I guess these are the articles (hopefully the links work)

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2011-08-01/news/interview-i-dont-want-to-see-libya-divided-george-vella-296551/

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110320/local/libya-malta-should-continue-to-be-prudent-joseph-muscat.355723

Sa Awissu li ghadda kien ghadu qed jghid li hu Nazzonalist fejn jaqbillu.

silvio says:

August 27, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Since when is it that crticising Daphne means one is no longer a Nationalist?

[Daphne – Sigh. Silvio, you have said on more than one occasion that you are not going to vote. If you were a supporter of the Nationalist Party you would be planning to vote for it, not planning not to vote for it. Deploy some logic, for crying out loud, ghax ezawrejtni issa kemm tirraguna mhawwad.]

[Daphne – Silvio Loporto is no longer a Nationalist because he actively supports the Labour Party and votes for it. Mr Loporto thinks that ‘being a Nationalist’ is like being a Hutu or a Tutsi. In his view, he is a Nationalist even though he votes Labour, because he comes from a Nationalist family background, and I am not a Nationalist even though I support that party with my published views and my vote, because my entire maternal and paternal extended familes were Stricklandjani. Muddled thinking at its worst. You are what you vote. The vote is an expression of one’s political views, not an instrument of malice. How unsophisticated people are here. It’s just amazing. The mentality of southern Italian or Irish peasants. You would think that a man of 74 would have had ample time to grow up, but no.]

Silvio Loporto: an inane, dim, old fart. There is a chasm between your way of thinking and Daphne Caruana Galizia’s and of most of those commenting here. Not having learnt anything, given your age, why don’t you go flock with other birds of your feather, because by now no number of blog-posts will open your mind. It’s too late for that. Just give it up and stick to your circle of ‘progressives’.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110320/local/libya-malta-should-continue-to-be-prudent-joseph-muscat.355723

Just love the way the Mriehel side is plonked right in the middle of a field.

How are wheelchairs expected to maneouver through the mud when it rains?

From the bridge to nowhere to a bridge too short to serve anywhere. The Mriehel tower could be done away with if it were to be extended up the gradient. But then, ma jkunux parigg hux?

And why’s the canopy over the central section only? Does the architect actually expect pedestrians to stop and enjoy the traffic?

Speaking of contractors, the bridge was probably designed by a disinterested contractor for, ahem, free.

…besides, if the medical certificates were legitimate, how would his condition permit Joseph to appoint him to the position he now occupies?
Don’t tell me that his ‘previous’ condition has miraculously been cleared up!
Just a thought…

Interview: ‘I Don’t want to see Libya divided’ – George Vella – The ..

http://www.independent.com.mt › News‎

Even if they build the bridge, the people still have to walk 300m down to Mill street to enter through to Qormi since there is no way you can access the village centre near the foot of the bridge.

So practically people will still have to walk 300m but instead of the Mriehel side, they will walk it on the Qormi side (on a narrow pavement). This probably just boils down to the interests of some contractors and a couple of votes for Nuxxelina and Marie Louise.