[GarySpFc]

How about: Because they know Natalee better than anyone else? Did she know/ have contact with anyone on the island before she went to Aruba? E-mails, chat rooms, IM before she left? Had she called/ msg'd home while she was in Aruba? If so, did she mention anything unusual? Were there any notes, e-mail addresses, etc. in her luggage, in her purse gathered while she was in Aruba? How much money did she take with her? What medications, if any, did she take? For starters.

The Aruban authorities are a gang of bumbling clowns, but you can rest assured the FBI has already handled all of this.

[elli1]

Almost certainly, but doesn't hurt to explain the 'whys'.