German ministers on Malta stopover

Mr C Cassar

Jun 13th 2011, 15:15

The UK caused much of the problem in the first place. Remember Tony Blair shaking hands with Gaddafi a few years ago as he was embraced as an friend of the UK? That was the biggest joke and simply showed the selfshness of the UK and it's desire to lay its hands on a good deal for Libyan oil. Well, that's back fired now and it's quite right the UK should be paying back what it planned to take for itself all of those years ago. Gaddafi would have toppled years ago if the British had not been so stobborn to support him.

Germany is doing the right thing in trying to bring peace to a situation it did not create. We should be greatful that there are countries who are prepared to help rebuild nations they did not damage in the first place.

Christian Sciberras

Jun 13th 2011, 17:15

Mr Cassar, remember Dr Gonzi embracing Col Gaddafi only a few weeks before the humanitarian crisis in Libya?
No, I didn't forget.

Mr C Cassar

Jun 13th 2011, 17:34

Unfortunately it was Dom Mintoff who built the strong relationship between Malta and Libya, so please research your facts a little more deeply. It was the PN's push for Malta to join the EU (that PL were totally against) that finally saw Malta become part of a civilised Europe rather than a dirty backward Noth Africa which was the only option without EU membership.

Mr John Micallef

Jun 13th 2011, 18:32

@Mr. C Cassar - darn right, we were non-aligned, and our best friends were...Libya, Romania, North Korea...

Stefan Zammit

Jun 13th 2011, 18:58

@Mr John Micallef: You left out China, and a few countries from the communist block!

Mr Tony Camilleri

Jun 13th 2011, 23:58

Mr C Cassar anything wrong with what Mintoff did?
Mintoff was first.
Others followed.