Comments on: 'Stop the fighting'; 'Yes, sir, will do' – unbelievable https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:12:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patrik https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75311 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:12:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75311 In reply to David.

A ceasefire would play right into the hands of Gaddafi, as the rebels would never agree to it (for good reasons).

If Gaddafi respects the ceasefire and the rebels don’t, then any military action by the international community following would have to be taken against them instead and any military response by Gaddafi would suddenly be justified.

A ceasefire is a cruel method of returning legitimacy to Gaddafi.

Guess this is too difficult to grasp for a simple foreign minister.

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75310 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:15:55 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75310 In reply to Macduff.

Done: http://baxxterswar.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/should-maltese-foreign-minister-tonio-borg-resign/

]]> By: David https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75309 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:56:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75309 It is clear from the report quoted that Malta is not isolated on this issue.

Certainly the priority must be the saving of lives, the prevention of violence and the effective provision of humanitarian aid. People’s lives and their safety and health come before politics. If fighting continues, the humantiarian crisis will increase.

[Daphne – Malta IS isolated, David the Nitpicker. All 27 EU member states agreed on the resolution calling for Gaddafi to step down immediately, then Malta in the form of its foreign minister backed down himself instead. ]
A ceasefire must be followed, as I had suggested previously, by diplomatic efforts aiming at finding a solution to the Libyan crisis. If these fail, other modes of action must be considered to end the conflict. This is also the view of relief organizations. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-8ETS6R?OpenDocument

There are many risks in a military option, which may not solve the current crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12708727

]]> By: kev https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75308 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:51:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75308 If this is the government’s position, then it needs to establish contact with the rebels. You cannot call for a ceasefire while calling for the leader of the only side you have contact with to step down.

]]> By: Profits Not Principles https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75307 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:19:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12720402

Some more people who should be asked whether removing Gaddafi will bring about Tonio’s ceasefire.

]]> By: Dee https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75306 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:35:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75306 Have any of our gormless and vacillating politicians read this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12707359
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12695134

This is the sort of guy they are appeasing.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75305 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:31:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75305 At this point, it would be better if our politicians hid behind the convenient “neutrality” and refrained from saying anything. It would be less embarrassing for all of us.

]]> By: Profits Not Principles https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75304 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:26:59 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75304 The case against a no-fly zone:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12708727

Arab League backs Libya no-fly zone:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12723554

]]> By: Macduff https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75303 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:26:12 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75303 Perhaps it’s time to start calling for the second resignation: Tonio Borg’s.

]]> By: Corinne Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/stop-the-fighting-yes-sir-will-do-unbelievable/#comment-75302 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:13:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10418#comment-75302 How would a ceasefire be enforced?

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