Comments on: This is the full report in The New York Times/International Herald Tribune today

By: rc

rc — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:02:24 +0000

In reply to The Shadow. That should be made part of our national anthem.

By: Ta' sapienza

Ta' sapienza — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:50:07 +0000

In reply to ken il malti.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=WmVXJ3hQrPo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWmVXJ3hQrPo

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:35:17 +0000

Completely out of context, but had to share. Found on a Tshirt on eBay.
INEPTOCRACY: a system of Government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

By: tinnat

tinnat — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:28:12 +0000

So, two questions:

– where has all the money come from?
– what has it been used for?

By: Mister

Mister — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:20:56 +0000

If there is a journalist out there who wants to make his reputation….. try look at how in a relatively short time John Dalli had signed to allow Genetically Modified crops to be sold within the EU.

How was he convinced so quickly. Did he have some friendly meetings back then too? Was he flying in and out of Brussels for short weekend breaks? Come on… do your jobs and investigate this too.

Quoting our dear Maltatoday:

When Dalli approved the cultivation of GM potato in 2010, the green movement argued that the move will result in an irreversible process of GM contamination of fields. The anti-GM lobby says this would lead to farmers becoming dependent on big-business GMO companies for crops and pesticides.

However, in 2010 Dalli was adamant that the authorisation posed no dangers to the health of European consumers because he claimed that all scientific issues, particularly those concerning safety for human health and the environment had been fully addressed.

Dalli stated on several occasions he was committed to building an active and transparent dialogue with each party interested with GM crops.

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/EU-Commissioner-Dalli-I-never-favoured-GMO-industry-20120116

By: Mister

Mister — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:03:46 +0000

In reply to Pepe`.

To call his doctor, so that he can phone ‘sick’ for work again.

What work conditions does Mr Dalli have with Mater Dei….. flexible hours to cater for his jet setting life?

By: Lestrade

Lestrade — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:00:47 +0000

If this Cyprus – Bahamas – Cyprus taxing round trip was for consultations only, why was it held on site in the Bahamas and not Cyprus itself or somewhere nearer or more convenient?

Why did his daughter or, to split hairs, a company managed by his daughter, rent a villa for three months in the Bahamas at USD 8000 a month?

Did John Dalli make any more trips to the Bahamas on his philantropic mission or was it a one-off when Silvio Zammit rang the alarm after his OLAF interview?

There are more questions than answers in this saga. After all, that’s how it has always been with John Dalli, a lot of shadows and shadowy dealings and an unsatiable craving for filthy lucre.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:24:15 +0000

In reply to Silvioloporto. Criminals deal in money too. So what? It's their line of business. After all so do banks and financial institutions.

By: Liberal

Liberal — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:08:39 +0000

In reply to Silvioloporto. There's nothing wrong in dealing in money, as long as its legal.

By: Alexander Ball

Alexander Ball — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:04:47 +0000

The Times of Malta are saying that Dalli and Zammit discussed the OLAF interrogation during their phone conversation on the 6th July, which they have both repeatedly denied. Dalli insists the first he knew of anything about the whole business was on the 11th July when OLAF told him he was under investigation.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130702/local/dalli.476300