So you’re telling me that the fine and upstanding newspapers we have here didn’t get the tips about this news source?

Why do we have newspapers on this effin island?

And they complain that their readership is low. A tip to the newspapers: one half of those who don’t read your drivel is because they are allergic to parochialism and small-minded journalism.

Typical of any other murderous dictator and Gaddafi in particular. Perhaps this is what keeps the regime ambassador imprisoned in his Attard mansion.

Where are our reporters? Scanning the foreign press?

@ Maria

I don’t think so. The relationship between Dalli and ben Shatwan goes back decades – literally.

Well, if he phoned the AP rather than The Times what do you expect?

[Daphne – They’re more likely to have phoned him.]

“We have been hurt more morally (than) physically because of what had happened against us in both deeds and words by you,” he wrote. “Despite all this you will always remain our son whatever happened. We still pray that you continue to be president of the USA. We Endeavour and hope that you will gain victory in the new election campaigne.”

I think Barack Obama must have been delighted with Gaddafi’s endorsement for re-election just two days after the US President had declared that he would stand for 2012 Presidential election.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8433367/Libya-Col-Gaddafis-letter-to-Barack-Obama-in-full.html

I think he is mainly worried about his lucrative buisiness becoming obsolete once Gaddaffi loses power.