The only thing certain in all this media hysteria is... not a single media person gives a shit what happened to Madeleine.

They are all, every one of them, totally concerned by the overwhelming motive of this brave new century...

IS IT A GOOD STORY?

Within a week of this "disappearance" I had posted my reservations - and everything since has confirmed my fears.

Whether the McCanns are guilty or not we do not know - but we DO know that they have used EVERY opportunity to promote themselves and make as much money as possible.

They have (apparently) spent the 1.2 million "fund" (why did they need a fund? - and who was daft enough to cotribute??) - and now are talking book deals, film deals, already done an interview with Vanity Fair, already had media trips to the USA (and a private jet across half of Europe !), a trip to meet the Pope (who was canny enough to give them a wide berth) - and now its the

Not sure I agree with you here ITK; I think the media is the villain (apart from whoever took Maddie) and suspect the McCanns have innocently (and foolishly) gone along with that interest.

As for whether or not they are responsible, I suspect (from what I've read) not.

But nobody comes out of this blameless - until and unless the poor little girl is found safe and well.

I think they naturally want there daughter back and to have any kind of publicity out there. Though I can't help but feel that they're "another" victim of the media covering a story sympathetically at first, but when thats stop selling papers they then turn the tables on them and go negetive because its all about building someone up and knocking them down!