Panorama:Madeleine:The Last Hope...Thur 3rd May

Panda wrote:

Iris wrote:So it's neither Mills nor the odious Jeremy Vine who's doing this programme. That is at least one good thing.

Iris, I still think Redwood should not be discussing the case on T.V. and wonder whose idea this was....my guess is CM and his contacts. If he says
just one biased statement in favour of the McCanns I will be writing to Theresa May.....Iv'e got a bad feeling about this, on the day Madeleine
disappeared 5 years ago, are we going to be treated to the usual fawning interviews or unbiased interviewing,? . Dont' be surprised if Kate gets to plug her book for sale on 10th May

I too will be writing to the Home Office if Redwood doesn't show impartiality and also writing to the BBC if the programme is as biased and non evidential as the last one. BTW my comment still remains on the page so fingers xed perhaps the BBC are letting us who have actually read the files speak our thoughts.

Iris - were you asking me about the BBC apology? Can't do links but if you google bbc east midlands mccann you'll get the stories.

The lie was in the Jan 2010 local news covering the libel hearing in Lisbon and the pathetic response took 12 months and just said that the complaint was upheld. AFAIK no apology has ever been issued to Dr Amaral and the tabloids that took great delight in reporting the blatant lie have never retracted their bilious crap.

http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2011/06/mccann-case-complaint-against-biased.html

It's in all it's technicolor glory here. Disgraceful.

I too like the use of the word adamant!

That does indeed lead the reader to question whether their perspective is a fact or not!

The other thing like is the title as it is truely a double meaning also!

'THE LAST HOPE'

For them.... and for us.....

My hope is that this is similar to the 'Stephen Lawrence' panorama which was broadcast before the convictions.
My hope is that Scotland Yard also continue their role at uncovering the truth, like they did with Stephen Lawrence.
My hope is that SY and the Portugese are working together like how the British helped Portugal develop the case against the Mccanns.
My hope is that Pat Brown makes an appearance somewhere!

I suppose it is too much to ask that they will just give the facts and allow viewers to make up their own minds

that is all I want

One program to just report all the facts without all the spin

Let people know what happened

That the 'fund' is not a charity

That they made two timelines on the back of Maddie's book

That they could not see the apartment from where they were sitting

That the dogs alerted to only 5A

That they have spent more fund money on legal costs than on searching for Maddie

That there is no evidence whatsoever of an abduction - other than a child is missing

I would hope that Maddie five years on deserves this at least

Jesus nearly five years on - it makes me weep that the ONLY person who should matter is still forgotten in all this

Surely Maddie deserves some kind of justice

that said I expect this will be another whitewash - nobody in the British media has the backbone to go against the grain

The word 'adamant' was interesting to me at first but on reflection I hate to say that I think this is a set up now. The transcript Tigger posted up, the false propaganda stories in the press this week, 5th anniversary etc is all gearing to one conclusion...total pro maccann. And thinking about it today, why would at this point in time there be a programme anti mccann and even a slightest suggestion of the truth. The powers are pushing hard for total pro mccann and this 'programme' I am expecting to be nothing less. They are asking the question with the full intention of really totally dismissing it thus making it look like the mccanns are innocent. It is a classic set up

We all know the BBC are the governments mouth piece

To get the truth exposed this a war and this so called programme is a battle we have to take and fight against...which for my part I certainly will be right to the bitter end. Don't be disappointed by the programme, its only their attack to defend against the truth

I mean - I hope for the best but fear the worst. Kate said she would be updating us on the review in her new book and here we are with Redwood lined up to corroborate what she says - is he?

I mean - Is 'The Last Hope' to be a spin that will say - we stand the best chance of solving this case now we are linking up with the PJ (but if we dont solve it now then nobody will and you might as well all go home - draw a veil over it and move-on)!???? If this is the case then the programme should be titled 'The Last Chance' (Madeleine's Last Chance).

I mean - Is someone preparing to attempt to draw a line in the sand I wonder?? Do people realise that we have not come this far just to give up any hope? - and in any case its not just about the people that doubt the abduction thesis - there is the serious business of securing justice for a girl who was 3 years old when she disappeared? That's still at the heart of it all.

Whilst it is unresolved - case closed or whatever - even after a review report is published - it will always remain an unsolved case but there will always be HOPE that the truth will out one day and justice be done. I mean - IMO!!

They can do whatever they like to try and put this scam to bed......However, they are seriously misguided if they think they will achieve this. They totally underestimate the power of the people who are fighting for justice for Maddie and for the truth exposed. Let them do so at their peril

I have a feeling that the McCanns know they are home and dry . It will be interesting to hear what Redwood has to say, very unusual for a serving
Officer to appear on T.V. with regard to an ongoing review.

Panda wrote:
I have a feeling that the McCanns know they are home and dry . It will be interesting to hear what Redwood has to say, very unusual for a serving
Officer to appear on T.V. with regard to an ongoing review.

In this scam they have always been a law upon themselves. So be it. We will fight them and expose them, they are the ones that should in reality be worried

I kind of thought that - does "the last hope" signify that a line is drawn, that's it and it's not going to be discussed anymore? Ever? The McCanns are completely innocent of everything and we should all just accept it and shut up and go home?

Surely they can't be so naive as to think that that's gonna happen?

Iris wrote:I kind of thought that - does "the last hope" signify that a line is drawn, that's it and it's not going to be discussed anymore? Ever? The McCanns are completely innocent of everything and we should all just accept it and shut up and go home?

Surely they can't be so naive as to think that that's gonna happen?

Nobody can ever shut up just by reading their statements alone...The true FACTS are out there...and will never go away

If Redwood is there to cofirm the Review is completed and no fresh evidence has been found, we are back to stalemate only this time I think the Press too will draw the line and move on. If we are not being fed any info what is there to discuss or fight for. ? It looks as though the same Guy who did the
previous age progression picture has done this, the article mentions "American". Did the Fund pay for this.? We will all be glued to our T.V.'s watching the Panorama and discussing it afterwards, hope it meets our expectations, but somehow I doubt it.

I was thinking that maybe the lead SY investigator has to go on BBC to talk about the investigation, what they did, etc, to justify the millions spent on this review.. After all, it's money from tax payers so they have to explain that kind of stuff..

maive wrote:
I was thinking that maybe the lead SY investigator has to go on BBC to talk about the investigation, what they did, etc, to justify the millions spent on this review.. After all, it's money from tax payers so they have to explain that kind of stuff..

Morning maive, yes, if no evidence is found of PJ incompetence as the McCanns kept reminding us, Cameron will have his backbenchers villifying him
for the waste of money. He might be using Redmond to announce the result and SY will gain Kudos for once , the PJ will be exonerated and proved they
were not incompetent, and the case will be closed. The Mccanns will have egg on their faces, justifiably , but not be too worried because they have made their fortune and everybody's happy.

Good morning Panda! (athough it is 7h11pm here )

You could be right..

But you know what? It doesn't matter what I think, what we think, what really happened, what we do know happened, what we see, what we have read in those files... What matters is what you can prove in a court of law. And the fact is there is not enough evidence to support that case in a court of law. I have NO doubt whatsoever that Madeleine is dead and that her parents concealed her body. However, proving that in a court of law is a completely different thing.. Especially when it's a high profile case. We just have to think about those cases, OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, JonBenet Ramsey, Nathalie Wood, and many more.. When it's high profile, it's always harder for the prosecution, the burden of proof has to be irrefutable.

For me, there is enough evidence (to stand in a court of law) to prosecute the McCanns for manslaughter/negligeance, because after all, even their abduction theory confirms that fact. Madeleine was harmed (abducted/killed) as a result of the McCanns behavior/negligeance. So at the least they are gulty for that: they allowed Madeleine to be abducted. The manslaughter/negligeance charges are, IMO, the only ones that can be proved in a court of law with the evidence that we (the public) have. But nothing happened on that side, certainly because we don't have a body.

Sometimes I have hope that their phones were put under surveillance right after their return to UK, in 2007, and that they have plenty of evidence, that the Tapas 7 have talked, and that the case is wrapped, ready for the prosecution.. It happens, sometimes influencial people get caught. But the burden of proof has to be really strong to stand up against a team of well-paid criminal defence lawyers..

Anyway, we'll see

maive wrote: Good morning Panda! (athough it is 7h11pm here )

You could be right..

But you know what? It doesn't matter what I think, what we think, what really happened, what we do know happened, what we see, what we have read in those files... What matters is what you can prove in a court of law. And the fact is there is not enough evidence to support that case in a court of law. I have NO doubt whatsoever that Madeleine is dead and that her parents concealed her body. However, proving that in a court of law is a completely different thing.. Especially when it's a high profile case. We just have to think about those cases, OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, JonBenet Ramsey, Nathalie Wood, and many more.. When it's high profile, it's always harder for the prosecution, the burden of proof has to be irrefutable.

For me, there is enough evidence (to stand in a court of law) to prosecute the McCanns for manslaughter/negligeance, because after all, even their abduction theory confirms that fact. Madeleine was harmed (abducted/killed) as a result of the McCanns behavior/negligeance. So at the least they are gulty for that: they allowed Madeleine to be abducted. The manslaughter/negligeance charges are, IMO, the only ones that can be proved in a court of law with the evidence that we (the public) have. But nothing happened on that side..

Sometimes I have hope that their phones were put under surveillance right after their return to UK, in 2007, and that they have plenty of evidence, that the Tapas 7 have talked, and that the case is wrapped, ready for the prosecution.. It happens, sometimes influencial people get caught. But the burden of proof has to be really strong to stand up against a team of well-paid criminal defence lawyers..

Anyway, we'll see

Hi maive, I was trying to think where you could be ....I presume 7pm refers to Yesterday for you which puts you 9 hrs behind us in the U.K., come on,
give us a clue

Yes, I think this is definitely game over because of Politicial reasons as well as practical. For some reason the McCanns received preferential treatment
from day 1 , the Portugese Police had never had to deal before with Ambassadors, hordes of U.K. Press, Worldwide attention etc and allowed the McCanns to dictate the whole charade, even to refusal to attend a recon. The PJ will close the case as soon as this review is over and try to get back to some kind of normality , plus of course not have to spend any more money on the case. The McCanns have cost them about E4 million which is
ironic when you think about it when the Mccanns have probably made that much.

jd16 wrote:The word 'adamant' was interesting to me at first but on reflection I hate to say that I think this is a set up now. The transcript Tigger posted up, the false propaganda stories in the press this week, 5th anniversary etc is all gearing to one conclusion...total pro maccann. And thinking about it today, why would at this point in time there be a programme anti mccann and even a slightest suggestion of the truth. The powers are pushing hard for total pro mccann and this 'programme' I am expecting to be nothing less. They are asking the question with the full intention of really totally dismissing it thus making it look like the mccanns are innocent. It is a classic set up

We all know the BBC are the governments mouth piece

To get the truth exposed this a war and this so called programme is a battle we have to take and fight against...which for my part I certainly will be right to the bitter end. Don't be disappointed by the programme, its only their attack to defend against the truth

I'm thinking along the same lines. If only us pesky pitchforkers would just shut up, they really would be home and dry.

Loopdaloop wrote:I too like the use of the word adamant!

That does indeed lead the reader to question whether their perspective is a fact or not!

The other thing like is the title as it is truely a double meaning also!

'THE LAST HOPE'

For them.... and for us.....

My hope is that this is similar to the 'Stephen Lawrence' panorama which was broadcast before the convictions.
My hope is that Scotland Yard also continue their role at uncovering the truth, like they did with Stephen Lawrence.
My hope is that SY and the Portugese are working together like how the British helped Portugal develop the case against the Mccanns.
My hope is that Pat Brown makes an appearance somewhere!

The title is very strange, I think, in connection with a missing child. 'Last hope' for who or what? Surely not the last hope for Madeleine's parents? And not for the police to solve the case because such cases get solved many years after the event.

There are families who are still hoping decades later. Moira Anderson, aged 11, disappeared in my home town in 1957. In 2009, the Scottish Daily Record reported that a grave at a local cemetery might be exhumed, that there could be a body under the coffin of a person who was buried three weeks after Moira disappeared. (That brings up possibilities in Madeleine's case)

Moira's sisters never gave up hope. Five decades after she disappeared, they retained hope. Moira's parents grieved every day of their lives.

Speaking from her home in Australia, Janet Hart, 64, said: "I really hope that this brings the closure so denied to us for 51 years.

"It's not too much to ask that my little sister, Moira, have her final resting place not in an unmarked grave, or in someone else's grave, but with her loving parents who grieved for their lost daughter daily, until they too were laid to rest.

"I have hopes that Scottish justice will prevail, too late for Moira's murderer to be charged, but for Moira to be found and placed with her parents."

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/02/23/exclusive-family-of-missing-schoolgirl-moira-anderson-ask-for-grave-to-be-re-opened-on-52nd-anniversary-of-her-disappearance-86908-21145615/

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/qhtrd/panorama--madeleine-the-last-hope---panorama

Comments have not been whooshed and are still going strong!

pennylane wrote:http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/qhtrd/panorama--madeleine-the-last-hope---panorama

Comments have not been whooshed and are still going strong!

Indeed. I am wondering if the poster calling himself Paul Castello has pink as his favourite colour, some very familiar phrases he is throwing about.

I've just had a look on there and it certainly seems to be hotting up! I wonder how long it'll last now

Iris wrote:I've just had a look on there and it certainly seems to be hotting up! I wonder how long it'll last now

At a guess? Not long.

mumbles wrote:

Iris wrote:I've just had a look on there and it certainly seems to be hotting up! I wonder how long it'll last now

At a guess? Not long.

especially now that dr David Payne has put "Google Gaspar Statements" and it's got 4 likes!

Who is Paul Castello?


Seems to be talking unsubstantiated and contrary drivel.