That's a very apt quote, McGrath. I'm a bit old to have finally woken up to this, but having seen the way the media has handled this case (and not just the tabloids, either, but the so-called "quality press"), I will find it very difficult to ever again trust that the "news" I am presented with by press and TV bears any close resemblance to truth.

If this case ever does come to trial in Portugal, I am not sure whether they have a jury system over there. The media manipulation that has taken place in this case would be a very strong argument for a lawyer to suggest that a jury would find it difficult to make an unbiassed decision.

- jeanie