Greta's Jurine interview vs Dr Phil's Deepak interview

Mark Furhman said Joran's interview raised more questions than it answered.

Jurine said he left Natalee on the beach because she wanted to stay there.

Remember this is Jurine's version of events.

Why would Natalee want to stay on the beach alone and in the dark, not knowing anyone or the island's customs?

I theorize, Natalee was passed out or unconscious at this point.

Jurine walks to make a phone call. Now he is barefoot at this point. He has left his shoes. Since he has to wait to be picked up, why not look for the shoes?
Jurine called Deepak but Satish picked him up. Deepak wanted to keep Satish out of it and wanted it to be said he picked up Jurine. Why does Deepak want Satish kept out of this and what is THIS?

Nadira in an earlier interview with Greta said Deepak and Satish left Jurine at the lighthouse. We now know that to be a lie.

Nadira said then that Jurine walked hom from the lighthouse. I can't see prettty boy waling to the bathroom let alone walking home from the lighthouse to his home barefoot.

Now by Jurine making the phone call to Deepak who is on the computer chatting with friends. Satish has to drive to the beach to get Jurine and then drive Jurine to home then get home himself.

How long did it take and was there enough time for Deepak to walk there or catch a cab?

would Deepak do this?

So if Deepak went back for Natalee, how much time did he have to do this?

Was another call made from Jurine to Deepak as Satish him drove home?

Men talk about their sexual conquests so did Jurine tell Satish anything on the way home and did Jurine make yet another call to Deepak once he was home?

Lets say Deepak did leave out of the house after Satish got home with the car. Did Deepak go to Natalee?

Lets say Natalee was already Dead. Does anyone think Deepak is sadistic enough to rape a corpse?

Did Deepak then Hide the body for Jurine?

There are still many inconsistent statements.

Compare Jurine's interview to that of Deepak's made by Dr Phil.

Is USA a Leader on Democracy and Women Rights?

As the presidential election near, it struck me that there are some who aren't willing to embrace a female presidential candidate.

USA wants to be leader of the free nations but lagging far behind other freenations with females in leadership roles.

so much for leading.

Margaret Thatcher of Great BritainMargaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister for more than 150 years and was the first woman ever to take the role.
Her father, a shopkeeper and Mayor of Grantham, was a major formative influence.
Thatcher was educated at the local grammar school and at Oxford where she studied chemistry. She also became president of the university Conservative association.
Mrs Thatcher later read for the Bar, before being elected in 1959 as the Conservative MP for Finchley.

Golda Meir of IsraelEighteen years ago today (March 7, 1969), Golda Meir was nominated by the Labor Party to be Prime Minister of Israel. She held this esteemed position until 1974. Before Golda Meir became Prime Minister, she was the Foreign Minister for Israel from 1956 to 1965, During her time as Foreign Minister, she had the opportunity to work with the cooperative agricultural and urban planning programs between Israel and Africa. Golda Meir was very proud of her international, as well as domestic work. After this time she became the Secretary General of the Mapai Party. She was Minister of Labor from 1949 to 1956, a position which was her personal favorite, for she had the time to work with and for the people.


These two women served over fifteen years ago, so when will USA lead ok, its now play catchup?


On the issue of Women Rights in America.

Why is it so important for Roe vs Wade to be overturned?

Why is it important for a female to have a child of her rapist or incest? Why must a woman see daily the product of her sexual violation?


Men need to be raped to know the feeling. No I am not saying male children but adult men. Our lawmakers need to know what it feels like to be sexually violated. Perhaps they will know what it feels like.


Perhaps

Cheney's fall from grace is a liability

The list of those who aided and abetted the elevation of George W. Bush to the presidency in 2000 is a long one. But none did more to put Dubya in the Oval Office than Dick Cheney.
Sure, there were others who played starring roles. Karl Rove, the grand strategist, for one. Then there was Katharine Harris (aka Cruella), the Florida secretary of state who read the election laws to Bush's advantage at every turn. And let's not forget the five Republican members of the U.S. Supreme Court who cut off the Florida vote recount that represented Al Gore's only chance of victory.
In the end, however, it was Cheney who made the difference for Bush.
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It's mostly forgotten now but the Bush-Gore contest, especially their debates, threatened to bring on a period of national narcolepsy. Who could stay awake? It was an irritating nerd (Gore) against an unqualified naif (Bush). Television sets went dark across the country. Enter Dick Cheney.
His meeting with Sen. Joseph Lieberman was the only debate in the campaign that produced anything like a clear winner -- Cheney. He was cool, smart, informed, just witty enough, and wise, something missing in both Bush or Gore. He brought enough adult supervision to the Bush campaign to make Dubya credible -- barely. Without Cheney it's hard to imagine Bush winning.
So it's stunning now to realize that Dick Cheney has become a yoke around the neck of the Bush presidency or, if you prefer a Nixonian reference, a cancer on the presidency. Just about every problem facing Bush today can be laid at Cheney's doorstep, from Iraq and the flap over warrantless wiretapping, to the White House's frosty relations with Congress and the Valerie Plame scandal.
Clearly, Bush, who needed Cheney desperately five years ago, would now be better off without him.
The Iraq war is largely a Cheney creation. He was the one who declared in 2002 that there was indisputable evidence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Within the White House, he was the enabler of the Pentagon-based neoconservatives (Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith) who desperately wanted the war. Cheney even predicted U.S. troops would be greeted "as liberators."
He seems oblivious of evidence to the contrary. With the insurgency growing and casualties mounting among U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians, Cheney insisted recently that the insurgency was "in its final throes." Some throes.
His links to the oil industry, especially to his old employer, Halliburton, reinforce the belief that the Bush administration is too cozy with the oil industry, with its recent obscene profits. Cheney's convening of a secret committee made up heavily of oil executives to shape national energy policy hasn't helped.
The vice president has been a principal peddler of the notion that the congressional action authorizing Bush to attack Iraq gives the president unlimited power to do just about anything else in the name of fighting terrorism -- warrantless wiretapping, holding terror suspects (even an American citizen) indefinitely without charge, even torture. You name it.
Cheney's problems are compounded by his unfortunate demeanor. He comes across as sour, with a gruff, even snarling countenance and a remote secretive style that belies his obligation to conduct the public's business with some transparency. It's not just the public that Cheney stiffs. He treats Congress no less high-handedly. It's one reason Republicans on Capitol Hill are beginning to resist the White House.
Which brings us to the polls. The latest survey has Cheney's favorability rating down to a dismal 18 percent. Richard Nixon, on the eve of his forced resignation, enjoyed rock star popularity compared with Cheney. Bad as it is, it could get worse. The "Scooter" Libby affair is still out there.
Libby, Cheney's ex-chief of staff who's under indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice, reportedly has asserted he was "authorized by superiors" to discuss classified information with reporters, presumably including the fact that Valerie Plame, wife of a critic of the Iraq war, was a CIA operative. Naturally, Cheney tops the list of those suspected "superiors."
Bush might be able to shed the Cheney tarnish had he not made Cheney the most powerful vice president in recent memory, maybe in American history. Indeed, there is a perception in Washington and the country that Cheney rather than Bush runs the country. He's our first imperial vice president.
What it comes down to is this: Bush is a damaged president. Since his term has three years still to run, that's a serious condition for the country. Cheney is a major part of that damage. It's time for him to do the right thing. It's time for him to go.

Where is Amy Sher

Did a botched policed investigation allow a murderer to go free?That is a question surrounding how police responded to the disappearance of a Billerica woman who is now presumed to be a homicide victim.Our I-Team has been investigating this case. I-Team reporter Joe Bergantino with more on what the police should have done.

Wendy Murphy, Attorney: “It’s unconscionable that the police would not at least have talked to her co-workers.”Former Prosecutor Wendy Murphy is talking about what Billerica Police failed to do in October 2002 when thirty-eight year old Amy Sher disappeared without a trace.Police received a phone call from supervisors here at the Lahey Clinic where Amy worked in the hospital’s finance department.Those supervisors told police that Amy had been a victim of severe emotional and physical domestic abuse for several years, that her husband e-mailed a resignation letter and that they feared she had been murdered.The police response? Police made one phone call to Amy’s husband, Robert Desmond, and did nothing else after Desmond told them Amy had decided to leave the area for a while.

Wendy Murphy, Attorney: “Maybe thirty years ago that’s enough, the police make a phone call, the guy tells him something, he’s the husband, she’s the wife, whatever he says goes because it’s a boys club. Thirty years ago maybe, not in this time frame. It makes no sense.”So why didn’t police, at the very least, drive over to Amy’s home and assess the situation?Daniel Rosa, Billerica Police Chief: “I would say normally that would be the procedure. This particular case presented itself a little differently at the outset.”

In other words, this wasn’t a case that began with a phone call from a home in the middle of a violent episode.Mary Lauby heads up Jane Doe Inc., an advocacy group for domestic violence victims.Joe Bergantino: “Is that a legitimate excuse?”Mary Lauby, Jane Doe, Inc: “No, a very simple no.”Another question, why didn’t police bother to interview Amy Sher’s co-workers to better understand the extent of her abuse?Joe Bergantino: “It boggles my mind as to why some basic things that I would do even as a reporter weren’t done in this case.”Daniel Rosa, Billerica Police Chief: “It’s an ongoing investigation and I’m not going to comment any further about that part of it. Again, I feel there was a response.”Joe Bergantino: “An acceptable response?”Daniel Rosa, Billerica Police Chief: “And I do feel there was a response and they’re following up on the case as we speak.”Wendy Murphy, Attorney: “It’s beyond incredible that they didn’t talk to her co-workers to find out more about what they knew.Joe Bergantino: “So how serious a mistake was this?”Wendy Murphy, Attorney: “If he killed her and they asked no questions of anyone, this is, in a sense, the police being responsible for a murderer walking free.”The police investigation in this case didn’t begin until April of last year, eighteen months after Amy disappeared.It was triggered when Amy’s mother and sister, from whom she had been estranged for ten years, hired a private investigator to get pictures of Amy and son Michael.The private detective found Amy’s husband and son but not Amy.

Joel Picchi, Private Detective: “Amy was nowhere to be found.”Last spring, State Police and cadaver sniffing dogs searched the home where Amy had lived but found nothing. They have questioned Robert Desmond who has stuck by his story.Joe Bergantino: “Why didn’t you file a missing person’s report?”Robert Desmond: “Because she moved out under a sad but amicable situation. She’s not a missing person in our view.”But authorities say Amy’s disappearance is now a homicide investigation.And surprising to many, Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley is defending the Billerica Police’s failure to investigate back in October of 2002.

Martha Coakley, Middlesex D.A.: “I’m not sure looking back at that that either the department could have done more or that we would have advised them to do more.”Amy’s family and victim advocates strongly disagree.Joani McCullough: “I think they should have taken it more seriously and somebody should have investigated.”Even in the past year, detectives have failed to do some very basic police work. They have not tried to subpoena Robert Desmond’s credit card records, phone records or computer hard drive. They never searched for Amy Sher’s car until the I-Team questioned why that had not been done. And more than a year into their investigation, they still hadn’t talked with Desmond’s parents or co-workers.

Trip Abroad Gives Bush a Respite From Domestic Woes

There were no questions about the Dubai ports deal. There was little talk of Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of a fellow quail hunter. The words "Iraq" and "Katrina" hardly came up at all.
Through five days and three countries last week, George W. Bush got a little of what beleaguered American presidents always look for on foreign trips: a chance to set aside problems at home.
True, the trip had troubles of its own. Anti-Bush riots led by Islamists exploded from Hyderabad north to Kashmir, Islamabad was in lockdown because of the risks of bringing the president into Osama bin Laden's backyard, and an American diplomat died in a suicide bombing in Karachi. But compared with Mr. Bush's most recent trips to South America and Asia — one dominated by demonstrations led by President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and the other by problems in Iraq — the president's visit to the subcontinent was a relief for him.


India, where Mr. Bush spent two packed days, embraced him in a way the president had not experienced in a long time.
"He felt very warmly received," Andrew H. Card Jr., the White House chief of staff, said from the lawn of Islamabad's presidential palace on Saturday morning. The night before, in an open-air speech in New Delhi at a 16th-century fort, Mr. Bush said he had been "dazzled" by the spectacle of "this vibrant and exciting land."
This is not to say that all of India adores Mr. Bush, and its Muslim minority in particular is furious about Iraq. But over all, the United States is highly popular in India and Mr. Bush bestowed on the nation such an astonishing gift — last week's nuclear deal — that Indians greeted him like an American maharajah. Even before his arrival, a survey in the Indian newsweekly Outlook found that two-thirds of Indians "strongly" or "somewhat" regarded Mr. Bush as a friend of the country.
Mr. Bush, who can look miserable on foreign trips, often appeared moved and delighted as he raced around India. "I have been received in many capitals, but I have never seen a reception as grand as the one we just received," Mr. Bush said after a majestic arrival ceremony with horses and honor guards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the 340-room pink and cream sandstone mansion built for the last of the British viceroys.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, now the home of the president of India, evokes all the romance and hubris of the dying Raj. But as evocative as the ceremony was for Mr. Bush, aides said he was more captivated by the India of the present — a functioning democracy of a billion people, a counterweight to China, a huge market for American goods. One of the president's favorite stops on the trip, they said, was a meeting with entrepreneurs in Hyderabad, the booming high-tech city.
"Yesterday I met with some Indian C.E.O.'s and American C.E.O.'s, kind of the old folks," Mr. Bush told a dozen men and women in their 20's and 30's at Hyderabad's Indian School of Business. "Today I'm meeting with the C.E.O.'s of tomorrow, the people that are going to help drive this great engine of economic prosperity for India — for the good of the world, is how I view it."
India cooperated with exquisite spring weather — it was only in the 80's in New Delhi, where lush gardens burst with dahlias and bougainvillea — and huge headlines. "It's a Deal — A Very Big Deal," screamed The Times of India across the front page on Friday morning, over a picture of Mr. Bush with his arm around the shoulders of the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh. The two had just announced the pact that would give India help with nuclear power for its energy needs while allowing it to continue to develop nuclear weapons — a tough sell in a skeptical United States Congress, Mr. Bush acknowledged.
Indians made light of Mr. Bush's one faux pas, skipping a three-hour trip from New Delhi to the Taj Mahal, the tomb that a heartsick Mogul emperor built for his wife and still considered the world's greatest monument to love. "I am truly sorry that the president is not taking you to Taj Mahal this time," Mr. Singh said to Laura Bush as he toasted the first couple at a lunch on Thursday. "I hope he will be more chivalrous the next time you are here."
Mr. Bush bookended his trip to India with a surprise four-hour stop in Afghanistan and a 24-hour stay in Pakistan, where Mr. bin Laden is believed to be hiding in the remote tribal areas near the Afghan border. But Mr. Bush, the first American president to visit Afghanistan since President Eisenhower in 1959, and the first to visit Pakistan since President Clinton in 2000, bounced around Mr. bin Laden's terrain with defiance.
Unlike Mr. Clinton, who slipped into Islamabad for six hours on an unmarked military jet, Mr. Bush arrived with a roar on Air Force One. (Although Air Force One, the most recognizable 747 in the world, landed with its running lights off and shades drawn, making it a more difficult target for any ground-launched missile.) Mr. Bush also stayed the night at the fortress-like American ambassador's residence and took time out the next day to take a few swings with a cricket bat with students from the Islamabad College for Boys.
"Terrorists and killers are not going to prevent me from going to Pakistan," he had vowed in New Delhi.
Mr. Bush got home at 5 a.m. on Sunday and returned to his normal life, going to church later that morning, then taking a bicycle ride. On Monday, he would face Iraq, the ports deal, fallout from Katrina, rebellious Republicans, approval ratings in the mid-30's — and a Mr. bin Laden still on the loose.
His trip to the subcontinent was over.

Republican Congress Scrambling To Keep Their Jobs

Republicans are scrambling to do whatever they can to keep their jobs. They have finally woke up to finally do their jobs. However is it much too little too late? These Republicans never did the business of the People but did the business of the president and his personal agenda.

We as a country would never have been in this position if the Rebuplican had done thir jobs. They allowed a dubius war with Iraq, exorbitant spending on this "slam dunk" war, warrantless wiretapping, tax cuts for rich during a time of war, and other things done in SECRECY, and now buying of our ports by Dubai.

This Congress allowed Bush to do whatever he wanted without any questions asked. That is reprehensibile.

These Rebulicans arent going contrary of Bush because it is the RIGHT thing to do but doing so to just get reelected.
Who is to say if this Republicans are reelected that they would continue to do the People buisness or resort back to following Bush?

Do we dare take a chance by just TRUSTING them?

Destination Under Scrutiny - Aruba - One Happy Island?

A jewel in the Caribbean crown of memorable Destinations, Aruba delivers a wonderful Visitor Experience. You do feel very safe and welcome; the islanders are joyous, sparkling with enthusiasm and hospitality. Yet, Visitors still must balance perception with the reality.
Her name is on our minds – a most unfortunate incident – still unsolved after nine months – the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
The case put Aruba on the International map – a lovely Caribbean island caught in the harsh spotlight of the carnivorous media machine and the public appetite for sensationalism.
The intrigue lingers in the background of your visit. When queried, everyone there has an opinion – from the Managing Director of a Resort complex, to your Taxi Cab driver, to your waitress, to a Tourism Official. They grieve for the loss, they are alarmed that the public really only knows the spin of questionable “journalists”, they are numbed that their Island, known for Hospitality, security and almost perfect weather, has suffered such ignominy.
Having just returned from a five day Holiday (a birthday gift from my sons), peeling, rested, revitalized, please allow me to present a perspective. Just as their license plate proclaims, Aruba is “One Happy Island”.
But, not to second guess Island Officials, I do think that Aruba misjudged the media attention and did not effectively present the efforts undertaken there to provide a full picture of their response to the still unfolding unfortunate situation. This is an extremely sensitive issue in Aruba, and the situation goes beyond normal “Damage Control” for Destinations beset with natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tsunamis. One incident, one individual continues to roil the once gentle waters.
I look at Johnson and Johnson with Tylenol and even Wendy’s with the chili ingredient and admire the approach the respective companies immediately implemented to address a crisis. They simply took the wind out of the media sails, comforted the public with their concern, attention and action, and managed the situation through effective, honest and timely communication.
Aruba, I am told, has done about as much as a Destination could do, but we, the public, their potential Visitors, simply do not know that. About 72% of their Visitor traffic comes from the US, which is besieged and bombarded with news – print, on-line, television. And, we all love a good story, the more lurid and unsettling the better. Yellow journalism lives! Aruba misjudged our appetite, which is fed daily with detail, intrigue, innuendo and possibilities. In short, the Island did not effectively put into place a Crisis Management Plan at the onset, and they certainly need something substantial in place now.
First hand, I can assure you that we were treated courteously and generously. My sons, of the late 20’s tribe, were out almost every night until 3 am, enjoying the bars, the casinos, the nightlife, and, at no point did they feel threatened or unsafe. The same temptations exist here as elsewhere. Even with the aftermath of Carnivale, where the capital city of Oranjestad was a bit overzealous, police and good nature prevailed. I might add that the food was terrific, the weather unrelentingly perfect, and the Hospitality bountiful. And, I read that $230M is being invested in the Tourism product, impacting every facet of the Industry to further elevate the Visitor Experience – from renovation at the resorts, new construction, expansion of the Airport, to improved docking access for the Ocean Liners. But, the first question I am asked when I tell people about our visit is, “Have they found the young woman yet?” The intrigue and the impact continue!
It is very easy to become embroiled in the debate on whether or not the Holloway case has been handled appropriately in a legal fashion. Beyond the media frenzy and the political sensibilities (US versus a sovereign entity and even the Alabama boycott), the net result is that the story has “legs”, and, Aruba, as a Destination, will continue to be affected. And, we, the Consumer, are left buffeted by the media wind, therefore, becoming very circumspect with a travel decision.
It is a shame Aruba was not at the forefront with a strategic Crisis Management focus. Millions are spent on Brand Marketing, but their reputation has been tarnished. A first rate publicist or Public Relations Firm should have been retained as the “story” rocketed. Catch up and changing perception are tough assignments! The response will be debated for years. I am still curious about Aruban effort to date.
I shall return to Aruba, and I shall pass along the good news, for our Visitor Experience was simply splendid.