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. :-)
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Saturday's news from the island brought a whirlwind of reports and retractions.
tNL reported that Ministry of Justice, Rudy Croes, had stated that the teenage girl from Alabama had been murdered and her body had been found. That report also stated that authorities were preparing to retrieve the body.
That report was later recanted by Croes and tNL carried that as well. [Related story] He stated late Saturday night that the government has no new information on Miss Holloway, and the official stance is now apparently that the Aruba government has no idea if the missing girl is alive or dead.
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I heard Geraldo tell Mark Fuhrman during his interview last night that he should be down there to help with the investigation.
He got a bad rap during the OJ trial (race card) but he's one heck of a detective!!
Geraldo says the family thinks the final three will be released too. This is so ridiculous. Aruba is setting this up to say look we arrested everyone, no body found, no confessions......sorry we can't do anything!!
Unless EquuSearch finds her, there is no case.
As Geraldo says you can't convict them of lying.