Replies

The idea that the "gods" are the media is very plausible.

Also, everytime I reread the Shango posts I get the strangest feeling that he is a priest. Look at what he says:

Shango looks from afar but speaks with truth. He does not converse with the Simian, or any other worldly sources, and attempts to bring direction to speculation...

In an earlier post, he said that he doesn't interact with the lions. If he is so distant from the illicit activities of the island, how does he know so much? Unless from being a confessor. And then there is this:

I must feed the messengers...

I wonder if that is a reference to the Holy Eucharist (i.e "time to go to Mass"). I am probably dead wrong but I keep getting this strange feeling about Shango.

You may not be wrong. You've given me different perspective on Shango.

Actually, I have viewed Shango as someone in Aruba who is involved with public relations for the government. Someone native to Aruba who has a boss that is in the know and either complicit or involved with this. Simian was a poster who originally was trying to untangle the Shango posts. At one point "Simian" was very critical of Natalee and her family. Shango referred to these posts from Simian as being from a Doppleganger (ghost or of the same name but not the original) I think Shango is saying that he isn't in the circle but is watching it from the outside because of his boss' role. I think he is refusing to communicate with Simian at this point. I think "worldly sources" means other outsiders who have no clue, but are just putting rumors out there.

Looks like we have two decent possibilities here. either could be correct.

Other than determining Shango's identity, I am still curious about the casino/gambling connection. The posts over at SM last night were very interesting. I do have a document that I created from the Shango posts where I have taken some liberties with the legend/key. I have replaced the original names in the post with what I think he means. I will freepmail it to you. Tell me what you think.

[ping justche to Shango thread...]

DS - I've had that strange thought about Shango too. Dirty Hand in your scenario has to be somone bigger than Van der Stratten IMHO, someone who has his own 'business,'
dontcha think?

What does the Cuntreras family do, and has anyone but me noticed the pun in spelling it wrong? Should be Contreras...

What is the Mansur's business other than news? Does Posner own just the casino, or the HI as well? If just the casino, who does he pay a 'commission' to? They don't let that space be used in the HI for nothing...