I read that differently. The author clearly knows how shallow many are, and that a Hollywood movie has more appeal and a far wider audience than any serious analysis on the History channel or elsewhere.

If you need evidence, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find it. Some people in Malta still believe and are still saying that Malta ‘should keep out of it’. Clearly, they haven noticed that Malta’s right in the thick of things, despite the wall to wall coverage on the media here and elsewhere. But maybe that’s because they’re the sort who never have time to watch the news, which would prove my point.

You should post that on timesofmalta.com

“In five year’s time, when we see Hollywood’s take on the ongoing events in Libya, we will be shocked to our core.”

Hollywood! You could have at least chosen the History Channel.

I don’t know about bolt hole on the north east coast (what, in MCST’s boardroom – it would figure…), but he did hide in Verdala back in 1986.

There! I told you so! If Libyan pilots want a bit of strafing practice, they could pop over to Valletta and pick off this obnoxious lot.

This shows that despite your differences you’re both sucking up to the Libyan regime.

Let me set everyone’s mind at rest: NATO will do nothing. Do not expect World War III, or even Kosovo II.

1) It does not have the means, Afghanistan tying up all our resources.

2) It does not have the political will: This is an internal matter for the Libyans.

3) It would be suicidal to invade YET ANOTHER Muslim country.

4) Tunisia and Egypt, both supporting the protesters, are against military action by NATO.

5) NATO does not have any political mandate to intervene. Neither the UN Security Council nor NATO itself have floated the idea of military action.

6) Attack? Bomb? Invade? Occupy? And then what? Another twenty-year peacekeeping mission among an increasingly hostile populace?

7) KMB would be terribly upset.

Ifhem, “Gensna” kollha hija elogju tal-foreign policy Maltija: anti-West, pro-Arab, pro-Third World. Thinly disguised as a musical.

It’s not the same thing. Let me tell you something. There are two French private military companies (that’s nasty mercenaries who kill Iraqi children for you) registered in Malta. Would you call them Maltese mercenaries?

Distinctions are important.

And then again, where the hell where you before all this started? Probably sucking up to Gaddafi because we’re Africans too and it would be racist to despise them or you because Corinthia has bladibla in Libya bladibla.

May I take one pot shot?

What business interests does Commissioner John Dalli have in Libya?

I recall when he had a car crash in the desert together with Sammy Meilaq. What were these two doing down there?