Comments on: First the police force, now the army

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:40:13 +0000

In reply to rpacebonello. Not everybody.

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:36:03 +0000

I don’t know why people are astonished. When I read the report on The Malta Independent my thoughts were exactly on the same line as yours. Pretty obvious, isn’t it, when one reads that he’s been promised some other job in Brussels.

was surprised to read some comments by the Nationalist Party saying that Brigadier Xuereb resigned because he does not agree with the abusive promotions.

As far as I know people who resign in protest do not accept cushy jobs from the same people who have made the decisions that pushed them to resign.

By: rpacebonello

rpacebonello — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:35:46 +0000

Everybody has a price

By: Sparky

Sparky — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:16:56 +0000

In reply to Bullivant. Or maybe a promotion from within, one who feels he was overlooked in previous years and has embarked on a crusade against the Nationalist Party. Naturally family and relatives have been supportive of the anti PN attitude.

By: TinaB

TinaB — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:27:35 +0000

That explains the huge smile on Martin Xuereb’s face.

He’s probably thanking his lucky stars. And Labour, of course.

By: Infurmat

Infurmat — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:57:30 +0000

Daphne, if your suppositions are correct, and I think they are because they make perfect sense, is this sort of behaviour right?

Are these the fellows who served under Dr Gonzi, now negotiating with a corrupt government to save their skin?

Honestly, I am disturbed not by the way these socialists work but by the way these supposedly ethically correct, upstanding individuals, who have been trusted with top institutional jobs, are so malleable to persuasion by bad people in power. They should be ashamed, all of them (CEOs, PS, ambassadors, the lot), for bowing their heads to save their skins or acquire status of sorts.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:45:12 +0000

Reminds me of a certain Johnny Cachia, who was shifted from the post of Commissioner of Police to the glorious one of Task Force Colonel, without having had any military training.

This was done to clear the way for the longest-lasting Labour-appointed Commissioner of Police, Lawrence Pullicino, who outlived the KMB government just long enough to be transferred to the Corradino Correctional Facility as an inmate and not as a Director of Prison.

By: Anthony Charles

Anthony Charles — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:56:24 +0000

In reply to Nanna kola. How about the court explosive and firearms expert for brigadier?

By: Bullivant

Bullivant — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:17:27 +0000

Could the new commander of Armed Forces of Malta come from the Police Force?

By: Reborn

Reborn — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:58:34 +0000

Life is full of games, most of which are unscripted acting to show things for formalities’ sake as the underlying reality is not what seems to be on the surface.

This picture is an excellent illustration of the above. A lot is said but nothing shows the truth. Resignations under protest are not photographed in a formal setting. The protagonist is not the brigadier but the minister.

This is not a farewell-and-thanks handshake but the handshake on a deal.