Lynn Zahra wants some crude oil
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September 3, 2011 at 10:48am
Former Mintoff and KMB minister Joe Grima’s long-time lover is on the internet, trying to catch TNC boss Jibril’s attention (perhaps if she threw her boyfriend at him it might help).
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Ms Lynn Zahra
Yesterday, 21:06
Mr.Jibril:
You signed an oil deal with France wherein the NTC agreed to assign to that country huge crude oil
reserves for its support to the NTC.
The Maltese helped the NTC too – so where is our share , please ?
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Crude and blunt. Yet, she speaks the mind of many. President Sarkozy had received large contributions towards his presidential campaign by the Gaddafi Regime. Yet, he is now seen as the “new statesman” by many because of his immediate decisions regarding the Libyan revolution. Lo and behold, The “Friends of Libya” summit proved that France will benefit greatly for it’s immediate stance against Gaddafi.
Dr Jibril came to Malta. He commented on the re-discussion of joint exploration for oil as being ‘interesting’, nothing else, ‘interesting’. His real motives for the visit was to secure borders. Malta was vying for a thin slice of the pie, but I think our sitting on the fence shows the ineptitude of the Maltese Government to actually handle this piece of proverbial pie.
And Maltastar’s brilliant editor wants some dessert to follow his ‘Coby beef’. Ahjar insabbat rasi mal-hajt qabel ma jgennuni dawn is-salt injoranti tal-biza.
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Glenn Bedingfield
Tarragon restaurant. Foie Gras, Coby beef, Vernaccia 09, Crianza 07. heavinly dinner. now what about dessert!
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“heavinly”
tsk tsk tsk.
[Daphne – Well, now we know who’s writing those Maltastar stories: editor Glenn. I thought it was some kid, not a man in his 40s. Pathetic.]
Coby beef? Shouldn’t it be Kobe? Bedingfield must be using Maltastar spelling.
And Crianza is not a type of wine (like Vernaccia) but simply indicates how long the wine was aged. Bedingfield must have seen it written on the label and mistook it for a brand or grape variety.
Weren’t we supposed to be too poor to eat steaks? Kobe beef, mind you, the the most expensive on the market. Talk about ‘champaign’ socialists.
I do not think that it is just Lynn zahra that wants crude oil. The entire country wants it as do Western economies that will flounder without it.
She is quite right about French interest in oil exploration in Libya. Italy recognised the NTC when it became aware that its oil concessions in Libya were being handed over to the French.
Strangely, Malta’s government remains disinterested in oil exploration whereas the rest of the wrold thinks it is paramount. I wonder why?
[Daphne – UNINTERESTED. Disinterested means something else altogether.]
Surely, the high utility bills that the public complain about and which the government blames on the high price of imported oil is not endearing this government administration with its people.
Yes, we want crude oil. Lets hope that there is not a fifth column round and about trying to trivialise Malta’s offshore claims with Libya.
Perhaps we should first smoke out this fifth column first before we do that to Gadaffi agents in Malta on Mr Jibril’s bidding.
Disinterested: 1. not influenced by considerations of personal advantage. 2.having or feeling no interest in something.
– Oxford English Dictionary.
There is a debate on the usage of the word ‘disinterested’ which could either mean impartial or could be used as a substitute for uninterested as you purport in your comment.
As I had written many moons ago, I will not be learning new words from you.
[Daphne – Farrugia, say what you mean and mean what you say. People in Malta, who speak a strange form of English, use ‘disinterested’ because they don’t know of the existence of ‘uninterested’. Do you know the significance of that ‘2’? Well, learn it. If you wish your meaning to be unambiguous and your statements not open to interpretation – or, to put it more plainly, if you don’t wish to be taken for a non-native speaker who is unaware of the existence of ‘uninterested’, then don’t use ‘disinterested’ in substitute for ‘uninterested’. You may not be learning any more words from me any time soon, but you can certainly do with some instruction on how they are used idiomatically. Another tip: nobody uses ‘many moons ago’ any more unless they seek to be amusing and ironic. Otherwise, it’s considered archaic.]
It is the monomaniacal interest in crude oil that’s inappropriate, not the interest in oil itself. Coming from someone with Lynn Zahra’s connections, it’s odder still.
A national “Iss hej mhux fier”, if ever I saw one. First we sit the war out, coming up with every excuse in the book, keeping
the green flag flying until the very last minute, then we raise our dainty little hands (unsullied by war) when France gets the share she deserves.
And we thought independence would be a breeze…
Daphne, let’s not be naive that foreign policy in the west , and whether to intervene or assist militarily is not also dictated by economic considerations, i.e. what French , British and American companies can get in return.
This time the Americans decided not to get involved in the Libya conflict, because they already have two other conflicts to deal with, and simply could not afford an intervention in Libya .
[Daphne – The United States is heavily involved in the Libya conflict, David. It led the campaign before NATO took over and Hillary Clinton, with Cameron and Sarkozy, lobbied for that UN Security Council resolution.]
But Sarkozy was very smart in smelling his “Falklands” and for taking the lead, he will be rewarded with lucrative contracts for French companies, and perhaps even a second term for the presidency.
[Daphne – Yes, and Libya will be rewarded with the end of Gaddafi, which would not have been possible without Cameron, Sarkozy and Clinton/Obama taking the initiative and driving the whole thing through. Malta, meanwhile, sat on the fence and is now getting its just reward – just as everybody else is. Or perhaps we expected something for nothing.
It is precisely because I am NOT naive (and because it is my view that sitting on the fence is neither a moral nor a pragmatic choice) that I argued from day one for taking a stand against Libya alongside NATO, and even if we had nothing to offer in practical terms, we should have taken that stand and shown willing. It would have been both the moral and the pragmatic choice, but unfortunately our leaders couldn’t see beyond their noses in terms of pragmatism (or morality). But let’s not argue about this. We argued enough about it at the time.]
So don’t think that all this Libya military intervention was for the sake of the Libyan people only ….It was deemed to be winnable with a nice bounty at the end of it.
[Daphne – David, so what? Really, so what? If that’s what it took, then that’s what it took. But like our political leaders, you’re not looking at the wider picture: the bounty is there for all of us. It pays us all to be rid of Gaddafi. Even if France, Britain and the US saw no ‘contract’ bounty at the end of it all, they would still have seen – because their leaders are world-class – the bigger picture: bounty in terms of the opportunity, at long last, to get rid of that man. If it hadn’t been for Malta, the US and Britain would have rid the world of him 25 years ago, and so many people would still be alive today.]
Even the uncorruptable Swedes were caught out in a corruption scandal trying to sell Bofors (if I’m not mistaken to India).
I am no Libya expert, but it has yet to be seen whether the NTC would consider Malta as a “special friend” given our long close relationship with the Gaddafi regime, ie Mintoff and KMB – 16 years of a “blood brother” relationship with Gaddafi.
[Daphne – Yes, David, exactly. Now you get it: that’s why Malta should have taken a clear stand WITH NATO.]
I learned a lot of new words from Daphne.
My favourite one is elve.
Will Mr. Sarkozy still pay back to the Libyan people the money he owed the Gadhafi regime?
[Daphne – He could always send them a bill for services rendered and set it off, using Luciano Busuttil’s way of reasoning.]
Iddahhakni Chris, mhux kemm jibaghtilhom invoice – ‘Fees for ousting dictator’ – u jigu square. Jekk ghandhom VAT number anki ikunu jistghu jiehdu il VAT lura.
Thought that was one of the reasons, if not the main reason, why Mr. Sarkozy imposed his services. Can you imagine another busted country in Europe?
What a bunch of crap, honestly. France pushed for the Libyan war for the very same reason that I pushed for Maltese involvement (alas, unsuccessfully), viz. 1) The geostrategic landscape is better off without Gaddafi, 2) this war is militarily winnable, 3) Europe has to be seen to be doing something about the Arab Spring.
For France, there was an added reason. 4) It needed a showcase for its defence industry.
In Malta’s case it would have been 4) Its soldiers want to do some real soldiering.
All four reasons are equally noble. Politics is the art of the possible, or whatever de Marco wrote, not the art of running a charity.
That’s a fine question. Will Mr Mintoff still pay……..
Lynn should focous on Joe Grima’s divorce, get married, build her love nest and stay out of politics.
Help? What help did we give, by staying neutral and hedging our bets, ready to jump on the bandwagon of the victor, whichever that may have been?
I wonder when we are going to start thinking “big”. Why are we so petty?
I thought that Lynn Zahra had her share of crude already.