In the case of Natalee
Former government spokesperson creates even more anger against Aruba in the U.S.
DIARIO Aruba
11/16/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN) In the US, things are turning darker day after day for the country of Aruba, its image, and surely its tourism and financial future given the planned actions of the boycott.

It is more than logical that nobody wants to call themselves an Aruban or wants to beat their chest and say that they love this island and will defend it until the end, that they don’t want any manner of boycott against their island!

If everyone knows that in the US certain persons want to use the case of Natalee to create sensation, and while there isn’t a solution to the case, any declaration a little on the outrageous side on the part of Aruba, can end up adding fuel to the fire, then why are there in Aruba supposed heroes who believe that they can go confront them macho-style, who can do even more damage in the case of Natalee?

These are the questions that everyone who loves this island have to ask them because last Sunday again, unnecessary anger arose towards the American public who can see and hear via an American TV channel, how a former government spokesperson went to spin the case of Natalee by telling Americans that the war in Iraq was also something that Americans took care of in an incorrect way from the beginning.

What does the war in Iraq have to do with Aruba and how can this help us to solve the case of Natalee and surely avoid the boycott who will harm the whole island?

The former government spokesperson declared on FOX News Channel (when he was interviewed) that there were truly errors made in Aruba at the beginning of the investigation into Natalee’s case, but that the US also took care of the war in Iraq incorrectly from the beginning!

Well, this was fuel added to the fire of the American TV viewing public’s sentiments and the consequences of the preposterous declarations and statements of the former government spokesperson were to have more and more people in the US asking for a boycott of Aruba.

Appeals have been made to the public to put pressure on cruise ships to not come to Aruba. Until when will these macho acts continue from Aruba to result a total disaster for this island?

Is the former government spokesperson, who now works at the airport, aware that his preposterous statements can result in tomorrow not having any, or having few planes from the US landing in the same airport where he earns his very attractive salary?

Is the former government spokesperson who works at the airport aware that million-dollar investments that the sole owner of the actual work being done at the airport, is how he wins his bread, and is now jeopardized by his preposterous statements made towards the American public?

The time has come for the people of Aruba to pull themselves together and see how together they are going to get out of this problem which has been caused by a couple of people and now is affecting the future of the country of Aruba.

This is also a plea to the public for any person who knows anything, however small, about the case of Natalee, to please contact police and give the information that police are missing to solve this case.

For all those who believe that they can fight an elephant, while they are nothing more than an ant: you are doing more harm than you know and the majority of the people didn’t ask for you to do even more damage.

Instead of looking to confront the police corps, prosecutor, American press and a long list of more people and institutions who have to solve the case of Natalee, the best way to take care of this case when questions are asked, is not to get into confrontations with anyone, but to ask all persons or institutions, be they local or foreign, to help us solve the case because today Aruba stands alone in the battlefield, fighting alone against injustice with a people who have no art or part in this.

The fact is that if DIARIO will continue to work in Natalee’s case and also on other case of those who have lost loved ones (among others, the case of Amy Bradley, who disappeared from a cruise ship in 1998) until the truth comes to the light of day.

[translated by Getagrip]