Also with Nelly Furtado, who at least donated her proceeds for the concert back to the Libyan people.

I read some articles about Aisha the only daughter of Ghaddafi and I had the impression that she has taken her life quite seriously compared to her brothers.

Maybe the fact that she is a woman and the only daughter in the clan Ghaddafi, she wanted to prove herself.

He doesn’t look reasonable and sincere. He looks shifty and nervous, all nervous ticks, studied poses, and fidgety behaviour.

Nothing, in fact, like he was when he was the world’s media darling – or as close as you can get to being one when you’re the deluded dictator’s heir apparent.

Keith Demicoli also told the BBC that Malta is unlikely to grant asylum to the Libyan pilots who landed here, because of its commercial interests in Libya.

And now there’s an international petition clamouring for President Abela to grant asylum.

The two events may be unconnected, but you can see where rash action leads. The petition effectively calls for Malta to disregard the laws, structures and protocols that safeguard the institution of political asylum. The very opposite, in other words, of what the petitioners hope to achieve.

The LSE is in an embarrassing position because it accepted Saif al-Islam al Gaddafi in the first place and then went on to accept ill-gotten money.

Discovering plagiarism is a minor embarassment in comparison to training a dictator.

Am I losing it or what? Any one else watching the interview – what do you think.

I don’t actually believe him but unlike previous interviews I think he would seem credible to someone who has no idea what is going on.

[Daphne – Psychopaths are often like that. I know at least two. Incredibly charming and convincing, ever so personable, seemed ever so sincere, and both ended up in jail for heinous crimes.]

To his credit, Keith Demicoli pointed that out, and asked the question in English.

Burma, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Iran …

then there are the children of the super-rich anywhere in the world. It was entertaining to watch the fall of Mr Guttenberg today. He handled it with grace. That much must be acknowledged.

[Daphne – The children of the super-rich do not have parents who control states or kingdoms, unless they are the children of the Sultan of Brunei or of Saudi Arabia.]