Comments on: My, my, what double standards – and then Astrid says she has no agenda https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: La Stella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22575 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:15:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22575 @Daphne – There IS a possible third explanation:

Maybe an active member of the FAA has an interest in the said project (such as running the cark park, possibly), just as the FAA chairman seemingly had “an interest” in the Dock 1 project.

With people like that, it’s hard to tell what’s round the corner.

]]> By: Tony Pace https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22574 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:48:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22574 I thought that we were trying to discourage cars entering Valletta (hence the electric minicabs).
So why build a car park?

And FAA do not even raise an eyebrow. Methinks there’s a plot brewing. Or has it brewed already?

]]> By: embor https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22573 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:25:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22573 This only goes to show what a bad mistake it was not to let the process take its course with the St. Johns Museum project. Irrespective of people’s doubts, the decision should have been taken only after all the information was collected through the EIA process.

It is also unacceptable that FAA made it seem that the cathedral would almost certainly be damaged if St. Johns square were excavated. The implication is that the members of the Foundation wanted to go ahead with the project irrespective of the damage to the cathedral – an absurd idea and an implicit attack on their integrity.

]]> By: Moggy https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22572 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:14:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22572 To be fair (and I try never to be anything but fair), I find FAA’s reaction to the St George’s Square project quite amazing.

[Daphne – I’m glad you said that. Thank you so much. I imagine you will also be able to see that there are only two possible explanations for FAA’s behaviour:

1. FAA is for some reason comfortable with the idea of risking the stability of the grandmaster’s palace;

or

2. FAA was lying about the risk posed to St John’s, and had an ulterior motive.

It has to be either one or the other. There is no third possible explanation.]

]]> By: Harry Purdie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22571 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:51:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22571 Gotcha. Hypocrisy reigns.

]]> By: Jon Mallia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/02/my-my-what-double-standards-and-then-astrid-says-she-has-no-agenda/#comment-22570 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:42:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1932#comment-22570 Obviously a car park enhances prestige and greatly improves enjoyment whilst a museum does not!

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