Comments on: Tripoli has expelled foreign journalists

By: Red nose

Red nose — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:03:29 +0000

Have the Libyans sacked the RAI journalist in Tripoli? I think last night he was still reporting from there

By: Grezz

Grezz — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:11:37 +0000

In reply to Red nose. Maybe he has yet to consult Julia Farrugia, who knows?

By: .Angus Black

.Angus Black — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:59:47 +0000

In reply to mark v.

Being a ‘blood brother’ (according to Mintoff’s definition of Libyans), George Vella will never condemn Gaddafi. Neither will AST, KMB et al.

As far as Joseph is concerned, rumours have it that he is looking into getting a franchise from leading hamburger tossers to go into a head-to-head competition with McDonalds, just in case he is made to warm the Opposition benches for another 5 years starting 2013.

The transition to private business will be that much easier especially if he obtains valuable advice from Alfred Sant who was such an expert at running businesses at a profit.

By: yor/malta

yor/malta — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:45:28 +0000

In reply to mark v.

Oh so that is what matters then – better late than never and we are ahead of the PL in waking up.

We need to have higher expectations of our members of parliament.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:42:54 +0000

In reply to .Angus Black. Insejt lil Reno Calleja.

By: mark v

mark v — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:30:31 +0000

PN ministers and Gonzi himself condemned Gaddafi. On Bondiplus last monday, Michael Falzon said Gonzi’s statement was premature. George Vella is such a useless politician, going out of context and all the time being careful not to upset Gaddafi just in case the latter holds on to power and he finds himself foreign affairs minister in two years’ time.

And Joseph is on holiday or was it an invitation from senior US diplomats? PN leaders were slow to condemn Gaddafi but at least they did for some time; Labour not yet.

By: e. muscat

e. muscat — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:23:28 +0000

What about our toy journalists? Charlon and Jiulia must be very busy with local political commitment. Else Libya would surely have let them stay. Why? Insignificant.

By: .Angus Black

.Angus Black — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:27:17 +0000

Maybe Malta should send John Dalli and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici as rapporteurs in lieu of foreign correspondents.

Dalli can set up a new ‘news agency’ earning him a few extra dinars which will make his life a bit more bearable while serving his sentence in Brussels.

KMB can serve as an analyst being a person of integrity, totally unbiased and having the ability to access Gaddafi at will.

Malta can then be proud to have provided the whole world with a vital service which the expelled principal actors could not possibly deliver.

By: A. Charles

A. Charles — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:41:38 +0000

In reply to Another John. Our politicians are in a very deep rut and it does not seem that they want to get out.

By: Joseph A Borg

Joseph A Borg — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:26:03 +0000

Gaddafi is dividing by zero‡ … and the Maltese government still takes him seriously. This is comedy at its most sad.

‡ http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Divide_by_zero