Comments on: Oh, look! It’s Swiss Toni

By: David Buttigieg

David Buttigieg — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:33:04 +0000

As a matter of fact “Jum il-Helsien” is just another working day for me.

By: Mario Debono

Mario Debono — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:04:19 +0000

Yes…..that Manwel Dimech bridge is aptly named as he bridged the divide between murder and education, personally. the bridge should be renamed the bridge of Signs. There are a profusion of them. And lets get rid of the cameras that prat mayor of St Julians put up there to catch the unwary now. The bridge can take the speed.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:17:16 +0000

It’s a amazing how much revisionism goes on in history books. Historical anecdotes are most often written by the victors. It’s also bewildering how certain crooks become heroes overnight. Yasser Arafat for one was a terrorist in the 70s, he went to the UN with a gun and then a few years later received the Nobel Prize for Peace!! In Malta we have statues for Lorry Sant and Manuel Dimech.

Another irony (and untouchable) is that we still refer to March 31 as Jum il-Helsien. Freedom from what exactly? Is a military base equivalent to an occupation similar to the Nazi or Soviet occupation of Europe? The Italians like other European countries have their freedom day as well (groin Della Liberation), but at least there was a real and tangible enemy – Fascism / Nazis.

The latest trend with Maltese politicians is to write autobiographical books. Here again, we have another case where the writers / ex politicians do their best to portray themselves positively and try to disassociate themselves completely from the negative events which occurred during the times when they were in the limelight.

By: Meerkat :)

Meerkat :) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:17:12 +0000

@ amrio

I’m no junkie :-(

I am wholesome, girl-next-door, convent school girl.

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:08:11 +0000

Tupelo – What “bigoted and misguided comments” (sic) are you referring to? I haven’t seen any comments by David Zammit here.

By: Malcolm Buttigieg

Malcolm Buttigieg — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:25 +0000

I thought that Manwel Dimech was a bridge!

[Moderator – Competition time: the person who names the highest number of bridges or streets named after a convicted murderer jirbah voucher minghand tal-lira.]

By: marika mifsud

marika mifsud — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:39:22 +0000

I am under the impression that Dimech wasn`t executed because of his young age. While in prison he learnt to read and write properly and `saw the light.`

By: Tupelo

Tupelo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:49:48 +0000

For further reading on Manwel Dimech’s life, the moumental study ‘Dimech’ by Fr Mark Montebello is recommended. Perhaps it will serve to shed some new and much needed light on the bigoted and misguided comments posted.

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:41 +0000

Tony Pace: I hope you’re joking. If those 16 years were the best of your life, you must be miserable now.

By: Meerkat :)

Meerkat :) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:42:51 +0000

@ combinaguai

I’ll set amrio on you ghax qed taqbad mieghi

:-)