Comments on: So the prime minister’s personal family friend has been handpicked to head the army after being pulled up three ranks in as many months, from major to brigadier via lieutenant-colonel and colonel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Riya https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1435228 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:08:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1435228 Daw il-magguri kollha, il logo teenti u kurnelli u x’naf jien?

Nistghu inkunu nafu kemm tiswa din -Armta kollha lill-poplu Mati?

Kieku mhux ghax ghandhom naqra responsabbilta’ tal-klandestini dawn in-nies kollha x’jaghmlu ghll-pajjiz?

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1435225 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:05:30 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1435225 In reply to Tabatha White.

We could always walk the couple of miles to any of Malta’s beaches, make salt, and sell it without paying VAT. This lot love to show off their fondness for Gandhi. Let’s show them how he would have done it.

]]> By: Mike Ellul https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1435017 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 23:21:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1435017 Did he get a new uniform for each promotion? That is a waste of money.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434968 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:30:03 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434968 In reply to Spock.

Snakes and career ladders. Must be his favourite board game.

]]> By: Glenn https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434615 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:18:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434615 In reply to ciccio.

meritokrazija – mhux hekk dottor fran (co)?

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434611 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:16:48 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434611 In reply to Spock.

As usual, the British show us how it’s done:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10505987/Group-of-soldiers-mutinied-over-hungover-bosses-court-martial-hears.html

]]> By: stanley clews https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434429 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:42:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434429 Not Dad’s Army but Mallia’s Army and keep the initials AFM.

Now we will see what old man Brigadier Maurice Calleja and his Mallia-appointed board for complaints from unhappy overlooked officers has to say.

But that of course to hear complaints from Labourites against PN. What a happy army we have got.

]]> By: canon https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434382 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:12:47 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434382 Joseph Muscat looked completely lost amongst the EU leaders in Brussels. No wonder he didn’t move one inch forward.

]]> By: Typically labour https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434295 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:19:36 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434295 Our dear leader promised us meritocracy and Brig. Curmi’s appointment would fall squarely within this meritocracy ‘a la carte’.

Remember that Brig. Curmi did not feature on any billboards earlier on this year which means that his appointment is pure merit.

Who needs a graduate from a top military school for a Brigadier? Once the new commander enjoys the friendship of our beloved leader, our country’s security is a done deed. Sure, with Brig. Curmi’s fast track record we’ll need to re-write our history books and include him among Europe’s military geniuses.

But then we all know that Napoleon was a boy scout.

]]> By: verita https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/12/so-the-prime-ministers-personal-family-friend-has-been-handpicked-to-head-the-army-after-being-pulled-up-three-ranks-in-as-many-months-from-major-to-brigadier-via-lieutenant-colonel-and-colonel/#comment-1434222 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:48:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=42783#comment-1434222 Wow, a well kept secret. As if we did not know weeks ago that he will be promoted to brigadier.

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