CORRECTED!!! THIS STORY IS WRONG – Local Aruban Paper Report Natalee Holloway is Dead

THIS WAS NOT NATALEE!!!

The picture you saw with the ambulance is a local boy who was swimming at Conchi, he had a epileptic attack in the water and drowned. It’s a boy 16 years old. Not Natalee.

Natalee Holloway’s death is being reported from an Aruban Paper. We have no confirmation but it does not look good.

If someone can translate Papiamento, please translate in the comments.

God Bless

(to find this paper click the image and go to Aruba under newspapers)

A Commenter JUNIT-IA explained it to us. Thank You Junit-ia

However, the newspaper heading does say:
natalee ta morto pero na a haja e curpa ainda (translates to)
natalee is dead but the body has not bean found

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Natalee Holloway; What Some Arubans Are Saying

There have been many hypothetical theories thrown out there as to Natalee Holloway’s disappearance. Police have speculated as well as to the mystery of Natalee’s disappearance, even suggesting today that it may have been accidental death.

However, the message boards in Aruba.com, other message boards and some of the bloggers are saying some other things as well. Amy who has commented on our site earlier and has been one of the Arubans taking part in the searches for Natalee Holloway has a different story. I thank Amy for her help in the search, but I don’t know about rumors.

Did Natalee pull off this stunt once before?

A lot of Arubian residence are questioning the truth behind Natalee’s disappearance:

There has been rumors running that Natalee has runaway once before in a different country. Or she has runned away once before.
The question is, has she pulled off this stunt once again on Aruba?
Did Natalee on purposely disappeared?

If she has, she is causing real damage to Aruba.

We are happy to find her, we want to find her!. ‘Cause it could have been one of our own eighteen-year-old girl missing.
But now we feel the pressure of finding her more than ever because this is putting ARUBA’s name is a real negative light, people’s job is on the line here.

We want to find her and get on with our Arubian lives.
No matter what our island is going to be an happy and safe island.

Amy, is this just local rumor or is there a link to site the source that Natalee has actually done this before. Rumor is not news and unless one can source it, rumors can be dangerous. It is easy to make excuses in the face of what looks like some real serious issues.

I don’t really but the run away story for a couple of reasons:

Please remember that the US news cycle just went through the “Runaway Bride” story. The first thing the cynical news media would have done in the US was to question whether this was a runaway situation. There has never been a story yet on that topic and I am pretty positive not for trying by the media.

Also, FBI agents were asked to come to Aruba. A US Representative from AL made some pretty strong comments that one does not do under normal circumstances.

Here are some interesting (disturbing) comments from U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills,

U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, said Saturday there were circumstances surrounding Holloway’s disappearance that warranted the FBI being heavily involved. He declined to give details.

“The circumstances were disturbing,” said Bachus, who formally requested the FBI’s involvement. “I can’t get into it, but it’s something the family is aware of. There was an immediate recognition that this was not simply a teen who wandered off.”

I can empathize with Arubans dealing with an issue that they are not accustomed to. The signs point toward foul play and denying that is probably not the best of things. Is anything possible, sure. But highly unlikely. Rumor is an easy scape goat to deal with denial.

I do not believe that if this turns out to be really bad that it should reflect on Aruba or Arubans. You are good people. However, there are bad apples every where. Even in Aruba. Caution always must be used no matter how safe an island may be like Aruba or others that are not considered as safe.

Even in destinations that are considered relatively safe, there are pockets of danger. But that doesn’t mean plans should be changed or canceled.

Travel experts suggest you find out about a destination’s specific areas of concern and use the same caution you would in unfamiliar situations at home.

“Being aware is the biggest thing you can do,” said Nilou Motamed, a senior editor at Travel + Leisure magazine.

The comment was made that, “If she has, she is causing real damage to Aruba”. Trust me, not have as bad as if Americans start hearing Aruban rumors of a girl running away when there is no proof or fact that she ever has. Blaming the victim does not go over well. Especially if this turns out bad. I can understand the worry of the tourism issue for Aruba with bad publicity. However, this is one of the dangers that a place that counts on tourism faces no matter if it is Aruba, Jamaica or a place in the US.

Let’s stick to fact and try to stay away from rumors. Arubans have done a phenomenal job coming to help the Holloway family and they have praised your efforts. Let’s not tarnish that great show of Aruban support and caring with rumors. Better yet, let’s all pray and hope we find Natalee Holloway safe.

Update: Here is a comment from Another Father on another post that puts it brilliantly what most Americans think. Great comment.

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The Rats are Scurrying off the Ship

First came the Party Leaders as Senator Biden and Ex Senator and Failed Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards ran away from Dean’s comments about the Republicans. Now we get word that 3 of the top fundraisers from the Democratic National Committee are leaving or have left their positions.

From The Hill, the newspaper for and about Congress.

Three top fundraisers at the Democratic National Committee have resigned at a time when its chairman, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, has come under fire from fellow Democrats for controversial comments and his Republican counterpart has raised more than twice as much money.

Democratic sources link the resignations to Dean’s decision to focus on raising money in small increments through the Internet, as he did during his 2004 presidential bid, and building up the party’s grassroots infrastructure while paying little attention to major Democratic donors.

It is not because of their love of the job is gone or it is time to look at opportunities, as one might typically say when leaving a position like this. Nope, one of the DNC fundraisers said it was because of strategic differences. That is corporate speak means “ I sure as heck want the whole world to know that some really weird stuff is going on, and I do not want my name on any of it.” \

The committee’s finance directors for the two biggest hubs of Democratic fundraising have quit. Bridget Siegel, finance director for New York and the surrounding area, resigned last week, and Lori Kreloff, finance director for California, left the committee last month.

A third top DNC fundraiser, Nancy Eiring, the director of grassroots fundraising, has also resigned, citing strategic differences with aides to Dean, according to a report yesterday in ABC News’ “The Note.”

So Howard Dean’s direction is doing great. He has alienated the middle of the party, has party leaders distancing themselves from him on Sunday Talk Shows, and is losing the top fund raisers in the party. So hows he doing, we ask with glee. Well the Democrats say he is doing great, why he has raised even more money than the last election cycle.

Dean’s defenders also note that DNC fundraising is ahead of where it was at this point after the last presidential election, when Democrats could still raise unlimited amounts of soft money.
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Through the end of April, the DNC raised $18.2 million in total contributions, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission, although DNC officials say that $18.6 million is a more accurate total.

But then the reality raises it’s ugly head.

By comparison, the Republican National Committee has raised $42.6 million, according to FEC data — more than twice as much.

Oops! Well, as a good conservative, we wish Mr. Dean all of the good luck in the world. May he lead the DNC through the next election cycle and beyond!

Natalee Holloway Information

Our thoughts and prayers are going out for Natalee Holloway. We have a large collection of information on this situation as it has been breaking, and a unique perspective as Red used to live on Aruba and knows the island very well.

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