“The Libyan authorities should listen to the Libyan people”.

I expect them to suggest next that Gaddafi could usefully hold a referendum, with Malta drafting the question.

John, I have your same concerns. In fact, when Gaddafi said “All my people love me….and they would all die for me” (or something like that) I thought to myself: of course, it is very possible that HIS people love him and they will die for him.

For 42 years the Libyans yearned for basic freedoms but they remained silent. The rest of the world looked the other way or assumed that they were happy with their lot.

A few weeks ago, seeing the success Tunisia and Egypt had in dislodging their own brand of dictators, the Libyans followed suit and very clearly orally and on written placards they minced no words but wrote and chanted Gaddafi out! and Gaddafi Go!

A few hundred paid Libyans and hundreds of imported mercenaries from neighbouring countries do not constitute the ‘voice of Libya’.

Today’s voices of Libya are the protesters that is, until they are methodically exterminated by Gaddafi. So it follows, that ‘listening to the Libyan people ‘ can only mean one thing – Gaddafi must go, willingly or not!

Words can be interpreted in different ways but actions speak for themselves and there have been a number of them which show that the Maltese government is not wavering or making any excuses for Gaddafi.

The proof is in the pudding they say. One just hopes that the pudding does not get burned by being unnecessarily kept on the burner too long.

Certainly not to those who have been paid to wave green flags and chant songs in front of a murderous tyrant.

The PM was not vague especially when the Libyan emissary was told that Gaddafi should go and that Malta is behind the Libyan people especially those who are putting their lives on the line asking for basic human rights!

I think our Prime Minister is purposely being vague so as to please both sides.