Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici presents Gaddafi prize in Tripoli
Former Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici was in Tripoli today to present the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights.
The award was in the past given to Cuba's Fidel Castro, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and in 2008 to Dom Mintoff.
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Patrick Vella
Dec 1st 2010, 07:27
@ Bill Milliam
What about George Bush 'hnizrijiet' in IRAQ. How many innocent people died ???
Jeremy J Camilleri
Nov 30th 2010, 17:24
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101130/local/pm-holds-talks-with-gaddafi
Poetic Justice? DVella please note...
Mary Ann Borg
Nov 30th 2010, 19:44
Sur Camilleri, Qed thawwad il hass mal indivja ! Bhala PM ikollok titkellem mal girien. Imma m'hemmx hbiberija zejda ma min kasbar, qed ikompli jkasbar u hadd ma jaqbad tarf x'irid. Issa jrid iktar biljuni biex ma jdawwarx 'l-Ewropa f'wahda afrikana' ! Ghal dan qed taqbez int? Il-hbieb serji ma jibghatux il gun boats ghal gar zghir bhal Malta meta ppruvat tfittex ghax zejt. Ghandu tant zejt u xorta gie ghalina. Kompli aqbez ghal min dejjem uzana u ttratana ta' tfal. Il Maltin gol Libja jahdmu jmorru u mhu qed jaghmel pjacir lil hadd ghax bin nies tieghu lanqas biex inaddaf wara l-gemel m'ghandu.
Jeremy J Camilleri
Nov 30th 2010, 22:13
mmmm..The sweet scent of hypocrisy!!!!!!!!
As for my sticking up for Gaddaffi, could you kindly cut and paste from my comments..you know..the bit you mention were I stick up for the Colonel..?
And you talk about hass u invidja..lol
Victor Vella
Dec 1st 2010, 14:32
SINJURA Mary Ann Borg. Fis-snien sebghin meta telgha fil-gvern il-Labour Party, Mintoff lanqas kellu flus biex ihallas l-impjegati tal-gvern. Minn taht in-nazzjonalisti, il-labour dejjem wiret pajjiz marid. Din id-darba marid b`marda terminali -iktar serja mis-snien 70s. Dak iz-zmien imn`Alla kien Gaddafi li ta il-flus lill-Mintoff ghax l-ommorogija ta' nies lejn l-Awstralja kienet tizdied. Fis-snin 70s il-petrol ghola 400% u grazzi ghal GaDDAFI li taghna fuel bl-irhis. Illum li dhalna fl-Ewropa u tant ahna bullijiet li tal-PN qed ikkisser -poplu Malti u qed juzaw li-prezz tal-petrol bhala arma poltika-ekonomika biex ikkolhom x`jiehdu go buthom minn fuq dahar il-fidilji. Ma nafx kemm dan il-pajjiz ha jibqgha gwejjed u bahnan. Fil-qafas tal-krizi ekonomika tas-snin 70s giet mahluqa l-Air Malta u l-isstutturi kollha finanzjari li dan il-gvern bla misthiha ta` xejn kisser u farrak. Ghax dak iz-zmien Mintoff kien immur il-Libya u ttina il-miljuni tar regim kienu jaghjruh li qed jittallab. Illum qed immorru l-EU u ittina bil-qamel u l-guh. Sewwa kien jghid Mintoff-Ewropa ta' Abel u kajjin!!!!!!!!
DVella
Dec 1st 2010, 18:24
I've noted . . . and my disgust only continues to increase! What next . . . 'Gieh ir-Repubblika' to Mister Ghaddafi for making a token gesture pretending to do something about the droves of illegal immigrants that are leaving from Libya's shores . . . possibly with the aid and blessing of some of their Authorities? (!)
Christian Sciberras
Dec 5th 2010, 19:56
@Victor Vella - Financial structures? Don't even joke about it. If you had a little bit of reasoning, you could see that since PN has been in Government, things have improved a lot.
Please don't go comparing those days with today, it only makes your argument ridiculous.
That said, I'm not satisfied with the current Government, at all.
As to Col Gadafi helping out...first you'll have to overcome my doubt.
You have to excuse me when I doubt the genuine kindness and generosity when this same person is threatening the EU (and indeed Malta) with purposefully sending illegal immigrants.
Secondly, I'm not really sure we accomplished anything with his cheap fuel and money. The last major improvements I've seen where those left to us by the British during the war. Impressive considering that's almost a 70 years ago.
DVella
Nov 30th 2010, 10:08
What a FARCE . . . everything about this fellow is a SICK JOKE! Human Rights indeed . . . anybody with the IQ of a dead frog will never associate Dom Mintoff and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici with any outstanding achievement in human rights . . . these were the people that presided over our country's darkest days and awarded our country's highest honour to a digusting and inhuman asian dictator ! ! ! As for Gaddafi himself and his latest antics at blackmailing the EU . . . . human rights my foot! ! ! Nobody would be really surprised if illegal immigration is happening with the full knowledge and blessing of the Libyan Government and Gaddafi's latest attempts at blackmail are just the flip side of the coin!!
It's about time the EU pulls it's finger out . . . disbands the joke that is Frontex and uses Naval warships to blockade Libya's entire coast . . . . then maybe we can talk about how many billions Gaddafi should give us instead! ! !
H. Meilak
Nov 30th 2010, 09:48
Gaddafi is only famous for Human Wrongs not Human Rights!
Christian Sciberras
Nov 30th 2010, 09:18
Another news I just can't believe.
Col Gaddafi and human rights? Heck Hitler should have been made a saint....
Bill Millam
Nov 30th 2010, 03:36
Malta's socialist dictator Duminku Mintoff, his lackey Karmenu Misud Bonnici (aka iz-ZERO) and Muammar Gaddafi and the words "HUMAN RIGHTS" should NEVER, EVER be used in the same sentence.
Perhaps, these 3 jokers should better go down in the history books as the 3 Stooges although there is NOTHING humorous about il-hnizrijiet committed under each henchman's rule.
Bill MIllam
Los Angeles
C. Muscat
Nov 30th 2010, 09:49
Mintoff and KMB were dictators enough to change the law so that the opposition party will be in government.
At least we knew what was going on. In many democratic countries everything is being done in the name of democracy and at one point in time look at Greece; look at Ireland and look wherever you like right wing are like cancer you feel ok while the government is eating you body and soul from inside.
Muscat Pat
Dec 1st 2010, 09:05
Tell that to the many American oil companies estracting oil in Libya and else where! Or in Azerbajan!
T Camilleri
Dec 1st 2010, 16:10
Bill Millam You from the USA dare to talk about human rights when the USA is the worst violator of any human rights throughout the world? What about the death penalty in the USA Bill? Pray tell us about it. What about the illegal; invasions, covert operations in other countries to topple their legitimate elected governments Bill? What cheek coming from someone from the USA!!!!!!!!
S. Sultana
Nov 30th 2010, 01:50
Was Gaddafi's famous Ukrainian nurse present for the awards?
M.Sammut
Nov 30th 2010, 01:22
Oh please shut up. This is foreign affairs we are talking about and not Cirque de Soleil! It is stupid to make fun of this award and of KMB. Pity Gaddafi is not as cool as Berlusconi, because if he was, probably we would speak differently.
gaffarena joseph
Nov 30th 2010, 00:55
What human rights????????
Poor Karmenu,he never made a political right move in his life.
jm camilleri
Nov 29th 2010, 23:51
hahaha....what a joke....next in line...Milosevic (in absentia) Caucaescu (in absentia too)....and all the rest
George Caruana
Nov 29th 2010, 20:43
Next in Line....Presidents of North Korea, China, Myammer (Burma),
Charles.C.Brown
Nov 29th 2010, 20:10
Long live the socialist libyan arab jamaharia the true friend of the maltese nation!!!!
C. Muscat
Nov 29th 2010, 19:42
X'demokrazija din. Irridu nwaqqghu ghac-cajt lil Karmenu Mifsu Bonnici!!!!! Daqs kemm qeghdin tajjeb u ghandna biex. Hadd ma qal xejn meta l-EU accettaw li jibdew jitkellmu mat-Turkija biex isisru membri tal-EU u ghax Karmenu kien mistieden biex jaghti dan l-unur... kulma kien mistieden.. issib min irid iwaqqa' ghac-cajt ghax Malti. U hadd ma jrid jinsa li l-Libya dejjem sibna ta' ghajnuna u n-Nazzjonalisti kellhom jibilghu kull ma kienu jghidu qabel il-1987 u mnalla ghax bis-sahha tal-Libya dejjem hadmu l-Maltin. Imbaghad biex irid wiehed jitkellem... favur il-PN meta kissru kollox inkluz l-Airmalta. KMB kien kapaci jzomm kollox jahdem u jahdmu l-Maltin.
Jeremy J Camilleri
Nov 29th 2010, 19:36
Wasn't it Fenech Adami who not too long ago was hugging the Libyan AMbassador? Was't it Gonzi who not too long ago was boasting about the close, special ties Malta has with Libya?
Franco Farrugia
Nov 29th 2010, 19:36
What does Libya, Gaddafi and indeed, Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, all have to do with 'human rights'?
Muscat Pat
Nov 29th 2010, 20:10
Although Libya is not a heaven on earth for human rights, wikileaks show that other democratic countries abuse these rights too.
Alfred Cassar
Nov 29th 2010, 21:56
@Pat Muscat, why do you have to defend Libya so much? The fact that other countries somehow fail in democracy doesn't justify what Libya does
victor pulis
Nov 29th 2010, 19:26
The Gaddafi prize for human rights! Whatever next? Kim Jong Il prize for Freedom of expression? Osama Bin Laden prize for best terrorist attempt? Oh well nothing to be surprised about. Remember once we honoured Ceausescu and his wife with an onoris causa or some such honour if I'm not mistaken
Matt Bonanno
Nov 29th 2010, 21:16
A former lecturer of mine had once told us that the University gave some kind of honourary degree to Ceausescu's wife, for a paper or something which she had written. It wasn't her who wrote it, of course.
c. camilleri
Nov 29th 2010, 19:01
Well knowing KMB's past one can only say that he is in good company. 'Gaddafi Internationl prize for Human Rights'.Just a travesty of justice?
Mary Ann Borg
Nov 29th 2010, 18:55
Dnub m'ghadhomx hajjin Caucescu, Stalin, Lenin etc ghax miskien KMB kien ikollu jtihom rigal ukoll. Ara taht min konna ! Ara x'tip ta' leaders jipproduci l-Lejber Malti eh. Kif tista' ma tibkix? Issa s-sena d-diehla KMB irid bilfors itih lil ta' l-Iran ghax dak tghidx x'champion fih tad-demokrazija u forsi jgib mieghu xi souvenir zghir nuklejari li KMB tant beza minnu meta kienet gejja l-Ark Royal Malta. U rridu niftakru li llum ghandna lill istess tip ta' nies fil Lejber bhal Scheberras Trigona u shabu li regghu hadu r-ruh kemm ilu li dahal Joseph.
Peter Bonnici
Nov 29th 2010, 19:10
@ Mary Ann Borg; Insejt lill Kim Il-Sung tal Korea ta Fuq, x'ghaxqa ! Dak ukoll kienu irregalawh b'medalja Gieh ir-Repubblika min ghalija. U ara f'liema keffa tefghuh lill Mintoff, mela mhux mil-Maltin biss kien jitqies bhala dittatur.
C Ellul
Nov 29th 2010, 18:51
So the Turkish Prime Minister wants to join the Fidel Castro , Hugo Chavez club ? Does not give him any brownie points towards his membership of the EU,
Peter Korsten
Nov 30th 2010, 07:22
The Turks are getting a bit fed up with the ambivalent stance of the other EU members, which changes with each election. Having said that, they still have a way to go, and it's ironic that it's a religious (Muslim) party that is tackling some of the more objectionable aspects of Turkish law (such as the role of the army).
Nick Falzon
Nov 29th 2010, 18:43
Oh please! Does KMB have no shame? The man's a liability and an embarrassment to Malta in 2010. Can't we lock him in a tower and throw away the key?
A Mercieca
Nov 29th 2010, 18:58
Nick you should be ashamed of yourself writing these words on Dr Mifsud Bonnici. He certainly deserve better. Please let us show some respect and think well before writing.
M Debono
Nov 29th 2010, 19:08
Actually you're right Nick. It is shameful to see an educated man like KMB participate in an event like this especially considering that Turkey has in some cases violated the rights of Kurds living in its country.
Jeremy J Camilleri
Nov 29th 2010, 19:35
And yet Turkey might soon be a member in the EU...
Paul Vella
Nov 29th 2010, 21:16
Ghadek ma tafx x'qalb tajba u tad-deheb ghandu dan il-bniedem!! Forsi ghalhekk qed tghid hekk. Izda li kont minn flokok kont nisthi minni 'nnifsi. Min tahseb li int biex titkellem hekk, online ukoll u mhux fil-wicc ha nkunu nistghu nitkelmu ahjar?