Oh dear, oh dear. It is abundantly clear to me that Amaral was removed from the case due to British interference. He heading in a direction that the McCircus Brigade did not want anyone to head in.
He could smell the red herrings from a thousand paces, and so could the rest of the team.
There is one child I feel very sorry for. Madeliene. Very sorry indeed.
And now I find myself looking at quotes from the book cover of Kate's book Madeleine (prompted by the thread title 'author of own demise')
"My reason for writing (the book) is simple: to give an account of the truth'.
(Notice: she did not write: the reason is to obtain justice for Madeleine'.
'What follows is an intensely personal account, and I make no apology for that.'
Kate and Gerry like to get other people to apologise to them rather than the other way round. In my opinion, it is they who should be apologizing.
'Nothing is more important to us than finding our little girl.' This sentence is tacked on at the end and, as with so many things that Kate McCann says, is a curious use of words.
The use of the word 'nothing' in the context of 'finding our little girl' is rather unfortunate. Starting the sentence with a negative gives it a strange double meaning. What is more important than finding Madeleine? Nothing.
It appears to me, at least, that there are other principal players in the McCircus who are likely to be the authors of their demise.
Sometimes, when you are in a hole, it is best to throw the spade away.
