Labour Party and 'secret' treaties

Gerard Cassar

Oct 18th 2008, 12:26

The Times of Malta published a letter signed Anthony Cachia Casteletti referring to the still(sic) secret “military” treaty the MLP had signed with North Corean regime Kim Yong-il some 25 years ago.
Dear Mr A, Cachia Casteletti, during these nearly 20 years Malta has been governed by EFA and then by the hard fisted smiling Gonzipn.
Hence the secrecy of this “military” treaty has been known by the two P.N. Prime ministers who in turn kept the contents of the treaty secret!
So the MLP kept it secret just for about 7 years and the P.N. for over 18 years.

Antoine Vella (Balzan)

Oct 18th 2008, 02:39

I.Galea
"It was not only cordless phones that were found, but also weapons."

Given the very bad (but fully deserved) reputation of the police in those years I find it hard to believe their claim that they found any weapons. We're talking about the same police who planted a murder weapon to frame an innocent man.

J Martinelli

Oct 17th 2008, 17:53

I Galea, as usual you are absolutely WRONG.

In those days, would you not think that the Labour government would have crucified NP party officials carrying unlicensed firearms?

As a matter of fact the place was vandalized because they could not find any arms which were 'alleged' to be in the Stamperija. Instead, they found an 'illegal' cell phone. Of course I remember those days when a wireless microphone was also illegal. In fact in Labour's time, any new technology was banned for fear of causing more unemployment. The mere mention of computers made Mintoff shake in his boots. His theory was that computers made the kid's minds lazy! Such a progressive man!

What really irks me about what you write, I Galea, is the twisting of the truth or your lack of knowledge about what happened in the disastrous 70s and 80s.

l Galea

Oct 17th 2008, 17:32

Tim Ripard
It was not only cordless phones that were found, but also weapons.

How convenient trying to forget about them and trying to change history!

A look at the papers published at the time will enlighten you.

Tim Ripard

Oct 17th 2008, 15:03

M. Buhagiar, What firearms??? The police, after tearing the PN headquarters to pieces found a cordless phone, which was held to be illegal in the terrible days of MLP rule!!! Those were the days my friend!!

Charles Camilleri

Oct 17th 2008, 14:52

@ M Buhagiar. You should be ashame to mention one of the ugliest episode of the Labour Party Administration. If you have read what came out of the inquiries held you would know what firearms were found and who put them there.

Christopher Camilleri

Oct 17th 2008, 11:40

Mr.Cachia Castelletti,

The North Korean dictator back then was Kim il-Sung. His son Kim Jong-il succeeded his father after his death in 1994.

l Galea

Oct 17th 2008, 11:09

M.Buhagiar
Apart from that, who can prove that the alleged treaty is not simply a figment of the imagination perpetrated by the PN spin machine to put the MLP in bad light?

Paul Muscat

Oct 17th 2008, 11:01

Please get updated! Since the US decided that Libya is no longer a pariah state, it is its friend and ours; no? Likewise,as North Korea was taken off the list of states who sponsor terrorism. N.Korea is now a"neutral friendly" state to the US, and therefore ours too.! You should get "aggornat" and rid yourself of prejudice and "castelli in aria"! The US has interest and no friends in its foreign policy. We have friends who are myopic to our interests! As good as it gets!

M.Buhagiar

Oct 17th 2008, 10:38

@Anthony Cachia Castelletti

The PN has never told us from where they got all those fire arms which where found in their head quarters back in the 80`s did they?

Would`nt it be possible they got them from North Korea??

Wake up man and get a life. Stop repeating what NET tv feeds you day in day out !!