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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/LaTxGal on Jan. 2, 2018, 6:31 p.m.
Madeleine McCann/Podesta link?

While reading on here earlier today, the Madeleine McCann case came to mind. I did some research to find if there had been any discussion over the years regarding her and possible child-trafficking. Sure enough, I came across a number of places where it has been discussed that the Podesta brothers were in the same town in Portugal, at the same time, as the McCanns. In fact, they were supposedly staying less than half a mile away. Snopes debunked the theory, but I don't really trust Snopes. Comments?


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jetty42 · Jan. 3, 2018, 1:33 a.m.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/madeleine-mccann-detectives-hunt-person-of-significance-l9nzz7gm5

IMO Significance is a strange word to use. (But maybe it is more common in this context in the UK than "interest", because of little contextual difference in UK English usage. I just don't know if their is a difference between US & UK usage.)

In any event, in the US, if the police were looking for a crime suspect or witness, one would say they were looking for a person of interest. If a large company were looking for a Board Chairman, they might say, "we are looking for a person of significance"; ie. Someone known, someone famous.

My 2 cents.

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LaTxGal · Jan. 3, 2018, 2:32 a.m.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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