Could have been medical care. Away from the fighting in Libya. Possibly for three of their number.

Why would the captors negotiate a drop-off point when there is nothing for them in return? They could have just dumped him somewhere and then made a phone call with his location.

The chasing of a drop-off point and logic tell me that we are not being told the whole truth in this affair.

[Daphne – Well, I would say that the negotiation of a drop-off point means that something (or someone) was given in return, even if not money.]

Turboprop it’s called. Too much of a hassle trying to get it right.

I am paranoid too Carlos. Joseph Muscat would love to be Lawrence Gonzi at least for some minutes.

No. Simple triage of hostages. You kidnap a whole group, then keep the valuable ones and let the rest go free.

Why do I strongly suspect that all that secrecy was a sly ploy to keep things out of the Opposition’s knowledge?

With the present lot running the show and getting to know their labyrinthine way of passing the blame for anything under the sun onto convenient shoulders, I cannot see the prime hog sharing the glory with Dr Busuttil.

With the same logic, if there was any chance of the whole scenario blowing up in his face, he would certainly have roped in the Opposition and their mothers to get the brunt of the blame.

Maybe I’m getting paranoid about this lot too.

If they can’t even get the basic facts right can I believe any of the rest?

The wisdom of having a political appointee as ambassador in an important and sensitive post as Tripoli has not been questioned much. George Vella should thank his lucky stars and Marisa Farrugia that this episode ended happily in spite of his blunder in appointing a novice at such a delicate post in such momentous times.