Wendy Murphy on C-Band Talk Radio with Dana Pretzer

Special  Guest: Law Professor and Former DA Wendy Murphy.

Tune in at 9:00 pm EDT

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Tune in and listen, Wendy Murphy was a great interview tonight discussing police confessions and the Lundsford case.

This should be good, Wendy Murphy is a no nonsense, straight shooter who treats criminals for what they are … criminals.

Aruba … Was it Fishing Net or Natalee Holloway’s cloths? Do you even Still have it?

Vanderbilt has returned …

(Vanderbilt — ’06)

Looks like fabric that matched Natalee Holloway’s top to me. Fishing net? Hardly.

Take a look and see for yourself. Then again the belt was too old as well.

Amigoe Aruba: Development tourism calls for action (Denial, Aruba still just doesn’t get it)

Lee indicated that the tourism in Aruba is the best indicator for economic growth, since the economy relies on the tourist sector.  The number of visitors to Aruba had dropped since August of 2005, compared to the year before.  In February and March of this year, the number of stay over tourists dropped with respectively 11.1 and 18.2 percent, compared with same months last year.  Also the room occupancy in the hotels continues to drop and also the spending done by tourists during their vacation.

Aruba wishes to change this trend but they refuse to accept the reason why the decline in tourism exists in the first place. Since August 2005 tourism has declines in Aruba. What event took place Aruba on your island for this to occur?

No other place in the Caribbean is experiencing a decline in tourism.In fact other Caribbean islands are up drastically, like Jamaica. We warned Arubans and the media that it would take time for a noticeable decline in tourism to take place.However, once it happened it would be drastic and almost irreversible.

“A consistent decrease in the export of tourism will lead to a decline of our economic situation in 2006.  So, it’s time to take actions.  Our challenge is now to proof that we can reverse this trend.  The problems with the tourism are attributed to the economic- and tourist policy pursued in the past years. 

It does not seem to matter which party discusses the issue of the decline of tourism in Aruba … they all get it wrong. Aruba, you actually think that your double digit decline is a result of “tourist policies” in the past years? Get your head out of the sand and admit your guilt. Unless one considers the incompetence and willingness of a cover-up in the disappearance of an American teenager girl, Natalee Holloway, a tourist policy. If not, you have no idea what you are talking about.

One event happened on Aruba and not in the rest of the Caribbean. That is the reason why your tourism is a disaster. The continual denial, cover up and mishandling of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Nothing more, nothing less. To continually refuse to state the obvious only makes more and more Americans unwilling to travel to Aruba Why should they, if this is the precedent you have set if they go missing in Aruba.

At some point Aruban officials will get a clue. If not, they will continue to see disastrous tourism numbers and in turn see their economy reach all time lows. Denial is such a terrible thing. People are never willing to forgive if their is no honest contrition. However, after 13 months it is obvious to many that there is none thus no individuals have decided to repay Aruba’s actions by making the conscious choice to avoid it at all cost.

Aruba … your tourism problem is linked to one issue as much as you want to spin and BS your own people. That issue is Natalee Holloway. Solve the case, do the right thing, bring those responsible to justice. Maybe, just maybe after 13 months if you do that people might consider coming to Aruba. If not, they will never venture the thought.

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Amigoe: Audit Office investigates business trips of Parliamentarians

Isn’t it funny how when the tax dollars get tight; Aruba officials suddenly find out that there may be money disbursement issues that are at best questionable? First it was the over-time issue to police. Now it appears that the General Audit Office in Aruba is looking into business expenses of Parliamentarians trips. Government officials padding expense trip and taking advantage of the tax payers … say it isn’t so.

“Aruba is coping with a big financial deficit and the parliamentarians continue to submit expense accounts and cash in.”  The investigation is in line with a motion of the RED that was passed last week.  RED is of the opinion that it is about time to cross out all the unnecessary privileges of parliamentarians.

One thing is for certain, this just did not occur overnight. These types of situations are OK to be over-looked when the tourism was good and tax revenues were coming in hand over fist; however, now that Aruba finds itself with a 15% decrease it is just amazing the waste they are suddenly discovering. All at the Aruban citizens expense.

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Joran Van der Sloot to Write Book … I think we can help him with a book title.

So Joran Van der Sloot plans to write a book. Who knew he could  write, because he sure enough does not seem to be able the recollect the truth. Dutch publisher Sijthoff   has bought the right for this upcoming book. Rather telling how no American publishing company would touch this rag with a ten foot pole. Wonder if that has anything to do with the civil law suit in the US that is pending?

Dutch publisher Sijthoff has bought the exclusive rights for a book about the disappearance of US teenager Natalee Holloway on the autonomous Dutch island of Aruba last year. Journalist Zvezdana Vukojevic has based the  book on statements made by the main suspect, Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot.   It will be published in 2007.

With Joran Van der Sloot’s version of what occurred in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, I guess we can look for it in your local book store or on Amazon.com in the fiction section. Maybe the publisher will create an on-line, interactive book, where you create what statement and evidence that you wish to chose? Much like the many versions of the events that Joran Van der Sloot told the ALE. Which version will the publisher use, wait until 2007.

They claim that the book will be published in 2007; however, you do not have to wait that long as we have what we think may be an actual  idea of what the book should look like.

Pimp’n & Porn for Dummies

(Hat Tip Picture: Klaasend)

In all reality what earth shattering revelations is Joran Van der Sloot going to bless us with? You mean there may actually be a new truth that he has not shared with the ALE, the prosecution or the media? Say it isn’t so. You, withhold the truth, never.

Just wondering Joran but are any of the chapters going to deal with how its possible to meet, greet, talk and leave with a girl you have never met before in less than 30 minutes while your accomplice is already in the get-away car with the engine running? Then again, you have done this 20 times before … so you must be an expert. Do tell how you manage to accomplish such a coup?

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