Just the sort of welcoming party a kidnapped man wants to find waiting for him when he gets home
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July 29, 2014 at 2:23am
Fascinatingly, our young and progressive leader has exactly the same rear view as his 70+ foreign minister. If the foreign minister were to trim a little of that hair, you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart.
Look at the way they’ve surrounded Martin Galea like another bunch of kidnappers and taken the spontaneous joy out of the occasion.
Did they honestly think they’re the first people he wanted to see?
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Good the Maltese guy who was abducted has been released… I say guy because I am scratching my head about something.
The Times of Malta call him Oil worker “Mr” Galea… whereas the Malta Independent don’t refer to his job but refer to him as “Captain” Galea…
So would 6 plain clothes military officers board a private plane to Tripoli to bring him back if he was “Mr” ?
Would the PM be on the tarmac to meet him if he was “Mr” ?
Maybe he would as it’s a good photo op – but it does make you think…
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140728/local/update-3-abducted-maltese-released-thanks-maltese-consul-in-libya-for-saving-his-life.529672
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-28/news/martin-galea-released-by-kidnappers-returning-to-malta-6003097600/
[Daphne – There is nothing to think about. He’s Mr Galea or Captain Galea (retd). The press wouldn’t necessarily know about the latter. Like many others in the Maltese army, he left years ago and went to work elsewhere. There were six soldiers in the plane because that’s the way our government likes to do things – in the bling manner for the cameras. People trapped in Libya had to bring themselves pack and pay for the privilege – no soldiers to help them. The PM and his colleagues were there for the cameras, that’s all.]
Thanks Daphne…
Your explanation is better than my conspiracy one.. I think I’be been watching too many spy thrillers ;-)
Can the press give us a photo that shows reality.
The real hero who saved the day, instead of the fat showoff who stole the limelight?
It is a new thriller coming to cinemas near you. From One Kidnap to Another.
FYI Daphne
Can we not share your articles any more on facebook or otherwise? Seems like the share button is no longer available, even tried restarting my phone.
Thanks and good day
[Daphne – Yes, it’s there. There’s one at the top and another at the bottom. Perhaps readers can advise if they had the same problem?]
With Safari both FB and Twitter options (x2) are there.
Daphne, I also cannot seeing the share button. I can only see the tweet button.
Good day
Both fb and tweet buttons available now, both from pc and mobile.
Thank you
A bunch of Marie Louise Coleiro Precas.
To quote Maltapark: Dawn mhux hammiem, imma LPUP TAX SHOWS.
I am very disappointed at The Malta Independent’s choice of front page photo. You’d think it was the Prime Minister who was abducted and freed.
I totally agree with you that he should have stayed out of the limelight. I’m not even sure if there were any Galea family members to greet their relative on the apron. I’d ask, “how many more votes has Joseph Muscat, George Vella and Manwel Mallia scored from this charade?”.
They said Martin Galea requested to be sent straight to the hospital “to check for any infections he might have contracted”. And there they are, all shaking hands with him (infections anyone?), and press conferencing u addio Mater Dei.
Also, Martin was clearly made to wait for the PM and Ministers to get to the apron, before he could start heading down the steps of the plane. The hatch was open for many precious minutes, but no, he could not get out of the plane. Not before the PM comes. Ma tarax jew. Dan ilu 11 days, billi tal-familja idumu naqra ohra jistennew.
Idiots.
And just before all this charade took place Saviour Balzan was recording his program (transmitted later in TVM) with special guest Gorg Vella. The way he spoke of “Kati Ashtin” you would have thought he is having a foreign affair with her.
Probably his family were not allowed on for security reasons.
I would have expected the President of the Republic to be there and to have at least spoken about the case. But her priorities are organizing a rock/pop concert.
Where were the government big heads when Martin Galea was kidnapped and held against his will for more than a week? They were in hiding. Now they try to take credit.
I sense some tension between the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security, of the Republic of Malta.
And there’s also Kurt The Minion – just priceless.
They are so full of themselves that they honestly thought their presence would make Martin Galea ecstatic.
Of course Lawrence Gonzi would have handled this situation with elegance. The overwhelming majority of Maltese people including the “truly insufferable snobs” who foolishly failed to recognize the qualities of Gonzi and deprived this country of his statesmanship at least make me feel so proud I did support this great man.
It looks like they were attending a funeral. Except that there isn’t even a bunch of flowers in view. Did they tell them that Dr. Farrugia had secured Mr. Galea alive?
Qass jekk jahtfuni u immut u igibu gismi lura ma irridhom imissuni ahseb u ara nkun ghadni haj.
I hate to say this , but the PM speech is littered with words used when dead soldiers are returned to their country and given to the family.
The speech writer must have been on holiday or drunk.
But then there was no podium and the speech was impromptu.
What a shame.
The PM and his goons must have practised for two eventualities.
In their stupidity they replayed the wrong one.