What’s stopping the Prime Minister giving permission to the western powers to use Malta facilities to bomb Gaddifi’s army?
He should not wait for more Libyans to get killed in Benghazi. What does the prime minister think – that Gaddafi is going tto retain control and then thank him? Or is he afraid of what Joseph Muscat may say?

The sooner Gaddafi regime is finished the better.

Is it not obvious: the UN blessing is much more preferable than NATO unilateral action. The UN provided the international legitimate touch to it. And with the added request of the Arab League, all the pieces fell into place.

You do not have to be a Nostradamus to see that.

And as for the Common Defence and Security Policy, well, finally, a huge welcome if it ever materialises.

There is not much material for a conspiracy theory here.

Just look at it from this perspective:

They clearly did not want a NATO effort, but strictly UN, preferably with the active participation of the Arab League. That means they are avoiding what could seem like a Western confrontation, but…

Last November the UK and France signed a defence agreement for joint forces under the Lisbon treaty’s ‘enhanced cooperation’ clause applying for the EU’s common defence and security Policy.

So this Franco-British ‘initiative’ is in that vein… and you can see where I’m going. But as usual I’m too far ahead of my time.

American blood shed on Omaha beach means shit to Joseph A Borg.

Now you are talking, silvio loporto.

‘Finally Old Europe is shoving the USA military influence politely out of our neighbourhood…..’ errrr ….. something wrong with that presence in Europe?

As far as I know, while America spent billions over the decades since the WWII to provide Europe with military security, Europe invested billions in economic projects on its own soil. Do you think America would not have been better off without all the defence expenditure to protect Europe from the hegemony of the USSR?

Your reasoning compares to that adolescent who at the first signs of independence from his parents would tell them politely that he does not need them any more in his neighbourhood. Not the wisest and most grateful of options, I would say.

The French are having a field day! French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told AFP:

France’s position on NATO has been constant since the beginning. We do not want NATO involved. We do not think it would be the right signal to send that NATO as such intervenes in an Arab nation. Allies have not taken a political position concerning NATO’s involvement.”

Finally Old Europe is shoving the USA military influence politely out of our neighbourhood. Let’s hope this gets resolved quickly and successfully for the Libyan people. If all goes well, this is going to be a historical moment for Europe. About effin’ time I say!

kev, get your conspiracy theories going… you’re going to have a field day after the dust settles on this one

Military operation seem the only option available to get rid of Gadaffi’s regime and we want to help the Libyan people by standing aside.

Is this not hypocrisy at its best?