Hawn, Kleavon, xi jfisser 'raucously'?

Elve Nakita was sacked as a timesofmalta.com blogger for plagiarising articles from other newspapers. But that hasn’t stopped her fellow elves at Maltastar (or is it Nakita?) from carrying right on doing it on their home turf at Labour, where standards are so low that nobody is going to sack them.

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Compare and contrast:

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REPORTER WEBSITE

TRIPOLI, Libya, August 22, 2011 – Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while residents raucously celebrated the prospective end of his four-decade-old rule.

Colonel Qaddafi’s precise whereabouts remained unknown and news reports said loyalist forces still held pockets of the city, stubbornly resisting the rebel advance.

In the central Green Square, the site of many manufactured rallies in support of Colonel Qaddafi, jubilant Libyans tore down posters of him and stomped on them. The rebel leadership announced that the elite presidential guard protecting the Libyan leader had surrendered and that their forces controlled many parts of the city, but not Colonel Qaddafi’s leadership compound.

The National Transitional Council, the rebel governing body, issued a mass text message saying: “We congratulate the Libyan people for the fall of Muammar Qaddafi and call on the Libyan people to go into the street to protect the public property. Long live free Libya.”

Officials loyal to Colonel Qaddafi insisted that the fight was not over, and there were clashes between rebels and government troops early on Monday morning.

Explosions and the sound of mortars could still be heard Monday morning and a rebel fighter told Al Jazeera television that pro-Qaddafi forces still controlled 15 to 20 percent of the capital.

News reports quoting rebel officials said tanks had emerged from Colonel Qaddafi’s compound and had opened fire. “There haven’t been many silent minutes,” Karen Graham, a British nurse in Tripoli told the BBC, which also reported that loyalist forces had ambushed a column of rebel troops heading toward the city center.

As western leaders joined a chorus of calls for Colonel Qaddafi to step down, NATO and American officials said that the government’s control of Tripoli, which had been its final stronghold, was now in doubt. The European Union said on Monday it had begun planning for a post-Qaddafi era.

Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, which along with the United States and France played a central role in the air campaign over Libya, said some of the continued fighting in Tripoli was “extremely fierce.” He said Colonel Qaddafi “must stop fighting without conditions” and relinquish all claims to exercize power.

FROM MALTASTAR, 22 AUGUST

As Muammar Gaddafi’s power dissolved in the last forty eight hours, nothing is known about his whereabouts. Fighting ensues around his Bab Al-Aziziya compound but rebels are not sure whether the Colonel is in it. Rebels do not know whether Gaddafi is in Libya or not, but they suspect he is hiding somewhere in the capital city.

The National Transitional Council (NTC), which took over government in Libya, issued a mass text message saying: “We congratulate the Libyan people for the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and call on the Libyan people to go into the street to protect the public property. Long live free Libya.”

Explosions and the sound of mortars could still be heard this morning and a rebel fighter told Al Jazeera television that pro-Gaddafi forces still controlled 15 to 20 percent of the capital.

World leaders are calling for Gaddafi to step down. Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, which along with the United States and France played a central role in in NATO’s campaign over Libya, said some of the continued fighting in Tripoli was “extremely fierce.” He said Gaddafi “must stop fighting without conditions” and relinquish all claims to exercise power.

US President Barack Obama said on Sunday night that “Gaddafi and his inner circle must recognize that their rule has come to an end”

Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will cut short his holiday in Prague and is expected to return back later in the day to head a Cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss the latest Libya developments.

The Maltese Prime Minister has called the NTC’s leader Mohammed Jibril to congratulate him.

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Thanks to the helpful person who drew my attention to this.