Joran Van Der Sloot: Interview with Greta

Only the ALE know what Joran has testified before, but here are my thoughts and observations on Joran's interview with Greta last night:

Observation 1: Joran is reading (reviews of his previous interviews in) ALL of the blogs and forums!

1. In contrast to previous interviews, he altered his impression of Natalee, creating (an illusion of) more warm and fuzzy emotions. He knows people are having a hard time with the callous attitude that he displayed a week ago.
2. In contrast to previous interviews, he altered his impression of Natalee's mother. He was careful to fully empathize with her for the first time, to temper his view of her treatment of him, and to focus his contempt on her support of the boycott on Aruba.
3. He provided additional details to respond to the inconsistencies that bloggers and forum members have pointed out to him... in length and micro-detail.

Observation 2: Joran has ALWAYS read ALL of the blogs and forums!

1. It is my belief that he picked up the reference to Natalee's mom as "Hitler's sister" from the forums. I don't believe she said this to him. Having been the teenage daughter of a strict mom, I believe that she might have made this comment to her running buddies, in jest. This has been a "rumor" in the forums for quite a while. According to Joran and his description of the events, could this have even been a topic? Perhaps... if questioning whether it was a good idea to go to his house, Joran told her that his father was 'cool'... she might have contrasted that with "my mom is Hitler's sister!" That said, they either went to his house... or she didn't say it.
2. In last night's interview, he said he had read or heard that another of her friends had confirmed that she said this before. Yes, he read it in a forum!

Observation 3: Joran said that Natalee asked him if he lived in a "big house".

1. While I'm sure that she was convinced of Joran's "aristocracy" (in his defense, I think he presents himself in that manner), I don't believe she asked this question.
2. Perhaps this observation should be filed under "He's always read the blogs", because this is a statement that would paint the picture that the Joran-lovers/Beth-and-therefore-Natalee-haters have painted for about 8 months now.
3. If she actually said this, I believe it was said flippantly when he mentioned that he had his own "apartment" separate from the house. And I don't believe for a minute that they didn't go in.
4. Greta carefully asked enough questions for us to be sure... Deepak and Satish parked and went into his apartment. He walked out after midnight with them, headed for Carlos & Charlies. Why all of a sudden... would he have had concern that when he walked in an hour later with Natalee... that Paulus would have known? Surely Paulus would have been more likely to hear Joran leave, that Joran coming in.
5. Further... if he had worried, how would I get her back to her hotel? He confessed that Deepak and Satish had no problem coming back (essentially anywhere). It was NO BIG DEAL. Greta went over and over it with him. And he dug his hole.

Ovservation 4: The Racist Comment, Natalee asked him if Deepak and Satish were his slaves or servants (because they were driving him around).

1. I can't believe ANYONE, let alone an American would make this statement, let alone Natalee. I believe Joran dropped this other little bomb to, again, taint her character and in his mind, displace responsibility.
2. Or to incriminate the Kalpoes, under the guise of anger and disgust, although Joran admitted that they might not have heard the comment. I believe he "admitted" that because (a) she didn't say it, and (b) the Kalpoes weren't in on that particular lie.
3. Perhaps I should have listed this under "He's always read the blogs", because this is the kind of characterization with which Joran supporters have portrayed Mountain Brookers, Beth and Natalee.
4. Even if you buy into the MB state of mind, Natalee wasn't born into this sort of "aristocracy".
5. Buying into this argument, would you really think the Kalpoes were slaves??? I don' t think so! Of course, she might have asked if they were his chauffers, since he didn't act like he really knew them. And wouldn't a 19 year old rich boy not have his own car?
6. Alabama(n) does not equal racist, in spite of the old stereotype he's leaning on.
7. Have the psychologists view the photographs and videotapes of her demeanor, then tell me that Natalee felt that she was aristocratic and better than anyone/everyone else.
8. It's not the "servent" Kalpoes that Beth most blames. If Beth and Dave were such racists, why would they not have been happy to prosecute the black security guards?
9. Perhaps to counter-balance the accusations of his own racism, as Joran and the Kalpoes assigned blame to the BLACK security guards... perhaps Joran is also displacing blame to a racist Natalee.

By the way, there are PLENTY of opinions on this particular topic, and I don't claim to be the authority! These are just my observations.

I feel badly that I have participated in the discussion forums that Joran has used to establish his defense. However, as he keeps changing his feelings and descriptions of the night in question, relative to all of the questions we have and discrepancies we find, I think he's digging himself a bigger hole with ALE. But then, only time will tell.

Let's see what unfolds in Greta's Interview, Part 2, tonight!