Scared Monkeys has interesting comments on several articles:
http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/.
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Tim Miller Going Back To Aruba to Search for Natalee Holloway January 9th, 2006
SM: In an interview this afternoon with Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch it was learned that he will be returning to Aruba later this week for preliminary talks with Gerold Dompig and other Aruban officials. Tim Miller plans to go to Aruba with Jim Whitaker, an expert in underwater searches. Tim Miller stated that he has previously talked to Gerold Dompig regarding the matter and looks forward to discussing and mapping out a plan of action with Dompig and other Aruban officials. Their primary goal is to find Natalee.
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Beth Twitty: “Aruban authorities have apparently decided to close the investigation” January 8th, 2006
SM: While in Palm Desert speaking at the National Sheriff’s Association Conference according to reports from CBS 2, Beth Twitty is stating that she has been told by her attorney that Aruban authorities have apparently decided to close the investigation. into the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
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SM: This is rather curious seeing that not to long ago a select group from Aruba traveled to Washington, DC and met with US Representative Spencer Bachus December 13, claiming the following:
"Rep. Spencer Bachus said he came away from a Friday meeting with Aruban officials with the sense that they plan to vigorously pursue leads in the disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway."
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SM: And of course this statement,
“Their intention going forward … is not to shut this case down, but to continue to pursue it vigorously,” Bachus told reporters. “They do not consider it a closed case nor do they consider that they have a dead end. They continue to develop information and pursue leads.”
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Bon Dia: Paul van der Sloot will now work as a lawyer in the office of Mr. Carlo January 7th, 2006
Bon Dia Aruba; January 6, 2006 (Translated news article)
He threatened case against Public Prosecutor if he did not obtain good conduct document
Paul van der Sloot will now work as a lawyer
SM: Just when you thought you heard of everything in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway comes this article in Bob Dia Aruba.
"A Bon Dia investigation demonstrates that Mr. Paul van der Sloot chose to stay in Aruba and that he wants to continue working as a lawyer given that he did not completely achieve his judgeship studies. There is a rumor circulating that Mr. Paul van der Sloot will work in the office of Mr. Carlo. Bon Dia Aruba called Mr. Carlo’s office for more information, but he couldn’t be located."
SM: The office of Attorney Antonio Carlo who represents Joran Van der Sloot? Please tell us it is not the one and the same one.
"Antonio Carlo, an attorney for the Dutch minor, told the AP: “My client maintains his innocence.” He said the boy would appear before a judge at 2 p.m. EDT."
"Carlo refused to comment on the alleged admission."
SM: I truly hope that this is either a rumor or just a bad joke. The ethical and improper nature of a “conflict of interest” aside; does anyone on Aruba have a concept of what positive PR is? Who is advising these people? Do Arubans understand what this looks like to the many who already have an issue with the perceptions of a cover up and quit pro quo in the Natalee Holloway investigation? This continual type of behavior and brazen actions will only cause people who ride the fence to and become appalled and boycott Aruba.
You can read the rest of Scared Monkeys' take on these articles here:
http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/.OT: Update on the Irish girl missing from cruise ship.
missingexploited.com
Lynsey O’Brien Missing from Cruise Ship
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A family member raised the alarm on Thursday morning after the 15-year-old was discovered missing from her cabin.
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“We have a full investigation going on,” said Lynn Torrent, president of Costa Cruise Lines.
SM: At least in this case the cruise ship did the right thing and circled the area until further help was provided.
Snip...The cruise ship then circled the area until Mexican Navy vessels arrived to aid in the search. The cruise line said the ship’s staff is trying to console the parents. “They’re devastated,” Torrent said.
Snip...It is understood Ms O’Brien was on the top deck of the ship with her 11-year-old sister, Imelda, when she fell overboard. Her sister then alerted her parents and a search was initiated.
www.sun-sentinel.com/
Irish teen vanishes from cruise ship on trip from Port Everglades to Mexico
By Tom Stieghorst, Business Writer
Posted January 6 2006
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The passenger, who was traveling with her family, was aboard the cruise ship Costa Magica, which left Fort Lauderdale on New Year's Day for a weeklong Western Caribbean itinerary. It is due back on Jan. 8.