Comments on: Our foreign ministry pronouces itself on Tunisia……with a travel warning

By: nghix fl-ispazju

nghix fl-ispazju — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:39:25 +0000

Tunisia? Where is it? I guess it is somewhere in the Middle East cause that’s the trouble spot.

By: Etienne Caruana

Etienne Caruana — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:21:29 +0000

I have been following with interest – and with a level of apprehension – what’s going on not only in Tunisia, but also in Algeria and other Arab states.

The political unrest is not simply due to price hikes and high unemployment, but also the high level of corruption and political inefficiency of most of the regimes in this region.

Commentators in the United States are calling the situation in Tunisia the “Twitter revolution” – for the time being. Popular uprisings in these areas may go both ways.

By this I mean that they may lead to a greater democratisation, or to a revolution on Islamic lines (remember Algeria?). I shudder at the thought that the latter can happen on Malta’s doorstep.

I share your feelings, Daphne, and sometimes wonder: what sort of bubble do people live in here in Malta? Perhaps I should add that I am at present residing abroad so I may be seeing things from a different perspective.

By: vonmises

vonmises — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:38:31 +0000

Not only don’t we have any capabilities to resolve Tunisia’s disputes, but we don’t have any right to intervene in a neighbouring country’s internal matters; not even a global power such the US should intervene, let alone us, a country who is being continuously bullied around by the same neighbours on oil exploration.

The foreign office should concentrate all his efforts on the OIL dispute.

[Daphne – Obviously, because it is run by men and men can only do one thing at a time.]

By: Vanni

Vanni — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:17:16 +0000

Sorry to mess up this page with something out of context (again), but thought you may have missed this liitle gem:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346850/EU-officials-sending-2011-school-diaries-reference-Easter-Christmas-Muslim-Chinese-Hindu-holidays.html

Check out who is mentioned. Yup, our very own exile.

By: Steve Forster

Steve Forster — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:34:23 +0000

“Maltese nationals should steer away from large gatherings and demonstrations and exercise caution, the ministry said. Which ministry? The Ministry for Funny walks…….I had a dog called caution and she hated being exercised.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:16:39 +0000

U leeee

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:01:48 +0000

And Vicki Ann Cremona was upset about the empty cultural scene in Tunis. This should liven things up a bit.

Meanwhile, AD’s plea to the Maltese government to intervene with its Tunisian counterpart is beyond laughable. Malta has as much clout in Tunisia as…let’s see…an ant raping an elephant, or thereabouts.

I see that some of our politicians are still wearing their space cadet hats after three decades in politics.