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		By: Catsrbest		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catsrbest]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149&quot;&gt;silvio farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

But I am at liberty not to believe you either - in fact I do not. I am convinced you voted Labour out of jealousy and &#039;hekk hu go fik&#039; reasoning.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149">silvio farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>But I am at liberty not to believe you either &#8211; in fact I do not. I am convinced you voted Labour out of jealousy and &#8216;hekk hu go fik&#8217; reasoning.</p>
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		By: Salvu		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salvu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149&quot;&gt;silvio farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

Ghamilt bhal Pilatu.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149">silvio farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>Ghamilt bhal Pilatu.</p>
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		By: Alf		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alf]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569963&quot;&gt;Felix&lt;/a&gt;.

According to Wikipedia &quot;Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though is not restricted to these activities.&quot;

So here we have it that &quot;cronyism&quot; (the practice of appointing friends to high-level, esp political, posts regardless of their suitability) is a form of corruption.

Am I dreaming or have we seen and heard since March 2013 of numerous appointments of friends (including family members) to high-level posts regardless of their suitability? Is, therefore, whoever appointed these people corrupt?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569963">Felix</a>.</p>
<p>According to Wikipedia &#8220;Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though is not restricted to these activities.&#8221;</p>
<p>So here we have it that &#8220;cronyism&#8221; (the practice of appointing friends to high-level, esp political, posts regardless of their suitability) is a form of corruption.</p>
<p>Am I dreaming or have we seen and heard since March 2013 of numerous appointments of friends (including family members) to high-level posts regardless of their suitability? Is, therefore, whoever appointed these people corrupt?</p>
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		By: Calculator		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calculator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149&quot;&gt;silvio farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

And yet, by voting Green, you helped Labour get into power nonetheless. So you may not have trusted Labour, but you entrusted our country to them nonetheless. So thanks a lot for that; quite the reward we&#039;re getting for your &#039;kick in the backside&#039;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1570149">silvio farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>And yet, by voting Green, you helped Labour get into power nonetheless. So you may not have trusted Labour, but you entrusted our country to them nonetheless. So thanks a lot for that; quite the reward we&#8217;re getting for your &#8216;kick in the backside&#8217;.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They should have chosen this and be done with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxETGME8EC4]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They should have chosen this and be done with it:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxETGME8EC4" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxETGME8EC4</a></p>
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		By: silvio farrugia		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[silvio farrugia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the information to the guy who said &#039;inthom il-laburisti&#039;I have not voted Labour since &#039;Tal-Barrani&#039; incidents.

I only did not vote Nationalist (and neither Labour ..I voted Green) this election. 36 thousand believed that they needed a kick in the backside. My difference is that I did not trust Labour either.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the information to the guy who said &#8216;inthom il-laburisti&#8217;I have not voted Labour since &#8216;Tal-Barrani&#8217; incidents.</p>
<p>I only did not vote Nationalist (and neither Labour ..I voted Green) this election. 36 thousand believed that they needed a kick in the backside. My difference is that I did not trust Labour either.</p>
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		By: Joe Fenech		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Fenech]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569892&quot;&gt;Felix II&lt;/a&gt;.

Felix II

Note the word &quot;seemed&quot;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569892">Felix II</a>.</p>
<p>Felix II</p>
<p>Note the word &#8220;seemed&#8221;.</p>
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		By: Joe Fenech		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Fenech]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569803&quot;&gt;silvio farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

In Malta, corruption is endemic - no party is clean. Simply under Labour things get worse and more folkloric. One must also bear in mind the promises of clean politics, meritocracy and justice that Labour trumpeted prior to its election.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/02/top-comments-posted-today-on-the-subject-of-the-national-celebrations/#comment-1569803">silvio farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>In Malta, corruption is endemic &#8211; no party is clean. Simply under Labour things get worse and more folkloric. One must also bear in mind the promises of clean politics, meritocracy and justice that Labour trumpeted prior to its election.</p>
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		By: Joe Fenech		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Fenech]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At present, the most significant Beatles lyrics would be:

&quot;...I&#039;m going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It&#039;s getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn&#039;t matter much to me&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At present, the most significant Beatles lyrics would be:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;I&#8217;m going to Strawberry Fields<br />
Nothing is real<br />
And nothing to get hung about<br />
Strawberry Fields forever</p>
<p>Living is easy with eyes closed<br />
Misunderstanding all you see<br />
It&#8217;s getting hard to be someone<br />
But it all works out<br />
It doesn&#8217;t matter much to me&#8221;</p>
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		By: Aunt Hetty		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aunt Hetty]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-02-16/opinions/state-sanctioned-theft-of-private-property-3969089536/

Bravo. What a splendidly-written and   truthful article this was. 

It would seem that in so -called capitalist Malta, property owners have no human rights.]]></description>
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<p>Bravo. What a splendidly-written and   truthful article this was. </p>
<p>It would seem that in so -called capitalist Malta, property owners have no human rights.</p>
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