Uff xi dwejjaq. MUST you get so angry?

And you didn`t put a question mark after the last sentence.

There`s another part of Malta which absolutely detests JPO , Franco Debono and Jesmond Mugliette because of the huge amount of trouble they have created for the Prime Minister, Austin Gatt, Carm Mifsud Bonnici and Richard Cachia Caruana.

This same part of Malta absolutely refuses to give a shred of credence to MaltaToday, to Super One and even more so, to the ludicrous conspiracy theory shamelessly alleged by Joe Grima.

HOWEVER, this part of Malta is ready to believe that the case of John Dalli is a different matter ALTOGETHER (wrong though he may have been a hundred times over for being a `Father Confessor` to the three dastardly MPs above).

John Dalli was wrongfully accused once and the wound unfortunately has never healed.

This part of Malta believes that to immediately jump to conclusions once more will be so wrong as it could very well be that it is the Swedish corporation with its big financial interests which is the wrongdoer. And therefore, let all the facts of the case emerge first before passing judgement.

[Daphne – Sometimes, trying to reason with people is like pushing an elephant uphill. Look, whatever your name is, get this straight, because you just don’t seem to understand it. THIS IS NOT THE START OF THE INVESTIGATIONS. THIS IS THE CONCLUSION. WHAT WE HAVE JUST SEEN IS NOT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST JOHN DALLI. IT IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CONCLUSIONS. IT’S OVER. HE’S BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED SINCE LAST MAY, THE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED AND HE HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF HIS OFFICE AND THAT OF THE COMMISSION. There is nothing more to add. It’s over, done, bye-bye. Your comparison to the other case in Malta DOES NOT HOLD. With that case, Dalli was asked to resign at the start of investigations. With this case, his resignation was demanded when the investigations were concluded. How hard is this to understand, for crying out loud? There is no scope for jumping to conclusions. The conclusions have been reached already by the investigating body.]

Barroso`s concern, rightfully so, is to keep the name of the EU Commission untainted and asking for John Dalli`s resignation was to be expected and not an indictment in itself.

[Daphne – If that were the case, my dear, he would have been asked to resign when the accusation first reached the Commission, or when the investigations began last May.]

Our concern should be that Malta`s name is not tainted – That means that our concern should also be that the Maltese ex-EU Commissioner`s name be cleared.

[Daphne – You must be f**king joking. The man has been sharking around for years. Finally somebody got him, and surprise surprise, it wasn’t pure and wonderful Malta, was it.]

So, whoever wanted to ‘scapegoat’ John Dalli, thought, ‘well, let’s see who can do this?’

They picked a random name from all 27 electoral rolls of EU members put together and, wonder of wonders, Silvio Zammit’s (Dalli’s canvasser by Dalli’s own admission) name popped up!

And all this being purest of pure coincidence, you conclude that it’s all an attempt to scapegoat John Dalli.

The author of the piece above got it perfectly right.

He might have added that there’s another part of Malta, gullible Malta, that swallows conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker.

Gullible Malta wallows in the collective paranoia peddled by MaltaToday and is an avid follower of what Jesmond Mugliett, John Dalli and Jeffrey Pullicino-Orlando have been saying lately on Super 1.

In Malta, such practices are commonplace and actively encouraged by our politicians who pocket the ‘ínterest’.

I do not specifically blame Dalli because any Maltese poltician would have done the same as this the modus operandi in Malta. The ‘habib’ system (sounds Arab rather than European, doesn’t it?).

This is a stern warning from the Commission to corrupt little Malta.

For this he is being framed and OLAF is simply playing for the tobacco industry. Who is watching OLAF?

No wise aspirant for leadership of the party would do that for he knows or should know that others would do to him what he tried to do to others.

However I am convinced that although Dalli did nothing wrong Barroso took the first opportunity to sack him because he proved himself unfit for the position he was occupying.

“Either an attempt to bribe which went wrong because the Commissioner did not respond favourably to the proposals of the snuff company/association, or an attempt to kill the proposals in order to be able to negotiate a new one, perhaps with a more receptive Commissioner.“

Well said. My thoughts exactly.

Let`s not rush into making judgmental statements about the case before all the facts have come to light – and before John Dalli has had a decent chance to defend himself .

I hope the same mistake won`t be made as the first time round, when that sleazebag of a private detective – who made such serious allegations of corruption against John Dalli and ended up in jail for his rotten efforts it should never be forgotten- was initially and most unfortunately given credence.

John Dalli never quite got over this traumatic experience ( who would really?), though he went about expressing it through the wrong channels and in the wrong fora.

I do hope this will be a chance for the party to stand behind him in his attempt to clear his name and to prove his innocence – if that is the case, needless to say.

Perhaps then the healing will set in.

The same thing was done to Maltese people outside Malta in the 1970s but the question was always “what about that Dom Mintoff guy? “.

Dr. Gonzi was right in saying he has very little talent to choose from.