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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-826576</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824781&quot;&gt;Jozef&lt;/a&gt;.

Could be anyone. North Korea, Qatar, Turkey even (they&#039;ve only just struck a deal on gas resale with the EU). Or China.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824781">Jozef</a>.</p>
<p>Could be anyone. North Korea, Qatar, Turkey even (they&#8217;ve only just struck a deal on gas resale with the EU). Or China.</p>
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		By: Gahan		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-825089</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gahan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rats are said to be the first to leave a sinking ship.

 Louis Grech, Manuel Mallia, Leo Brincat, Karmenu Vella and Edward Scicluna abandoned the wheelhouse, and left it in the hands of two dilettantes. 

They’re heading for the lifeboats.

The fearless captain is nowhere to be seen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rats are said to be the first to leave a sinking ship.</p>
<p> Louis Grech, Manuel Mallia, Leo Brincat, Karmenu Vella and Edward Scicluna abandoned the wheelhouse, and left it in the hands of two dilettantes. </p>
<p>They’re heading for the lifeboats.</p>
<p>The fearless captain is nowhere to be seen.</p>
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		By: Il-Hajbu		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Il-Hajbu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824448&quot;&gt;jien&lt;/a&gt;.

No, Mr/Ms  &quot;jien&quot;.

It is &quot;inkrepattiv&quot; which means &quot;spiteful&quot;.

Go to &quot;Kelmet il-Malti&quot; by Kaptan Pawlu Bugeja,  page 100 the 21st meaning.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824448">jien</a>.</p>
<p>No, Mr/Ms  &#8220;jien&#8221;.</p>
<p>It is &#8220;inkrepattiv&#8221; which means &#8220;spiteful&#8221;.</p>
<p>Go to &#8220;Kelmet il-Malti&#8221; by Kaptan Pawlu Bugeja,  page 100 the 21st meaning.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824873</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824448&quot;&gt;jien&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;Inkrepattiv&quot; nghidu. Jigifieri jikkawza inkomodu allura haqqu stmerrija (qed nipprova nsegwi l-etimologija sal-qiegh).

&quot;Imprekattiv&quot; hija jew daghwa inkella invokazzjoni ta&#039; sahta.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824448">jien</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Inkrepattiv&#8221; nghidu. Jigifieri jikkawza inkomodu allura haqqu stmerrija (qed nipprova nsegwi l-etimologija sal-qiegh).</p>
<p>&#8220;Imprekattiv&#8221; hija jew daghwa inkella invokazzjoni ta&#8217; sahta.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824781&quot;&gt;Jozef&lt;/a&gt;.

If we have to understand any of this, Gaddafi&#039;s demise plays an important part. 

We know Sant was financed by Gaddafi to campaign against the EU. Make that instructed. 

The party was in dire straits at the time and Joseph had to get rid of the party to be able to gather some funding. 
He was still into the PL and the new torca until then. 

And what funding. 

Let&#039;s have a pardon for Cordina. He&#039;s Labour poor thing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824781">Jozef</a>.</p>
<p>If we have to understand any of this, Gaddafi&#8217;s demise plays an important part. </p>
<p>We know Sant was financed by Gaddafi to campaign against the EU. Make that instructed. </p>
<p>The party was in dire straits at the time and Joseph had to get rid of the party to be able to gather some funding.<br />
He was still into the PL and the new torca until then. </p>
<p>And what funding. </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s have a pardon for Cordina. He&#8217;s Labour poor thing.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824517&quot;&gt;Tabatha White&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, puts their audited accounts in a new light. If Cordina was in charge of party finances, where does it leave them?

Who chose Cordina?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824517">Tabatha White</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, puts their audited accounts in a new light. If Cordina was in charge of party finances, where does it leave them?</p>
<p>Who chose Cordina?</p>
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		By: Tabatha White		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/all-the-big-guns-have-gone-awol/#comment-824517</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tabatha White]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Their guiding principle, whether they are conscious of it or not, is Minn hexa mexa.  They forget though, li ma jmurx il-boghod. You&#039;d think 25 years in Opposition would have served to sober up and straighten up.

They must have been so very desperate to have taken that corruption shot.

Very revealing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Their guiding principle, whether they are conscious of it or not, is Minn hexa mexa.  They forget though, li ma jmurx il-boghod. You&#8217;d think 25 years in Opposition would have served to sober up and straighten up.</p>
<p>They must have been so very desperate to have taken that corruption shot.</p>
<p>Very revealing.</p>
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		By: Pokerface		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pokerface]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think that Labour miscalculated. Perhaps somebody told Dr Muscat to call Dr Gonzi&#039;s bluff like Evarist Bartolo told Dr Sant to do to Dom Mintoff in 1998.

They didn&#039;t believe that Mintoff would actually vote against them in a vote of no confidence.

This time they didn&#039;t believe that Dr Gonzi will give the presidential pardon and in so doing implicate people close to the Nationalist Party like Tancred Tabone.

Dr Gonzi always maintained that &quot;min jilghab man nar jinharaq&quot;, and that&#039;s what he did.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that Labour miscalculated. Perhaps somebody told Dr Muscat to call Dr Gonzi&#8217;s bluff like Evarist Bartolo told Dr Sant to do to Dom Mintoff in 1998.</p>
<p>They didn&#8217;t believe that Mintoff would actually vote against them in a vote of no confidence.</p>
<p>This time they didn&#8217;t believe that Dr Gonzi will give the presidential pardon and in so doing implicate people close to the Nationalist Party like Tancred Tabone.</p>
<p>Dr Gonzi always maintained that &#8220;min jilghab man nar jinharaq&#8221;, and that&#8217;s what he did.</p>
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		By: jien		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jien]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[‘Il-vera inkreppativ – a real nasty piece of work’
 
imprekattiv nghidu mhux inkreppativ
 
However, a very good observation. Good article.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>‘Il-vera inkreppativ – a real nasty piece of work’</p>
<p>imprekattiv nghidu mhux inkreppativ</p>
<p>However, a very good observation. Good article.</p>
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		By: jien		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jien]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#039;Il-vera inkreppativ – a real nasty piece of work&#039;

imprekattiv nghidu mhux inkreppativ

However, a very good observation. Good article.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;Il-vera inkreppativ – a real nasty piece of work&#8217;</p>
<p>imprekattiv nghidu mhux inkreppativ</p>
<p>However, a very good observation. Good article.</p>
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