Has Martin Smith Changed his Opinion ?

[ferryman]

... do you mean you've dispatched my prize already?
The BarcelonaChildVendor efit beats your challenge so please pay up.

No it doesn't

[pegasus]

No it doesn't

But Ferryman here is photographic proof that an efit was released in Aug 2009 when there was NO active police investigation. Read your challenge - I have beaten it and expect you to pay up with a prize.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/09/article-0-05F939CB000005DC-75_468x286.jpg

BTW hadn't the 2 smithman efits already been made by this date?

[ferryman]

But Ferryman here is photographic proof that an efit was released in Aug 2009 when there was NO active police investigation. Read your challenge - I have beaten it and expect you to pay up with a prize.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/09/article-0-05F939CB000005DC-75_468x286.jpg

BTW hadn't the 2 smithman efits already been made by this date?

Three key points:

1.  Spain is not Portugal.

2. The witness of that sighting did not witness Madeleine's abduction.

3  The efit was released by private detectives, not English police.

[jassi]

I think somebody has been moving the goalposts 

[ferryman]

I think somebody has been moving the goalposts 

Those wishing to make an erroneous case that (something or another!) was 'withheld', maybe ....

[G-Unit]

Gerry and Dave Edgar could even have done another video had they wished. They could have filmed the spot where Smithman was seen, explored where he may have gone after the sighting, unveiled the e-fits. I'm sure Channel 4 would have been interested.

[blonk]

Would it be fair to say that we can rule out racism as a motivating factor in the huge Establishment cover up in the McCann case?  What are the other key motivating factors in the corruption described on the books you list above?

Would it be fair to say that we can rule out racism as a motivating factor in the huge Establishment cover up in the McCann case? 

Yes

What are the other key motivating factors in the corruption described on the books you list above?

Greed. Money. Sexual favours. Drugs. Power. Perks. Swifter promotion prospects. A higher pension when you retire.

[G-Unit]

Three key points:

1.  Spain is not Portugal.

2. The witness of that sighting did not witness Madeleine's abduction.

3  The efit was released by private detectives, not English police.

Please explain why each of those points are relevant?

[pegasus]

I think somebody has been moving the goalposts 

Goalposts with wheels on?

[Mr Gray]

Would it be fair to say that we can rule out racism as a motivating factor in the huge Establishment cover up in the McCann case? 

Yes

What are the other key motivating factors in the corruption described on the books you list above?

Greed. Money. Sexual favours. Drugs. Power. Perks. Swifter promotion prospects. A higher pension when you retire.

A recent article which i can no longer find put the level of alleged corruption in the met at under 1%...as you are accusing the met of corruption...do you have  a figure of the actual level...otherwise bonk your claims are meaningless

[ferryman]

Please explain why each of those points are relevant?

If it isn't self-evident, then well ....

[Alfred R Jones]

Would it be fair to say that we can rule out racism as a motivating factor in the huge Establishment cover up in the McCann case? 

Yes

What are the other key motivating factors in the corruption described on the books you list above?

Greed. Money. Sexual favours. Drugs. Power. Perks. Swifter promotion prospects. A higher pension when you retire.

  OK - so which of the above do you think pertain to this case then?  Two doctors from Rothley lose a child on holiday, the UK Establishment goes to huge lengths to cover up the real reason for the disappearance because of:
a) Greed
b) money
c) sexual favours
d) drugs
e) power
f) perks
g) swifter promotion prospects
h) better pension deal.

[G-Unit]

If it isn't self-evident, then well ....

It's clear that the sightings were not in the same country, not of the same thing, and were released by PI's. It's not clear any of that allows one e-fit to be released by PI's and not the others.
 

[pegasus]

(snip) ... the e-fits could not see light of day in public until there was a live and on-going police enquiry ... (snip)

So are you making an exception for the the Barcelona efit?

[ferryman]

So are you making an exception for the the Barcelona efit?

Private detectives (not the English police) released them.

English police (who, themselves, had the efits in their possession for a considerable time before releasing them) chose the moment of the Crimewatch programme to release the Smith efits (Martin and Mary) publicly.

That's how English police work.

They always have.