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		By: Grezz		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156833</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grezz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Franco Debono&#039;s metaphorical silence is deafening.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Franco Debono&#8217;s metaphorical silence is deafening.</p>
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		By: Carmel Scicluna		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156674</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carmel Scicluna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jekk Franco Debono mhux se jsib postu lura fil-PN, m&#039;hemmx l-icken tama remota ghal rebha. Ghajb li l-affarijiet spiccaw kif spiccaw. Nies wara Debono hemm miz-zewg nahat.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jekk Franco Debono mhux se jsib postu lura fil-PN, m&#8217;hemmx l-icken tama remota ghal rebha. Ghajb li l-affarijiet spiccaw kif spiccaw. Nies wara Debono hemm miz-zewg nahat.</p>
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		By: Neil Dent		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Dent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Dalli popped up in Dr. D&#039;s early comments to the Times today. He brought the Commissioner up himself to draw a parallel in the context of his being forced out of the PN (or words to that effect). 

He saw fit to throw in the point that he has not seen or spoken to Dalli for &#039;months or years&#039;. Is it months or years Dr. D? It makes quite a difference when it comes to the rumours brought to light here - although I have not heard or read them anywhere else I must say.

Also thrown in was a comment that his mobile phone has been playing up over the past months (apparently it won&#039;t switch off!) and that he has asked his provider (and others, didn&#039;t say who) to look into it.

Curiouser and curiouser (as uttered by Alice - NOT the Mad Hatter).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John Dalli popped up in Dr. D&#8217;s early comments to the Times today. He brought the Commissioner up himself to draw a parallel in the context of his being forced out of the PN (or words to that effect). </p>
<p>He saw fit to throw in the point that he has not seen or spoken to Dalli for &#8216;months or years&#8217;. Is it months or years Dr. D? It makes quite a difference when it comes to the rumours brought to light here &#8211; although I have not heard or read them anywhere else I must say.</p>
<p>Also thrown in was a comment that his mobile phone has been playing up over the past months (apparently it won&#8217;t switch off!) and that he has asked his provider (and others, didn&#8217;t say who) to look into it.</p>
<p>Curiouser and curiouser (as uttered by Alice &#8211; NOT the Mad Hatter).</p>
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		By: Angus Black		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Black]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156126&quot;&gt;Qeghdin sew&lt;/a&gt;.

The difference is that BWSC won the contract after a public call for tenders, SARGAS was a Dalli-Muscat &#039;secret&#039; deal which probably is behind this artificially created crisis.

If Labour wins, Sargas would get a contract without a public tendering process, with millions paid for unproven and yet to be created technology while ignoring the inter-connector with the European grid.

That&#039;s the difference, Qeghdin Sew.  Indeed we are qeghdin sew, ahjar bil-qabda milli kieku nkunu taht gvern Laburista!

Franco Debono qed iserrahkom wahda sew imma l-poplu nispera li jaf xi jkun qed jaghmel f&#039;kas ta elezzjoni. After all, the government Malta ends up with, is the government it deserves, for its good and not so good.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156126">Qeghdin sew</a>.</p>
<p>The difference is that BWSC won the contract after a public call for tenders, SARGAS was a Dalli-Muscat &#8216;secret&#8217; deal which probably is behind this artificially created crisis.</p>
<p>If Labour wins, Sargas would get a contract without a public tendering process, with millions paid for unproven and yet to be created technology while ignoring the inter-connector with the European grid.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the difference, Qeghdin Sew.  Indeed we are qeghdin sew, ahjar bil-qabda milli kieku nkunu taht gvern Laburista!</p>
<p>Franco Debono qed iserrahkom wahda sew imma l-poplu nispera li jaf xi jkun qed jaghmel f&#8217;kas ta elezzjoni. After all, the government Malta ends up with, is the government it deserves, for its good and not so good.</p>
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		By: Angus Black		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Black]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156112&quot;&gt;BC&lt;/a&gt;.

……”It is up to the people to decide whom they want to believe...&quot;

That&#039;s avoiding the answer - very much like Joseph&#039;s style.

The question is:  With Franco&#039;s rants, will his own constituents trust him?  The NP does not, the LP does not, the AD washed their hands, but you?

Indeed the people will decide, and how!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156112">BC</a>.</p>
<p>……”It is up to the people to decide whom they want to believe&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s avoiding the answer &#8211; very much like Joseph&#8217;s style.</p>
<p>The question is:  With Franco&#8217;s rants, will his own constituents trust him?  The NP does not, the LP does not, the AD washed their hands, but you?</p>
<p>Indeed the people will decide, and how!</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156407&quot;&gt;Matthew&lt;/a&gt;.

Franco Debono isn&#039;t &#039;sticking up for the Maltese&#039;. He is sticking up for Franco Debono.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156407">Matthew</a>.</p>
<p>Franco Debono isn&#8217;t &#8216;sticking up for the Maltese&#8217;. He is sticking up for Franco Debono.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156489</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156364&quot;&gt;Julian Esposito&lt;/a&gt;.

Let us say that Debono&#039;s threats to Gonzi came too close after John Dalli&#039;s Sargas debacle.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156364">Julian Esposito</a>.</p>
<p>Let us say that Debono&#8217;s threats to Gonzi came too close after John Dalli&#8217;s Sargas debacle.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156475</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156316&quot;&gt;Antoine Vella&lt;/a&gt;.

Did he show Dalli his school report? He denies showing it to Fenech Adami - not that we&#039;re obliged to believe what Debono says, of course.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/money-talks-and-millions-talk-even-louder/#comment-156316">Antoine Vella</a>.</p>
<p>Did he show Dalli his school report? He denies showing it to Fenech Adami &#8211; not that we&#8217;re obliged to believe what Debono says, of course.</p>
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		By: Life of Brian		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Life of Brian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Money talks. Bullshit walks. Franco&#039;s running.]]></description>
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		By: Matthew		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daphne Caruana as much as I would like to agree with you, I must say you took this one out of proportion as much as possibly Franco debono has. 

For a change we have someone possibly sticking up for the Maltese. (Don&#039;t see this often do you)

And best of all, from someone who hangs around the group of PN whom I have always voted for...

If he will succeed or not, I believe he sure has ruffled up the PN feathers...

To be honest the only Issue I see is bad timing for such a blow up, especially with the messed up economy we are in and getting in deeper.

Meanwhile, I think the public have heard out a loud on public media for a change, what people normally speculate, and doubt and wonder..

Meanwhile, either way just like anybody else I would like the very best for this country, and will support anyone who truly fights for his country at the end of the day.

Also keep in consideration the guy is a smart kid, (A shark if you want it in other words)  and to be honest id&#039; like to see anyone take it up against him in a battle of free speech. 

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Now I know why people vote for Norman Lowell. They have no sense of perspective. You&#039;ll vote for a man who is setting about doing as much damage to the country as possible, because &#039;he has a point&#039;. You&#039;re probably the sort of person who, when somebody accidentally breaks a glass after cleaning the entire house, will prioritise the broken glass and complain about that.]&lt;/strong&gt;

Out of context, if his voice bothers you, why bother listening to him.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Professional obligation, Matthew. Unlike others, I don&#039;t have that luxury. You can&#039;t do this kind of work and avoid the topic of the moment.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daphne Caruana as much as I would like to agree with you, I must say you took this one out of proportion as much as possibly Franco debono has. </p>
<p>For a change we have someone possibly sticking up for the Maltese. (Don&#8217;t see this often do you)</p>
<p>And best of all, from someone who hangs around the group of PN whom I have always voted for&#8230;</p>
<p>If he will succeed or not, I believe he sure has ruffled up the PN feathers&#8230;</p>
<p>To be honest the only Issue I see is bad timing for such a blow up, especially with the messed up economy we are in and getting in deeper.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I think the public have heard out a loud on public media for a change, what people normally speculate, and doubt and wonder..</p>
<p>Meanwhile, either way just like anybody else I would like the very best for this country, and will support anyone who truly fights for his country at the end of the day.</p>
<p>Also keep in consideration the guy is a smart kid, (A shark if you want it in other words)  and to be honest id&#8217; like to see anyone take it up against him in a battle of free speech. </p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Now I know why people vote for Norman Lowell. They have no sense of perspective. You&#8217;ll vote for a man who is setting about doing as much damage to the country as possible, because &#8216;he has a point&#8217;. You&#8217;re probably the sort of person who, when somebody accidentally breaks a glass after cleaning the entire house, will prioritise the broken glass and complain about that.]</strong></p>
<p>Out of context, if his voice bothers you, why bother listening to him.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Professional obligation, Matthew. Unlike others, I don&#8217;t have that luxury. You can&#8217;t do this kind of work and avoid the topic of the moment.]</strong></p>
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