Comments on: A major shift in perception

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:56:49 +0000

Absolutely right. I shudder to think what Joseph and co would have done had they been in charge. They are so embarrassing at the best of times. Being prime minister is not a job for amateurs.

By: John Lanzon

John Lanzon — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:26:17 +0000

The Talibans were removed, Saddam Hussein was removed, Gaddafi will hopefully be removed. Let’s pray that Libya won’t become another bloodbath similar to what Afganistan and Iraq irrespective of the removal of their dictators had become.

Let’s hope that Libya will not be split in pieces as happened with former Jugoslavia.

By: Brav Hu

Brav Hu — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:48:46 +0000

Now that poster really makes sense: ‘B’Gonzi Mohhok Mistrieh’.

Having a LEADER or another can truly be pounds, shillings and pence which won’t change our lives that much because we all know how that goes – a country’s budget is what it is.

What matters most is how a LEADER manages in a crisis, a crisis which can flip everything which in recent history we all took for granted.

By: Josephine

Josephine — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:22:56 +0000

In reply to Mario. This is probably where Joseph would adopt the slogan "flimkien kollox possibbli" to jump into Gonzi's well-deserved limelight.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:13:51 +0000

Talk of “twerps on the back-bench” – in the midst of the Libya crisis, I came home last Friday evening to find a visiting card from one of them in my letterbox with a note saying “I called”.

When everyone else has the Libya crisis on their mind, there goes one particular back-bencher doing the rounds and making hay while the sun shines.

By: ciccio2011

ciccio2011 — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:31:08 +0000

In reply to willywonka. Margaret Thatcher called elections in 1983 soon after she showed leadership in winning the Falklands war. I had that thought yesterday while Gonzi was addressing his conference, and this thought recurs when I see how Labour is totally compromised about the Libya issue.

By: A. Attard

A. Attard — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:27:54 +0000

In reply to mc. Why all this pseudo neutrality? Malta is in the EU and the cold war is over.

By: mc

mc — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:01:51 +0000

Again, I fully agree with you, Daphne, expect for one small detail. You refer to Gonzi’s “initial reluctance to commit himself and the country to a proper stand”. This was more a concern of putting many Maltese nationals in danger if he came out too strongly.

Now that most foreign nationals are out of Libya, the crisis will enter a new phase where the possibility of military intervention by Nato becomes increasingly likely. Hence, the repeated calls by Cameron, Sarkozy and others to Gaddafi to step down.

This next phase of the crisis will be even more difficult for Malta and this is where good leadership is crucial. Malta’s role will be, and must be seen to be, strictly humanitarian to provide aid to Libyans and others who will be affected by what may well be an escalating conflict.

Gonzi is also showing good leadership by briefing the Opposition Leader. To PL’s credit, apart from Calleja’s gaffe, they are doing nothing to politicise or in any way weaken Malta’s position overseas.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:34:17 +0000

In reply to David Gatt. And thank heaven for that.

By: David Gatt

David Gatt — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:52:50 +0000

In reply to David Gatt.

Joe, quite simply I don’t have a clue.

But then I’m not the Prime Minister !