz4RpmJbZ5Z

OK I am stating the obvious, but it is remarkable that such fake stories have continued to be put out for so many years. The police are being used for PR purposes. They get work out of it, but surely many of them don't like being used in this way.

I wonder whether either the author of the press release or its copy-paster at the Daily Mail knows what the word "kidnap" means.

A lot could be said about the usage of the word "troll", and to judge from some pieces I have heard on the radio or read it wouldn't surprise me if many in the population think it's unlawful to speak out of place on the internet, just as many think it's an offence to download copyrighted music or films. If we are talking about people deliberately wasting other people's time, then a lot of trolling can be and is done by the mainstream media. They're not fools at GCHQ.

Madeleine McCann: UK police arrive in Portugal for questioning

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