Comments on: Muscat honours one of Vladimir Putin’s agents in the Russian state’s war on homosexuals – in the same list as the transsexual ‘campaigner’ and ‘anti-censorship’ campaigner whose real virtue was to campaign for him https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 15 Dec 2013 23:20:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1419924 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 23:20:27 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1419924 Just for the record, Matvienko isn’t Putin’s friend. She is just one of the circle of Yeltsin’s privileged buddies inherited by Putin. So there is no personal warmth between them.

Putin cannot just do “de Baathification/de-Nazification” or he’d be left with just a handful of officials to run the country, so he’s having to make do, until a new generation comes along.

A bit like the PN after 1987, and every year ever since.

]]> By: ken il malti https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417979 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:51:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417979 In reply to Banana republic … Again.

I suspect Joey Muscat wants a bidding war between China and Russia over tiny Malta, all part of his rebuffing the EU tactic.

He is setting up all the chess pieces (or more like checker pieces in his case) on the board so the game can begin in ernest.

]]> By: Chris https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417695 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:23:56 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417695 Well we all know how the Russians admired Margaret Thatcher. They are merely following her example. Who would have guessed just how far to the right our government has become?http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28

]]> By: Natalie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417564 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:14:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417564 It’s quite easy to see why this person was chosen for the medal. They wanted to award someone Russian, someone important, and a woman.

Matvienko fits all three requirements. To hell what she’s doing in Russia.

]]> By: Mister https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417470 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:52:55 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417470 Someone here had mentioned the Madliena medical stores site. Here we go.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-12-14/news/medicine-storage-upgrade-cuts-down-on-rent-3461840897/

“Dr Farrugia noted that the Madliena medical stores, which are former British-era barracks, occupy a prime site that would be freed up for redevelopment.”

]]> By: Mikiel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417376 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:51:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417376 Through reading your blog and comments, I have lately come to the conclusion that even the idea of the citizenship sale is none other then a mockery of the EU institution.

Somehow a ‘hudu go fikhom’ way of payback against the immigration problem.

If the immigrants can’t travel freely to anywhere in Europe after they land in Malta, then let’s see if EU will allow those who pay for Maltese citizenship travel to any European country.

If they don’t then do they want Malta to remain a gateway. The objective mainly to increase the anti EU and ‘Malta taghna biss’ sentiment amongst the Maltese.

Somehow I cannot come up with any other explanation why the PM would put forward the sale of Maltese/EU citizenships. He was a European MEP up to a few years ago after all and as such should know the possible repercussions.

Is it possible that his team of experts did not envisage the ‘massive’ media response. Or did they plan to use this avalanche of bad PR as a base for attacking the opposition and free media.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1417064 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 13:02:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1417064 In reply to ciccio.

The Department of Information’s biography of Ms. Matvienko says:

“She was born on 7 April 1949 in the Ukrainian S.S.R. ”

It would also be good to know her position about what is going on in the Ukraine and if her position agrees with the views of the EU and those of Joseph Muscat’s government.

]]> By: Flenser https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1416947 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:48:24 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1416947 What Malta is doing right now is telling the European Union that you chose a leader who is sympathetic only to what is good for him.

I will not be improper in saying he is intruding in the Union’s most sacred beliefs, human rights.

This is unacceptable and he should resign immediately for Malta to remain credible.

Homosexuality has never been number one in Malta’s agenda for minorities.

The government is suppressing you all. Shame for Malta to honour such persons.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1416857 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:39:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1416857 You always read about it here on this website first.

The Malta Independent, 14 December 2013 (OK, a timely reminder for Christmas shopping:)

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-12-14/news/playboy-cover-girl-tries-to-sell-virginity-a-second-time-3458367488/

Daphne’s website, 21 November 2013 – See my comment here (including a detailed comparison of the price of Ms. Migliorini’s virginity versus the cost of a Maltese passport for those caught up in the dilemma as to where to invest Euro 650,000):

http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/jokes-about-maltas-sale-of-citizenship-in-kenya/

]]> By: We are living in Financial Times https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/muscat-honours-one-of-vladimir-putins-agents-in-the-russian-states-war-on-homosexuals-in-the-same-list-as-the-transsexual-campaigner-and-anti-censorship-campaigner-whose-real-virtue-was/#comment-1416834 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:28:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42665#comment-1416834 In reply to A montebello.

Hypocrisy was one of the New Mortal sins the one helped to fashion the campaign on.

I do however wonder when they plan on going to Russia, or contracting with Russia.

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