Oh, but he's a national hero in Portugal isn't he?
I don't belive he is a 'national hero' anywhere. However , I think it is important to point out to the small minded skeptic [ censored word ]s here that Many people may not have read his book , or belives in his thesis, but they were/are outraged that he was denied freedom of expression to write a book about subject matter he had experience of.
Not to mention the disgusting way in which the McCanns set about getting the book banned, and their belated belief that the whole family including their 'missing daughter' were harmed by the contents of the said book. ( at the same time claiming being 'abducted' she came to no harm at all).. fantastic stuff.
It is also worth mentioning, that this behaviour did change the minds of many I spoke to at least, why they went after the co ordinator to get the book banned -it has reverse psychology for many. And then the pursuit of money just wreeks of ambulance chasing behaviour, even though they claimed they did not know the fate of their daughter, and it wasn't about the money!
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So what will we know in a few weeks John?