Holloway Suspect Confesses, Recants

Dutch TV To Air Joran van der Sloot's "Confession" To Natalie Holloway Murder; He Now Says He Lied

(CBS/AP)  Dutch student Joran van der Sloot said in a television interview Friday that he was lying when he told a friend privately he was involved in Natalee Holloway's disappearance.

Van der Sloot's comments on Dutch television show "Pauw & Witteman" came after reports that crime reporter Peter R. De Vries had captured him in an apparent confession. He was reported by Dutch media as having been caught by a hidden camera saying Holloway died after having sex with him, and that he then dumped her body at sea off Aruba with the help of a friend.

"It is true I told someone. Everybody will see it Sunday," Van der Sloot said, referring to De Vries' planned television show. De Vries claims to have solved the mystery of Holloway's May 2005 disappearance with the help of an undercover investigation.

"That is what he wanted to hear, so I told him what he wanted to hear," Van der Sloot said, adding that he had built up a relationship with the man he spoke to, but had never fully trusted him. He did not identify the man.

"It is so stupid, it is so stupid, it is really stupid," Van der Sloot said, his voice cracking.

Aruban prosecutors said Friday that they are reopening their investigation into the case after seeing secretly taped material from the journalist.

"The recordings made available to the Public Prosecutor have given the Public Prosecutor a reason to reopen the investigation," the public prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Prosecutors made no reference to the possibility of an arrest, and said they wouldn't comment further so as not to jeopardize the investigation.

Dutch reporter Peter R. de Vries has promised to broadcast on Sunday a secretly taped "confession" by one of the suspects in Holloway's May 2005 disappearance. He has not made clear what the "confession" consists of.

Dutch newspapers published a partial transcript of his talks with Aruba prosecutor Hans Mos, and Mos' office said Friday that "what appeared on the Internet seems to be a reproduction of a part of the conversation."

In the transcript, De Vries refers to a "confession" he obtained from suspect Joran van der Sloot, but doesn't say what he allegedly admitted to.

"This is very impressive," Mos is quoted as responding in the transcript, though it was not clear what specifically he was referring to. "We have thought to ourselves that this was a very probable chain of events but until now we lacked sufficient evidence."

In another part of the transcript, the prosecutor says: "Clearly, it's the first time that he's confessed to somebody. This is his coming out."

Holloway, 18, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was last seen in public leaving a bar with Van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers - Deepak and Satish Kalpoe - hours before she was due to board a flight home from a school trip to Aruba.

The three were re-arrested in November, but released within weeks for lack of evidence. Prosecutors then dismissed their case against them, saying they lacked evidence even to prove a crime had been committed. Authorities have said the case could be reopened if new evidence surfaces.

Van der Sloot, who lived in Aruba at the time of Holloway's disappearance, has denied any role in her disappearance, as have the Kalpoe brothers.

Van der Sloot's attorney, Rosemary Arnold, dismissed this latest development in the case.

"We believe there's no evidence. We believe that it's the same old, same old. They just keep on going back to the same place," Arnold told CBS News' The Early Show.

"We don't know what the tape is. We don't know if it's spliced. We don't know anything, but I'll tell that you there's going to be no evidence that he had anything to do with her disappearance because he did not," Arnold told The Early Show.

On Thursday, Aruban prosecutors had said they were investigating new information provided by De Vries. Without providing details, the prosecutors said the new material might help them determine how Holloway died and what happened to her body.

De Vries told Dutch television that he used a hidden camera in Aruba and the Netherlands to obtain images "that have proved to be very important" and that he would reveal what happened to Holloway on Sunday.

Two weeks ago, during a televised interview with De Vries, Van der Sloot threw wine in the journalist's face (video) after he challenged his credibility.

"This entire investigation has been irresponsible from day one," Arnold told The Early Show. "It's been focused completely on Joran van der Sloot when there's absolutely no evidence there ever has been that he had anything to do with this murder or disappearance. Because at this point, we don't know that there was a murder. There's no evidence of it."

[keithle1]

Who cares. Another stupid silly American chick. They think they can drink as much as the guys & the guys will protect & respect them. Be gentlemen no matter what. As if the guys didn''t have a *** & a *** drive.

I''m surprised this doesn''t happen more often. Young women take the craziest risks & chances. What world do they live in? Getting drunk is not smart behavior for young women. Nothing good can happen to them. THINK!

Stop being an empty-headed party girl.

[terrorislam6]

Dutch Politician: Islamic Culture Is ''Retarded''

Dutch Politician Plans to Air Film Criticizing the Koran

A Dutch politician known for his views against Islam plans to air a film he produced that is critical of the Koran, which he likens to Adolf Hitler''s hateful writings.

Parliamentarian Geert Wilders spoke to FOX News about the documentary, insisting the Muslim holy book is dangerous and should be banned.

"I believe the Koran is, indeed, ''Mein Kampf.'' They are the same package," Wilders said. "I believe that our culture is far better than the retarded Islamic culture."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325305,00.html

Dutch Braced For ''Koran Insult'' Backlash

If I insult you, am I responsible for your violence?

It''s a question being debated in the Netherlands this week as Dutch embassies around the world beef up their security ahead of the release of a film on the internet which allegedly insults the Koran. It''s reported to show the Koran being torn up and otherwise desecrated.
http://martinstanford.typepad.com/foreign_matters/2008/01/dutch-braced-fo.html

[hamiltongrad]

To Tbweb: Our culture * Western - Judeo- Christian * is far superior to all other cultures. Arab culture allows for fathers and brothers to kill any daughter who "shames" the family, as just one example. Hamas burned down and slaughtered the workers in all the YMCAs of the West Bank and GAZA, as one of their first official acts. We are better.
Hey, they teach you in mind numbing college that you can not judge. This is malarky, we judge all the time. We make judgments about events and people all the time. And yes you can make generalizations. If you fall for this line, then you are an educated MORAL IDIOT!! "
The PC university wants the right to make judgments only - Bush, IRAQ etc-- but not you.
WE ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO ANY other culture. That is why everyone wants to come here, and we like to stay here.

[tbweb]

"God is all about forgiveness, we forgive Joran van der Sloot, but he still needs to atone for his dirty deeds, pay his debt to society!"

What I''''m saying is: A fella has to be allowed to be accountable to his own conscience and his own God. And not to no media do-righteous in-the-way wannabe.

Posted by vicarious2 at 07:31 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

When I served in the military I got to travel around the World like most, the first thing that struck me was how different many cultures are from the U.S., they don''t think like we do, worship like we do, have values like we have, despite the many different religions in the U.S., we all have many things in common, it doesn''t make us better than others, but they simply are not like we are, they just aren''t. Even Whites and Blacks in other nations are not like the Whites and Blacks in the U.S., this is why people need to be careful judging others by skin color alone. Our values systems bind us together, American values make us unique. You can judge Joran van der Sloot as a human of course, but not with American eyes and thinking. This is one of the problems with dealing with the Arab World, they are not like us, totally different cultures. In Joran van der Sloot''s mind he didn''t do anything wrong!

[antizion]

Let''s see... 5 undersea cables cut in a week cutting off Iran just like we did to Iraq prior to that war crime and the media dusts off the Holloway story to distract you. Got a Brittney story ready to go too? Pathetic.

The US does not have a news media, it is a zionist loud speaker.

BTW - The media won''t be telling to that Iran is opening an oil borse soon to sell oil free of American dollars. That will be the death nail for the dollar that was stripped bare by the merchants of death and zionist bankers.

[colonieny]

Isn''t it time that we all moved on.

The parents should go on with their lives. Whatever happened could have happened to anyone, and thus to all of us.

Punishment is not the answer - Understanding is.

[erasmus6]

"Would the world be better off if this "kid" jumped in the ocean and was never seen alive again ??? You bet." posted by cooljcrg


Wait!! I would rather see him hung by his knackers.:)

[cooljcrg]

Would the world be better off if this "kid" jumped in the ocean and was never seen alive again ??? You bet.

[kirstinharr]

Unless and until the crime is solved, I have no desire to visit Aruba. Two cruises booked since Holloway''s disappearance and made sure neither of them stopped in Aruba. That it has taken this long to reach any idea of how she died and where she might be is ridiculous.

[gce65]

Recant? He can''t recant! That would make him a recanter(!), which I guess is better than a decanter, because then he''d be full of wine. But what if he gave his word, his promise, and then renegged on it? That''d make him a renegger! Maybe recanting isn''t so bad after all.

[erasmus6]

"Don''''t worry erasmus6. I believed in the tooth fairy too for a long time. I grew up. I got over it." posted by lambofgoth

I find that men are bad for having a "if I can''t see it, then therefore it doesn''t exist" attitude.

Like all those bugs that are crawling all over your body and in your bed. You can''t see them, so therefore they don''t exist.:) Must be nice living in lala land, eh?

[lambofgoth]

Don''t worry erasmus6. I believed in the tooth fairy too for a long time. I grew up. I got over it.

[tbweb]

Who needs God with you guys?

Posted by vicarious2 at 03:59 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

God is all about forgiveness, we forgive Joran van der Sloot, but he still needs to atone for his dirty deeds, pay his debt to society!

[erasmus6]

"Iraq didn''''t have wmds, ya know." posted by vicarious2

I believe they did. I believe they stalled those inspectors as long as they did so they had time to move them.

[tbweb]

Is it his conscience? Or yours?

Posted by vicarious2 at 03:31 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

Are you serious? If you were a women, would you want to be seen in public with Joran van der Sloot? Conscience has nothing to do with it! Get real.

[tbweb]

Are you trying to teach them what terror is?

Posted by vicarious2 at 03:04 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

No, but also consider this common sense fact, due to Worldwide exposure in the International Press, Joran van der Sloot''s reputation is completely destroyed! Joran van der Sloot will have no meaningful social life. How many women will date Joran van der Sloot knowing in the back of their minds he possibly raped and killed Natalee Holloway and then threw her body in the ocean? He''s done!

[tbweb]

Well, thats gonna change. They served their time, and nothing else is due. Otherwise, whats the ******** point?

Posted by vicarious2 at 02:59 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

Maybe it will change in the future, but right now, ex-criminals are done, stuck in their Virtual Jail! They paid their debt to society but their slate is never wiped clean. Many States even have web sites with the names and addresses of *** offenders no matter where they live or move to!

[tbweb]

There''s no such thing as a virtual jail.

Posted by vicarious2 at 02:48 PM : Feb 02, 2008,,,

Tell ex-Cons there is no such thing as a Virtual Jail. They can''t Vote, can''t serve in the military, can''t get City, State or Federal jobs. No Fortune 1000 Company would ever hire them. Ex-Criminals are marked for life, outcast from society, this is the definition of a Virtual Jail!

[lightbeamer7]

We have moved beyond duality. The two hemispheres of the brain are incapable of acting in wisdom without the unifying guidance of the heart. The old polarity consciousness has ended. The ideas of us vs them, in any context, or of me vs you have been replaced, dissolved, into the cosmic unity of love. The heart reemerges with the power of love to balance the human mind. Within this sacred triangle the center of peace is ignited. The relationship of unity, of all beings, is formed and begins it''s rotation in beauty and power.

"The love you take is equal to the love you make."

[tbweb]

No matter what happens from this point forward, Joran van der Sloot is guilty in the World Court of Public Opinion even if he is actually innocent like O.J. Simpson. Both of whom are marked for life unless new facts come forward. Even if Joran van der Sloot never sees a physical jail, he will always be a prisoner and outcast in the Publics Virtual Jail.