Comments on: Nine years ago tomorrow, John Dalli, Malta’s foreign minister, was forced to resign. It’s time to revisit his resignation letter.

By: Riya

Riya — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 22:13:08 +0000

John Dalli ma jiffunzjonax f’ambjent fejn il-hin kollu kellu bzonn jipprotegi dahru minn dawk l-attakki kollha kontra l-familjari tieghu.

Ghaliex inholqu dawn l-attakki?

Ghaliex kienu jattakkawh?

Min holoqhom dawn l-attakki?

Issa jista’ jghidilna l-verita’ kollha ghax Joseph Muscat jiddefendih qieghed il-hin kollu, u anke dwar il kaz ta’ SNUZ, sa hansitra anke l-Pulizija tal-Labour idefendietu. Mela jista’ facilment jghid il-verita’.

By: Dissident

Dissident — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 22:13:05 +0000

The Tourist Resources scandal

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:59:29 +0000

The shady deals with IRISL might be bigger than a simple use of a Maltese agency owned by Dalli’s daughter.

Malta’s name might be tarnished further thanks to Dalli.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d09260fc-a89c-11df-86dd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2XvTJR1JC

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:49:36 +0000

“had been instructed to buy its air tickets from a travel agency owned by Claire Gauci Borda”

“I declared that I do not have any bank accounts in any other jurisdiction except in Brussels where I received payments from the Commission and in Malta where my pension payment is deposited.”

“I am prepared to give a power of attorney to a trusted individual to make all the checks with any or all the banks in the Bahamas to verify this,”

Now where am I missing something?

By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:43:53 +0000

That’s exactly what I was arguing this afternoon and that’s exactly how I remember it.

I can now say “I told you so” to those who contradicted me. Thanks, Daphne.

Sometimes the Malta scene is like something from “Through the Looking Glass”. When will people realize that this is not about Kessler, Schembri, Zammit, Zahra, Barroso or Camilleri but only about John Dalli and his misdeeds?

And that Dalli may not have committed any criminal act but he has sorely brought the Commission as an institution (and Malta in the process) into disrepute?

It’s no rocket science but just plain old common sense.

By: the saint

the saint — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:43:47 +0000

My impression is that all through this Dalli saga spanning as you have rightly pointed out a total of 9 years I am more than convinced that Dr Gonzi was more than fully aware of all the self inflicted mishaps of Mr Dalli but out of courtesy and manners he kept his mouth shut.

Finally the main actor had enough rope to hang himself.

[Daphne – It’s been going on a lot longer than nine years.]

By: Ta' sapienza

Ta' sapienza — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:55:39 +0000

SMS were livid at the time because they had always represented IRISL and shipping companies hardly ever change agents. There was certainly some arm twisting going on. Later on Irisl Malta (Claire Gauci Borda) were deeply involved in the setting up of shell companies to circumvent the trade embargoes on Iran.