I wrote this on April 11
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November 11, 2013 at 3:01pm
And as a consequence, was slagged off round numerous lunch-tables by those who can’t bear not to be part of the bleating flock because they are TERRIFIED of being expelled from the group.
I really think it bears rereading now.
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It is as obvious as the light of day and it seems history repeats itself. I recall in 1996, when it looked like a Labour victory was in the offing, one of the two businessman involved in the power station tender was very chummy-chummy with Alfred Sant.
Now in 2013 he was even more chummy-chummy with Joseph Muscat, even though the then leader of the opposition was not driving a Mazda 626.
I can’t stop comparing today’s LP with the French takeover of Malta back in 1798. Its so very very similar.
Do you think it will last 2 years, again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuqe_hyc_H0
Unfortunately, we are on a fast track towards repeating history.
A Eur270 million direct order. That’s something.
What does the EU say about sovereignty of EU member states?
Does this comprise a security issue for all of the other States?
Is the EU still operating on the 2003 European Security Strategy?
The Clingendael report is one perspective, however, after the Snowdon revelations there were other voices asking for a strengthening of this sector:
http://www.europeanglobalstrategy.eu/nyheter/publications/why-europe-needs-a-new-european-security-strategy
The forces in power are well placed enough with Brussels lobby groups to fund positions that they need passed well in advance. The networking is already in place.
The post bears reading because what you said in April applies equally to all other sectors of the economy and of society.
The “wot de heck” expression of the Prime Minister in the photo is the symbol of the reawakened mass unscrupulousness that has hit our shores since the 1980s.
In electing Muscat and his henchmen, the majority has made its second gravest mistake since we acquired the right to self determination. The first was in electing Mintoff. Only Mintoff made someone worse possible.
Obviously, the Attorney General will see no smoke and no fire.
I am disappointed that the Opposition has not given enough attention to the power station scandal in these last months. It is time they do so. The whole matter stinks.
The Opposition can ask the Auditor General to tell us if it’s just smoke or a wild fire that we have here.
The Auditor General should be asked to look at least at the high-level costings of the other proposals which were eliminated and determine if it was ever possible for those other proposals to get close to the price tendered by Electrogas.
The Auditor General can also carry out an investigation, and not an audit, on this case. Therefore, he should interview the bidders who withdrew from the tendering process, and understand their motivation for such withdrawal.
And if the Auditor General is unable to conduct this exercise transparently, then get the Public Accounts Committee to hold another marathon with all those involved in this case.
We are back to the institutionalisation of corruption, where the award of a public contract is subject to underhand deals.
We want and we deserve the truth.
I must say hats off, Daphne. However even the PN have been forecasting and warning us about this prior to the election.
Dr. Gonzi and Dr. Fenech in particular, made it clear, that the details and figures being laid down by LP were an obvious indicator that a deal was already done.