Comments on: Comment of the week

By: Bus Driver

Bus Driver — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:05:05 +0000

Not to worry, Anthony, only yesterday the 27 EU leaders told Gaddafi to go away and leave the Libyan people in peace and also threatened him that, if he does not depart, they will not only convene another EU summit, but that the summit would be convened ‘soon’ – when presumably the EU leaders will decide to hold a further meeting when a decision might then be taken about what further action to take,

Meantime, Gaddafi will once again have established firm control over the entire country and will have committed – and continue to commit – even more atrocities against his opponents. By which time, the international community would be left with no real options other than total war or their acceptance of a fait accompli.

By: George Mifsud

George Mifsud — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:03:37 +0000

In reply to Anthony.

@Anthony

I do not think that I am a conspiracy theorist. However I keep getting the gut feeling that Sarkozy’s stand in the Libya crisis is just his way of replacing Berlusconi as Libya’s favourite foreigner son.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:03:22 +0000

Neutrality?
http://www.slate.com/id/2287506/

[Daphne – That’s an excellent article. I read it a couple of days ago.]

By: cat

cat — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:32:04 +0000

Mela Gaddafi kien ta lil Mintoff USD 3,000,000 biex ihallas ic-children allowances. Gaddafi mar tajjeb ghax ghamel pussess fuq Malta u Mintoff deher sabih mal-poplu ghax taghna c-childrens’ allowance. Tlett miljun dollaru minn fuq il-poplu Libjan fqir u bil-guh.

Jaqbadni d-dardir meta niftakar li kont jiena stess li gawdejt minn dawk il-flus, ghax fi tfuliti kien il-peak tan-negozjati bejn Malta u l-Libja.

By: red nose

red nose — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:03:26 +0000

Whle ministers meet, talk, have coffee, shake hands and smile at each other in Brussels, in Libya people are being mercilessly slaughtered. Give Sarkozy the lead and follow him.

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:55:35 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

Baxxter. ‘Justifiable’, ‘justified’, no fly zones, dithering, blethering, hand wringing, posturing, threatening, sanctions, asset freezing, travel bans, decist, illegitmate, step down–words, words, words. Sickening, all the talking heads. One F16 could take him out any time. Just keep KMB in his asylum.

BTW, Daphne, thanks for the translation.

By: kev

kev — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:16:34 +0000

Bla sens. The issue here is not about being neutral. Malta is NOT neutral. The prime minister himself had declared that Gaddafi must leave. The issue concerns Malta’s role, which should never be military. The word ‘neutrality’ doesn’t even have to come in here.

By: Interested Bystander

Interested Bystander — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:03:12 +0000

Simon Busuttil is a future PM.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:27:32 +0000

In reply to The Wall. Ha! Note the dithering stretched to the limit. "Justifiable" instead of "justified".

By: The Wall

The Wall — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:08:04 +0000

I’m wondering whether you saw Edward Scicluna’s article in The Times today titled ‘Libya: Is intervention justifiable?’. Needless to say, at no point does the article answer the question.

More fence sitting, and the first two paragraphs come dangerously close to John Dalli territory. It would be nice to hear your thoughts.

I think the only Maltese politician who has talked clearly about the issue up to now is Simon Busuttil.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110311/opinion/libya-is-intervention-justifiable

[Daphne – Yes. I said that only yesterday: Simon Busuttil is speaking and writing as the prime minister should be speaking but is not. As for Edward Scicluna, who cares?]