Just a word about Rudy Croes; while I was reading the CTV boards last night, they kept saying that Rudy had been unreliable in the past -- and that he was the one who first said that Natalee was dead and had to retract it.
I couldn't find a link or a quote anywhere over there to back it up, but I saw more than one person say he wasn't reliable.
For some reaon, when I watch those Arbuan government people talking, I keep thinking of that character Martin Short use to play on Saturday Night Live, the one that was sweating all the time and being interviewed by a "Mike Wallace" actor. I can never tell whether they are spouting the government line or covering their butts.
First, what is "CTV?"
This was the first time I'd seen or heard anything Rudy Croes has said. (Boy, was that a funky beard, or what?) I wasn't very impressed with him, but I may have already been biased against him because of what we read on Thread 2 about Rudy's father and his involvement with the Sicilian mafia. Anyway, I wouldn't bet a plug nickel on the truth of anything he has to say. Maybe it's the beard. ;-)
It's interesting to me that he has a reputation of being "unreliable." Someone gets that reputation by giving out false information. People who are attempting damage control often give out false information before they think things through thoroughly enough to come up with a good story. Regardless of whether or not he knows anything about Natalee's disappearance, if those mafia claims are true, then I'd bet he's awful nervous about his drug smuggling operations being uncovered in all this.
For some reaon, when I watch those Arbuan government people talking, I keep thinking of that character Martin Short use to play on Saturday Night Live, the one that was sweating all the time and being interviewed by a "Mike Wallace" actor. I can never tell whether they are spouting the government line or covering their butts.
I agree with you about the Aruban government people and their level of comfort when on camera. But I can't figure out if it's because they're covering up something, or if they're afraid of becoming another unlucky recipient of a Columbian necktie. Probably both!
I wish Fox would bring Mark Thurman down to Aruba. If he could get on the case, he would figure all this out in no time. :-)