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	Comments on: The prime minister&#8217;s statement re Tancred Tabone, released yesterday	</title>
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	<description>Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta.</description>
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		By: AE		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-819267</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818290&quot;&gt;Lomax&lt;/a&gt;.

Same here.

Doesn&#039;t he have two house boys?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818290">Lomax</a>.</p>
<p>Same here.</p>
<p>Doesn&#8217;t he have two house boys?</p>
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		By: Bubu		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818906</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818799&quot;&gt;Jozef&lt;/a&gt;.

Totally agree about Bartolo.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818799">Jozef</a>.</p>
<p>Totally agree about Bartolo.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818799&quot;&gt;Jozef&lt;/a&gt;.

Well said, Jozef.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/the-prime-ministers-statement-re-tancred-tabone-released-yesterday/#comment-818799">Jozef</a>.</p>
<p>Well said, Jozef.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They lost me sometime last week with this &#039;scandal&#039;. I mean, why insist on going after Tonio Fenech, only to have the minister reduce their argument to the shambles it is?

Did anyone notice the expression on Joseph&#039;s face as Lou Bondi underlined the strict protocols to be followed during investigations? A blank stare as it sank in that no, he won&#039;t have absolute power, that Evarist&#039;s fetish for manipulation, sleaze, blackmail and spite won&#039;t be reality. 

Will someone please tell me how they arrive at the conclusion that we&#039;re under attack to this day? 

When Joseph makes it a point to say &#039;dak li gara, u li jista jkun ghadu qed jigri&#039;, wouldn&#039;t it have been better if Evarist spoke earlier? 

Or am I to suspect Evarist was party to the takings, only to be kicked out at some point thus his revelations? 

See how easy it is Evarist, with your innuendoes and that fuchsia tie? I suppose you can&#039;t talk education.  

You&#039;re a conspiracy website peppered with links to the weird videos alongside Lowell&#039;s rants.  

Not surprised the nerds love you, nor am I at the discrepancy in number of girls and boys respectively in your I&#039;m In. 

You can&#039;t get yourself to accuse Gatt of corruption, but will wallow in suspicion, it helps keep the bile ready. Wankers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They lost me sometime last week with this &#8216;scandal&#8217;. I mean, why insist on going after Tonio Fenech, only to have the minister reduce their argument to the shambles it is?</p>
<p>Did anyone notice the expression on Joseph&#8217;s face as Lou Bondi underlined the strict protocols to be followed during investigations? A blank stare as it sank in that no, he won&#8217;t have absolute power, that Evarist&#8217;s fetish for manipulation, sleaze, blackmail and spite won&#8217;t be reality. </p>
<p>Will someone please tell me how they arrive at the conclusion that we&#8217;re under attack to this day? </p>
<p>When Joseph makes it a point to say &#8216;dak li gara, u li jista jkun ghadu qed jigri&#8217;, wouldn&#8217;t it have been better if Evarist spoke earlier? </p>
<p>Or am I to suspect Evarist was party to the takings, only to be kicked out at some point thus his revelations? </p>
<p>See how easy it is Evarist, with your innuendoes and that fuchsia tie? I suppose you can&#8217;t talk education.  </p>
<p>You&#8217;re a conspiracy website peppered with links to the weird videos alongside Lowell&#8217;s rants.  </p>
<p>Not surprised the nerds love you, nor am I at the discrepancy in number of girls and boys respectively in your I&#8217;m In. </p>
<p>You can&#8217;t get yourself to accuse Gatt of corruption, but will wallow in suspicion, it helps keep the bile ready. Wankers.</p>
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		By: Jar Jar		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenneth always had a cushy job at Mid Med Bank and elsewhere.  He admits himself that after &#039;x&#039; years at the bank he still passed out at the sight of numbers. But yet he was a high flyer who defied the laws of gravity through his connections with the powers that be at the bank at the time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kenneth always had a cushy job at Mid Med Bank and elsewhere.  He admits himself that after &#8216;x&#8217; years at the bank he still passed out at the sight of numbers. But yet he was a high flyer who defied the laws of gravity through his connections with the powers that be at the bank at the time.</p>
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		By: knowuwell		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@ Lomax: I&#039;ve always known Kenneth as living well beyond his means.

@ JPS: could not have said it better.  One such individual who reaped and reaped in benefits as a director at Mid Med Bank and subsequently at Air Malta is Paul Bonello who now has the nerve to go and have a bash at the Prime Minister at the MLP meeting at Zabbar.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Lomax: I&#8217;ve always known Kenneth as living well beyond his means.</p>
<p>@ JPS: could not have said it better.  One such individual who reaped and reaped in benefits as a director at Mid Med Bank and subsequently at Air Malta is Paul Bonello who now has the nerve to go and have a bash at the Prime Minister at the MLP meeting at Zabbar.</p>
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		By: Lomax		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lomax]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am totally off the point here but I need to address a point raised by Kenneth Zammit Tabona - as shown on your blog yesterday (or Monday).

Kenneth Zammit Tabona said that persons who write here post under a nom-de-plume because they are ashamed of their own opinions and do not stand up for what they believe in public.

I publicly inform Kenneth Zammit Tabona that I&#039;ve posted using a nom-de-plume on this site and others not because I&#039;m ashamed of my opinion but rather because I&#039;m afraid of what the people he is so busily courting now might do to me - and worse still, quite frankly my family - when they find themselves with an inch of power in their hands just because I dared speak out. 

Yes, Kenneth, you might have switched now but the people who have now become your bosom buddies are still the dictatorial people who have laced my childhood with fear and who ruined my parents&#039; lives.  

They are still the same - and even though you are disgruntled because your little theatre didn&#039;t get its precious little roof - that doesn&#039;t make these people any less dangerous and threatening.

So, no, I will not, for now, use my real name. But believe me, out and about, I still speak my mind and I fully stand by what I write here out there in public. And I can assure you that if life deals me the bad hand of running into you in some public event, I assure you that I will tell you who I am and how unashamed I am of my opinions and beliefs.

It is you who should be ashamed of your beliefs because when a person switches his beliefs with so much light-heartedness, it means he was spineless to begin with. Shame on you. 

One last thing: you have one brazen neck to expect the State (i.e. me and thousands of other hard-working individuals) to pay for your extravagant lifestyle. Go and get yourself a proper job or cut down on your expenditure if you can&#039;t make ends meet - or else release your houseboy. What a scrounger.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am totally off the point here but I need to address a point raised by Kenneth Zammit Tabona &#8211; as shown on your blog yesterday (or Monday).</p>
<p>Kenneth Zammit Tabona said that persons who write here post under a nom-de-plume because they are ashamed of their own opinions and do not stand up for what they believe in public.</p>
<p>I publicly inform Kenneth Zammit Tabona that I&#8217;ve posted using a nom-de-plume on this site and others not because I&#8217;m ashamed of my opinion but rather because I&#8217;m afraid of what the people he is so busily courting now might do to me &#8211; and worse still, quite frankly my family &#8211; when they find themselves with an inch of power in their hands just because I dared speak out. </p>
<p>Yes, Kenneth, you might have switched now but the people who have now become your bosom buddies are still the dictatorial people who have laced my childhood with fear and who ruined my parents&#8217; lives.  </p>
<p>They are still the same &#8211; and even though you are disgruntled because your little theatre didn&#8217;t get its precious little roof &#8211; that doesn&#8217;t make these people any less dangerous and threatening.</p>
<p>So, no, I will not, for now, use my real name. But believe me, out and about, I still speak my mind and I fully stand by what I write here out there in public. And I can assure you that if life deals me the bad hand of running into you in some public event, I assure you that I will tell you who I am and how unashamed I am of my opinions and beliefs.</p>
<p>It is you who should be ashamed of your beliefs because when a person switches his beliefs with so much light-heartedness, it means he was spineless to begin with. Shame on you. </p>
<p>One last thing: you have one brazen neck to expect the State (i.e. me and thousands of other hard-working individuals) to pay for your extravagant lifestyle. Go and get yourself a proper job or cut down on your expenditure if you can&#8217;t make ends meet &#8211; or else release your houseboy. What a scrounger.</p>
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		By: JPS		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a great statement and this is when the Prime Minister shines above the rest. 

Nonetheless, Gonzi and his ministers should have been more careful in appointing certain individuals  on certain boards and as chairman of various institutions. 

So many individuals have been placed on boards just because they are affiliated to the minister or party with the result that they just sit there receiving their allowance. Not all board members are that way, but unfortunately a large number are. 

Worse, there are instances when appointees have a conflict of interest but they are still appointed. This is not directly linked to corruption but some individuals are known to be easily accessible or linked to various companies.

I fully agree with the prime minister&#039;s statement but the government&#039;s  system of appointing chairmanships and board of director posts could have been more responsible and accountable in recent years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a great statement and this is when the Prime Minister shines above the rest. </p>
<p>Nonetheless, Gonzi and his ministers should have been more careful in appointing certain individuals  on certain boards and as chairman of various institutions. </p>
<p>So many individuals have been placed on boards just because they are affiliated to the minister or party with the result that they just sit there receiving their allowance. Not all board members are that way, but unfortunately a large number are. </p>
<p>Worse, there are instances when appointees have a conflict of interest but they are still appointed. This is not directly linked to corruption but some individuals are known to be easily accessible or linked to various companies.</p>
<p>I fully agree with the prime minister&#8217;s statement but the government&#8217;s  system of appointing chairmanships and board of director posts could have been more responsible and accountable in recent years.</p>
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		By: vanni		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And how it was quoted on the Maltastar cesspit:

&quot;It is with profound disappointment that I have learned about the arraignment of Mr Tancred Tabone, a prominent member of the business community, in connection with events that allegedly took place while he was responsible for safeguarding the public interest on the board of a public corporation. 

&quot;The fact that these events appear to have taken place some nine years ago and that Mr Tabone’s appointment as chairman of Enemalta Corporation had not been renewed in 2005 is no comfort to me at all.&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And how it was quoted on the Maltastar cesspit:</p>
<p>&#8220;It is with profound disappointment that I have learned about the arraignment of Mr Tancred Tabone, a prominent member of the business community, in connection with events that allegedly took place while he was responsible for safeguarding the public interest on the board of a public corporation. </p>
<p>&#8220;The fact that these events appear to have taken place some nine years ago and that Mr Tabone’s appointment as chairman of Enemalta Corporation had not been renewed in 2005 is no comfort to me at all.&#8221;</p>
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