Your mistake, Mr Privitera, is to see this as being for or against John Dalli and assuming that the whole thinks the same way.

Dalii says the international press are on his side. The international media I’ve seen say nothing of the sort.

And what happens to the one who promised an earthquake but never happened? Well, let me say that at least I never felt it.

Actually, the signs were there, including an exponential increase in sulphur emissions from the fault circling the Abruzzo.

The issue was raised that night after a scientist who had been ostracised by the established community, managed to predict the first shock down to a tolerance of 24 hours. Deciding to sleep in his car, he saved himself and his family.

What’s tragic is that he was instructed by civil protection authorities to keep quiet or be charged with provoking unecessary panic.

This doesn’t mean error in scientific method should be punished, however in this case his method was ridiculed out of spite.

Tkunx il-pappagall ta’ Dalli, sur Privitera. Hadd ma kissru lil Dalli. Kisser lilu nnifsu – ma kellux bzonn ghajnuna minnghand hadd.

Wara li gbajtu thammguh, issa ghax hammgu haddiehor qieghdin taqbzu ghalih. Ipokriti! The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

X’imhatra li int kont wiehed milli kont tajjar lil Fenech Adami li ‘ghadu bil-harqa’ ghax kien izghar minn Mintoff u issa lest li taqta’ jdejk il-leminija biex tara lil Joseph isir l-izghar Prim Ministru ta’ Malta. Tiftakruhom il-posters b’Fenech Adami liebes in-nappy u l-gazaza? Very witty, prosit. Dejjem kontu ta’ klassi, eh?

X’imbarazz ta’ nies.

Like his fairy Godmother Marie Benoit, the Ghaxaq Capon is overly fond of the royal prerogative ”we” .

Oh, and I forgot MaltaToday.

Not only going on Super One but taking the least opportunity to hit out at the government even when it is uncalled for,

Tonight was just a case in point when he mentioned the power station. As if he hasn’t enough on his plate. And then he wants sympathy ‘minn dawn ta’ gewwa suppost’, all in the same breath.

Since when are Super One and L-orizzont part of the foreign press, Mr. Privitera?

Anyone who claims to support the Nationalist Party but goes on the Labour Party’s TV station to criticise the Nationalist Party/government is not worth bothering about.