Another of Muscat’s deals with dodgy regimes that has come to nothing

Published: October 16, 2014 at 2:18am

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Do you remember how smugly he returned from Tripoli with news that he had reached a deal for discounted oil with his friend the Libyan prime minister?

Now that prime minister is an ex prime minister and we don’t know who’s controlling Libya’s oil wells – except that it isn’t the Libyan government.




16 Comments Comment

  1. Beingpressed says:

    I think we should be seriously looking at our national security at the moment.

  2. AE says:

    so where is his press release? oh yes we only want to be positive

  3. curious says:

    A nice way to start the day.

    [ANALYSIS] Muscat: the withdrawal method

    http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/44978/muscats_withdrawal_method

    [Daphne – Yes, but the title is terribly tactless given that Muscat can’t have children naturally.]

    • Funtasia says:

      Daphne, why do allow such utterly stupid comments? Do we need to give these people exposure?

      [Daphne – In no way is the comment stupid. I’m glad it drew our attention to the title of that piece, which is an illustration of how terribly tactless men can be. I hardly think it was deliberate, given that the newspaper’s owner Saviour Balzan has such high moral principles about these matters.]

      • curious says:

        What did you think when you first saw the title? Direct your comments at who wrote the piece.

  4. Dissident says:

    Foresight was never a shining virtue in Labour leaders.

  5. canon says:

    It is good to remind us what Joseph Muscat told us when he announced the agreement.

    http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130902/local/malta-strikes-oil-procurement-deal-with-libya.484551

    • ciccio says:

      True. It is amazing how fast this piece of news has become part of Maltese folklore. It should be in the Maltese history books as from next year.

  6. freedom5 says:

    The government has sold off the EneMalta Petroleum Division to two new government companies for a consideration of €80 million.

    These new companies obtained a loan for the same amount. From which bank – Bank of Valletta, courtesy of Cassar White?

    Can Tonio Fenech ask about this?

    • xifajk says:

      Good point, Freedom5. I posted a similar comment under another story.

      Nilghab gidi, as they say, that it is indeed the bank you mention.

  7. Gaetano Pace says:

    Il-politika ta’ Joseph Muscat: riedna nibqghu barra mill-Unjoni Ewropeja u kkampanju bis-shih kontra l-ishubija.

    Riedna bhal Cipru u Cipru zganga.

    Ried li I-Islanda ma tidholx fl-UE ghax kienet tant success, u marret il-bahar.

    Mar il-Libja bil politika taz-zejt u l-energija u l-positive thinking, u l- Libja tant ipproduciet energija li splodiet.

    Ma nafx jien. Ghamel deal mac-Cina u sa issa ghadu ma gara xejn. Imma l-kbir jidher li ghadu gej.

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