Gaddafi: Malta’s part in his downfall

Malta played a crucial role in the planning and logistical strategy that allowed Libyan freedom fighters to launch their assault on the capital, Tripoli.

24 August 2011, 12:00am
by Karl Stagno-Navarra

1 min read

For just a handful of Libyan dissidents in Malta, Saturday, 20 August was a date they had prepared for.

Code-named ‘Operation Mermaid Dawn’, these Libyan nationals were entrusted with the logistical preparations for the landing by sea of hundreds of Misurata rebels on the coast of Tripoli.

The date coincided with the anniversary of the prophet Mohammed’s liberation of Mecca.

Dinghies, radios and other supplies (except for weapons) were shipped from Malta over the last two weeks to Misurata, and secretly distributed to the coordinators on the ground in preparation for the Tripoli landing.

Three plainclothes logistical officers from NATO worked closely with the Malta-based dissidents, providing advice and communication coordination with the operation command centre in Misurata.

Meanwhile, rebel leaders plotted the Tripoli uprising over the past few weeks, smuggling weapons into the city and stashing them in safe houses.

Four command centres spread between Malta, Benghazi, Misurata and Zawiyah, coordinated the blitzkrieg that drove thousands of rebels straight into the heart of Tripoli.

A senior Qatari military commander met with a senior TNC representative in Malta a week earlier and flew together to Tunisia and finalised the operation details which ensured a steady supplies of weapons, fuel, medicine and food through the Nafusa mountains, while special forces from Britain, France and Qatar intensively trained hundreds of fighters in the fields around Misurata.

NATO advisors to the TNC worked on aiding the rebels paint their targets around Zawiyah throughout last week, as the capture of the key town meant choking the main fuel, energy, water and food supplies to Tripoli.

The fall of Zawiyah consolidated the rebels’ plans to swiftly march their way right into the heart of the capital.

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X'paniku ghandu fuqu Demartino. Innutawh nies meta jikteb. Jekk tiflu sew il-ktiba tieghu, tindunaw f'liema stat ta' paniku qieghed jikteb. Innutaw hbieb ukoll, u dan tistghu taghmluh facilment, duru l-posts kollha u tindunaw li hlief l-istess ripetizzjoni ma jsemmix Demartino. Il-hazin li sar wara 1977 (meta lahaq kap EFA li gab l-inkwiet kollu fil-pajjiz), Demartino qieghed igebbdu lura ghas-snin 1971-1976. Tithassru, ghax bniedem ta' dik l-eta messu qieghed jistrieh mhux qieghed jghatti l-warrani ta' shabu tal-PIeta', u huma lanqas biss jaghtu kazu.

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@ray Dr Gonzi l-Ambaxxaturi tal Libya u America jew il PN KOLLHA KEMM INTHOM qed tghidu li ma kienetx MISSILA MELA JISTA XI HADD MINKOM GHID XKIENET DIK li SPLUZJONI Jekk hadd ma IGIB il PROVI bhal ma qalet it TORCA jien ghallura nemmen l-artiklu ta TORCA ghax hi BISS gabet il PROVI u qalet xkienet l-ispluzjoni l-OHRAJN HADD MINNHOM dilkl-ispluzjoni mhu qed ghid xkien ghallura ir risposta tigi waheda it TORCA qalet SEWWA

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JGPEM, http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/US-Gadhafi-Fires-First-Scud-Missile-of-Libyan-Conflict-127798803.html the torca article was wrong. Otherwise, it would have been reported worldwide.The first scud missile by Libya was fired some 10 days ago as can be seen in various international journals. That is why Gonzi knows that it was not a missile. Having said this, the scud missiles (which Libya owns) are so inaccurate that if it were to fire at Malta it would almost certainly miss the target by miles.

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Kollha l-istess tghamlu inthom in Nazjonalisti bhal dak il kaz ta li SPARATURA go Had Dingli Il gvern tieghek ghid li it TORCA GIDDIEBA imma ma QALX XKIENET dik li SPLUZJONI li semaw in nies GHIDINA Dr GONZI xkien dak il HOSS mhux JIPPROVA IGIDDEB LIT TORCA U MA GHIDX XKIEN IL HOSS

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Jiena nahseb Sur DARDIRA DEMARTINO li int qied TGHIX go dar BLUNA tal HGIEG Ghoqod ATTENT Sur Dardira GHAX HADD WARA HADD JASAL TA KULLHADD Lekk TITKELLEM man NEGOZJANTI kullhadd jghidlek li HUWA IMSALLAB BIT TAXXI ta dan il gvern li ghandek Sur DARDIRAMARTINO

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Some people really need to get a life.

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Imnalla li lili kulhadd jinjorani!!!!!!!!Kif ingenninhom. Kif ikexkixhom il-passat orribbli taghhom. Duru l-kummenti kollha u taraw kif kollha kemm huma, minkejja l-isfidi tieghi, kollha jdabbru rashom. Bilfors. Mahmug wisq il-passat taghhom. Il-mizerja li gabu fuq dal-pajjiz tibqa' tissemma fl-istorja. Anki Alfred Sant stess sejjahli traditur. Mhux jien; mhux Gonzipn, imma l-ex KAP taghhom stess. Hu sewwa qal. Dan ried ibieghena l-ewwel lill-Inglizi u mbaghad lit-Taljani. Min jaf kemm xtaq li kien hu li gab l-indipendenza? Jew li dahhalna fl-Ewropa. Dawn hlief faqar, mizerja, mibeghda, korruzzjoni, dwejjaq ma gabux. Dawm xerrdu tant dmugh u anki demm ta' Maltin ohra bhalhom. Assolutament ghalxejn. Dawn l-ewwel sallbu lil Boffa, imbaghad min sallab lil Boffa nafu kif spicca. Mghajjar u mzeblah min-niesu stess. Alfred Sant ukoll wehel bit-telfa ta' 3 snin ilu. Illum ghandhom lil Joseph. Il-modern u progressiv li jrid kieku joghgob "l Alla u lix-xitan. U jispicca ma joghgob lil hadd. Nieghu hemm min hebb ghall-kbir Dumink. Henn ghalih fizikament, jigifieri. Hemm min ghajru traditur....imma Joseph mar jarah biex forsi jigbor xi ftit voti. Dawn fi zmienhom lil Malta harquha. Harquha fil-veru sens tal-kelma. Harqu t-Times, kissru l-Kurja, kissru d-dar tal-kap tal-maggoranza, kissru l-kwartieri tal-MUT, kissru, farrku u harqu l-kazini kollha tal-PN, sallbu lill-haddiema kollha ...anmzi sallbu lill-poplu kollu. U ghalhekk ilhom TLETIN SENA, TLETIN SENA, TLETIN SENA fil-minoranza. U m'ghandhom ebda garanzija li se jkollhom maggoranza sentejn ohra. Dawn ghandhom passat iwahhax lil kulmin ghadda minnu. Dawn kienu gabuna qiesna tribu fil-qalba ta' l-Afrika. Intom iz-zghazagh li ma tiftakrux...Harsu lejn l-ahbarijiet li hergin mil-Libja. Aghar minn hekk konna ahna. Aeawhom is-siti li tajtkom haw taht. U zgur li rajtuhom. Mhux opinjonijiet, imma fatti dokumentati. Nerga' narakom.

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Hey DeMartino (cousin of the Warden's magnate, I believe), how rude you are calling people names. Dose your grande GonziPN clan approve of this coming out of you? It's very non befitting of you, coming from within the great patriotic nationalist party who, incidentally, managed to dismantle and denationalise all that was truly Maltese (banks, airport, post, lotto, public transport, shipyards, freeport, sea transport (Sea Malta) etc). It's better you don't mention the past (distant and recent) mind you. Your great patriotic party has a lot of skeletons in its cupboard, coming all the way from its inception till the very day. But let us not go that far. Let us start from the corruption filled 60's administration and the fatal sin saga to the corruption filled present. Corruption, drugs, scandalous contracts, nepotism, monstrous national debts, private debt per capita, behind the scenes agreements, money squandering, sky high cost of living and utility's tariffs, stress filled population, black economy, polluted environment, disastrous infrastructure, lack of accountability in all ministries and departments and all governmental bodies and authorities (MEPA, TM, MFSC, VAT dept. etc), overrunning budgets and time frames, dishonoured (by the government) legitimate court sentences, unsynchronized parliamentary group, disgruntled back benchers, disparity in the social strata, disappearing middle class, drained up pensions fund ...the list is endless and can be summarized as bad governance at its very best. Oh yes, you might be one of those who don't see all this because the likes of you only see the glitters and smoke screen that the PR machine of your party so aptly maintains in full swing. No doubt, you might be one of the restricted inner circle of friends of friends, making you one of the preferred supreme (blue eyed) race who never had it so good. But remember the old English saying, Mr D, not all that glitters is gold. Besides, all good things (in this case, for you and your party) must come to an end. And by the way, just in case you’re going to bully me for hiding behind a pseudonym instead of showing my true identity, please not that I have every reason to be very frightened of being victimized by your ‘mangia ostie ma cacca diavoli’ saintly compatriots. And this simply for expressing my views.

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@Demartino. Jien balalu? Daqshekk waqajt fil-baxx li tghajjar? Mela vera m'ghandekx biex tikkritika? Waqajt fit-tghajjir bhal ma jaqghu shabek meta ma jkunx mod iehor biex tirreagixxi! Nilghaq il-feriti? X'feriti huma? Dawk li bellajtlek jien u ghadek ma kkontradixxejtnix? Semmejtlek fuq 80 kaz ta' korruzzjoni, vjolenza u diskriminazzjoni politika taht il-gvern pur tal-PN. Ghadek ma chadt xejn minnhom. U mela tigi tghid li hrabt. Spiccajt qisek pappagall tirrepeti l-istess kliem u ghalhekk ma komplejtx mieghek! U jekk tahseb li bzajt minnek gharralek. Mhux billi tigi hawn qisek pagun tiddandan b'rixek miftuh, ghax m'ghandekx biex.

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Ftit history fuq Malta.. 1. Min gab il vot lin nisa ? 2. Min gab il vot mat 18 ? 3. Min gab l- edukazzjoni obligatorja ? 4. Min bena " housing estates " f`kull belt u rahal ghal haddiema ? 5. Min bena fabbriki, banek u intraprizi ghal haddiema Maltin ? 6. Min holoq l-AirMalta ? 7. Min holoq is- Sea Malta ? 8. Min holoq il Freeport ? 9. Min holoq kull beneficcju socjali ? 10.Min holoq it 2/3 pensjoni ? 11.Min holoq skema tas sahha b`xejn ? Hemm aktar, imma ghal issa daqshekk.....Rizulat.. Jekk min 11 ghedt 11 Il partit Laburista...mela irbaht.. Jekk ghedt li il partit Nazzjonalista fotta hafna minnhom u ghadu ser ifotti li fadal, allura ghandek 100 points ta kollox...Fhimt Giovann...

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Sur Gianninu Demartino il MULEJ taf xqal lil dawk li hadu lil PROSTITUTA HDEJH BIEX IHAGRUHA biex min ma ghandux DNUB (XJAHBI ) jitfa l-ewwel HADD minnhom SUR KAWLATU ma tefala GEBLA ghax XHIN GHOLLEW ABTHOM KOLLHA KELLOM XI JXOMMU u NAHSEB LI DIN IL PARABOLA TGHODD GHALIK Sur KAWLATU ghid lil SHABEK TAL PN INKLUZ INT biex jekk ma GHANDKOMX INTINA TAHT ABTKOM TITFAW L-ewwel GEBLA Sur KESAHLU KAWLATU DEMARTINO u ser NIEQAF HAWN SER INHALLIK TINFISKA FIL MIBEDA LI GHANDEK SUR KAWLATU GHAX HLIEF MIBEDA TA LIFA MIN ILSIENEK MA JOHROGX SAHHA U IL HARA LEJK

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Sur Giovann DeMartino.....Biex tkun kredibbli ibda mis snin 60 please. Altrimenti qeghed titqanzah bl-istess argumenti li iddejjaqt inwiegbek bl-istess argumenti ghalhekk qeghed tghazaq f`ilma.....Tinshiex tghati titwila lil www.maltapolitics.com/vjolenzanazzjonalista.htm Inhajjar lil kull min qeghed jikteb hawn sabiex jekk qatt ma thaltu fuq dan is sit..idhlu.

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Rega' tfacca l-balalu l-iehor. Ghadu jilghaq il-feriti tat--tkaxkir li tajtu! Il-balalu l-iehor biex zgur juri li mhux kapaci jikteb bil-Malti jikteb b'ittri kbar. Imsieken. Iridu jiddefendu l-akbar tradituri tal-Maltin. L-akbar mexxejja li gabu hmieg fil-pajjiz. L-akbar SALVARUR , Alfred Sant bidlilha l-bicca ta' quddiem, li biex minghalih isib siggu f'Westminster ried jghaqqadna ma' l-Ingilterra! Qeghdin tajjeb kieku llum! U ghax ma rnexxilux ried jghaqqadna mat-Taljani. Konna nkunu sewwa wkoll, kieku. Forsi kieku rnexxielu ma' Gaddafi, forsi kieku llum.........Partit li gab mizerja, vjolenza, arroganza, faqar, nuqqasijiet...oxxenitajiet li ma jitwemmnux. Aqraw iz-zewg sites li tajtkom haw taht u taraw kif kien isir serq sfaccat . Aqraw kiof kien hemm min ried li l-Bical jghaddu LILU partijiet mill-bank u minn intraprizi ohra. U ghax is-sid irrifjuta sab ruhu l-habs. Aqraw l-istorja dokumentata li wahhxet pajjiz shih. Aqraw halli taraw ir-regim kif kien jaghmel biex dejjem ihaxxen bwiet il-mexxejja. Kien serq sfaccat fid-dawl tax-xemx. Mhux ta' b'xejn li l-maggoranza cahditkom ghal TLETIN SENA shah. Haw eluf li lill-partit moqziez laburista ma jafuhx. Iffortunati li qatt ma ghexu taht il-madmad tar-regim meta konna nghixu qiesna tribu fil-qalba ta' l-Afrika. Aqraw kif anki l-qrati kien jissospendu halli zgur jaghmlu li jridu. Aqeaw kif kienu jheddu lill-imhallfin jekk xi sentenza ma toghgobhomx. Aqraw kif l-Imhallef Giovanni Bonello WAHDU kellu jiddefendi mal-170 kawza kontra r-regim li kien jikser id-drittijiet tal-bniedem ma kull nifs li jiehu. Fl-ahhar mill-ahhar mhux Mintoff qal li hu jigi jitnejjek mill-kostituzzjoni? U hekk kien jaghmel Ghalhekk illum anqas hadd jaf bih. Qiesu qatt ma ezista.

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@JGPEM. Hallieh lil Demartino bi kwietu miskin, forsi jgawdi l-ftit ta' snin li baqaghlu l-pensjoni li tah il-PL. Jigi jghahhar il-PL bil-hmieg meta l-PN hu mahmug izjed mill-PL. Jien tajtu hafna kazi ta' hmieg f'posts ohra, imma ma wiegeb ghall-ebda wahda. Baqa' biss jirrepeti bhal pappagall il-ftit kazi li tghallem bl-amment. Il-hmieg moqziez tal-PN kontra pajjizna ma jsemmiehx. Il-PN minn dejjem kien kontra li pajjizna jkun fuq saqajh u Nazzjon shih. Dejjem riedu mxekkel ma xi pajjiz iehor. Fit-30's ma' l-Italja, imbaghad riedu taparsi l-Indipendenza, ghax Mintoff ried li jekk se nkunu parti mill-kolonji Nglizi, jew daqs lnglizi jew xejn. (Hawnhekk infahhar l-agir ta' BO ghax kien wara l-Gvern ta' Mintoff u ma fixklux). Biex imbaghad il-PN gab it-taparsi ndipendenza, fejn halliet kollox f'idejn il-Gvern Ingliz. Imbaghad bi skuza tal-kummerc u l-ekonomija ghaqqduna ma' l-UE. Forma ta' kolonizazzjoni ohra. Dak hu l-patrijottizmu tal-PN. Dejjem jaraw minn fejn ihaxxnu bwiethom minn fuq dahar il-poplu Malti.

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Sur CAWLA DEMARTINO APPOSTA QIED NIKTIBLEK BITTRI KBAR BIEX TARA IL GENNATI LI GHAMLU SHABEK TAL PN DR GONZI U SIEHBU L-IEHOR LI SIEHBEK GONZI TEFAW BRUSSELS JOHN DALLI BHAL MA GHIDLEK KIEKU DAWN IL 50 MILJUNI QEDIN IGAWDUHOM IL MALTIN Sur CAWLU MHUX HADUHOM IL BARRANIN XMA JGHAMLUX FTEHEM MA CWIEC BHAL SHABEK TAL PN IL BARRANIN Sur Demartino

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@ Saviour Balzan. Mr. Balzan, I think you should be editing your journalists before they post such non sense and damaging untruths. Malta was irrelevant in Libya just as it was irrelevant in any other war or foreign policy from the Western Allies. This is simply fiction and a weird imagination of a journalist who should be tested and assessed for mental disfunction.

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INQRAST HUX SUR CAWLA DEMARTINO TLAQT GHAX QABDEK IL BIKI META TARA 50 MILJUN EWRO MARRU GO BWIET BARRANIN FLOK BAQAW FIL KAXXA TA MALTA

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Se niccaqlaq naqra...imma nerga' nigi.

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De niccaqlaq naqra...imma nerga' nigi.

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JGPEM int jaqaw bilfors tridni nghidlek balalu jew? Mhux kulmin jaqra t-tgerfix li tikteb jinduna li int balalu? Jekk ma jkunx balalu hu wkoll, naturalment. Ikteb xi haga bis-sens jahasra. U bil-Malti mhux bl-Gharbi!

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Mhux qedin sewwa Sur Demartino biex l-ajruplani ta l-Air Malta jizlu gol mitjar Malti IRIDU IHALLSU LIL MIA (2) Ma JAQBDEKX il BIKI Sur Demartino TISMA li HSBC fl- ewwel 6 xhur tas sena li qedin fiha GHAMLU 50 Miljun Ewro QLIEH KIEKU dawn il FLUS BAQAW gol KAXXA ta Malta Sur Demartino (3) Fejnhom Sur Giovannino il PM Dr Lawrence Gonzi u il ministri l-ohra Dr Austin Gatt u Dr Beatu Tonio Fenech kemm kienu qalu li JEKK IZ ZEJT JORHOS U FIL FATT RAHAS GMIELU IL KONTIJIET TA DAWL U L-ILMA JORHSU HEMM BZONN IZJED PROVI KEMM IL GVERN LI GHANDEK SER IKOMPLI JITNNEJJEK BIN NIES Sur CAWLA DEMARTINO ma NAFX kif ghandek il WICC TITKELLEM META QIED TARA DAWN IL HNIESRIJIET ISIRU

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In 2011 Malta played a key role in the liberation of Libya from Gaddafi (a despot who was loved and is loved by all leaders of MLP: Mintoff, KMB, Sant, and Joey M.). In 2013 Malta and the Maltese in general will play a major role in liberating the Patria from mlp forever.

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Anzi ma ghajjarx lill-Kbir GonziPn TRADITUR! Imnalla kien gvern tal-PN biex baghat il-pulizija jiddefendu lill-KBIR ghax kienu joqtluh......IL-LABURISTI., Dak destin. Bhalma gralhom partita dittaturi ohra...imma haw kellna lil EFA lest jiddefendi lil kulhadd.

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Mhux tikkteb biss ma tafx bil-Malti, imma anqas tifhem! Kieku ma semmejtnix b'ismi hadd ma kien jinduna li kont qed tipprova twiegeb lili! Qed niehu pjacir li lil Borg Olivier sejjahtlu 'l-mibki"....Kemm zeblahtuh b'affarijiet personali miskin. Imma s-sugget mhux 'il-mibki B.O, imma l-hmieg tal-PL

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Sur DeMaRtNo mintiex tara bghajnek stess il MP Nazjonalista Dr Franco Debono(TAGHKOM STESS DAN ) Sur DeMaRtiNo Qal lil MINISTRU TAL GUSTIZZJA biex IQUM mir RAQDA li HU rieqed dan qalu gol QORTI il bierah

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Skuzi ta Sur Giovann Demartino UREJT KEMM INTI VAZU Meta saret il kostituzjoni biex bhal ma ghid qabel jien siehbek Dr Eddie Fenech Adami ghamel KONGURA il Belt kontra il mibki Dr Gorg Borg Olivier biex ITAJRU min kap tal PN 3/4 kwarti mid deputati Nazjonalisti kollha IFFRMAJ il Kostituzjoni il gdiaimfasla mil Perit Duminku Mintoff dak 9Mintoff) zgur ghamel il GID lil MALTA Sur Demartino li GHAMEL LI LI SPTAR IKUN BXEJN BIZZEJJED GHAX KIEKU JEKK MA JOLLOX FLUS KONT TIBQA TMUT BIL MOD Sur DeMaRtInO

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JGPEM dawn is-sites juruk kemm kien KBIR, verament KBIR Duminku Mintoff. Il-problema tieghek li ahjar tikteb bir-Russu ghax bil-Malti ma tafx tikteb.

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U qabel ma tippruvaw turu gherfkom....aghtu daqqa ta ghajn haw halli taraw jistax partit ikollu passar moqziez u oxxen izjed minn taghkom. http://archive.maltatoday.com.mt/2003/12/21/14html http//archive.maltatoday.com.mt/2003/09/07/top.news.html Kuragg SUR laiviera....delettant int tas-sites.

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Ara regghu dehru dal-partita bezziegha anonimi! Kif inwerwirhom jien meta nsemmilhom l-oxxenitajiet tal-passat laburista! Inkisret il-kostituzzjoni? ALLURA? Mhux il-KBIR kien iddikjara publikament li HU jigi jitnejjek mill-kostituzzjioni? U hekk ghamilna ahna!

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I'm delighted that Malta has played an albeit minor role in the liberation of Libya.

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@jgalea biex TNEHHI il parti tan NEWTRALITA mil Kostituzjoni irid ikun hemm 2/3 tal kamra tal parlament li JAQBLU magha bhal meta saret il KOSTITUZJONI META DR EDDIE FENECH ADAMI U HAFNA OHRAJN BIEX IWARBU LIL DR GORG BORG OLIVIER IVVOTAW FAVUR IN NEWTRALITA TA MALTA Kif IMWETQA MIL KBIR DUMINKU MINTOFF

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jgalea jien nahseb li il partit tieghek il PN qatt ma jaghmel xejn sewwa ghax meta saret il KOSTUTIZJINI il partit tieghek IVVOTAu QABEL MAGHHA biex MALTA tkun NEWTRALI imma Dr Eddie Fenech Adami u il PN l-importanti GHALIHOM KIEN LI JIRBHU IL GVERN u IL POTER BIEX WARA IMBAD JGHAMLU U IKISSRU IL KOSTUTIZZJONI KIF JAQBLILHOM KIF QEDIN JGHAMLU mela BIL WICC TOST KOLLU TIGI ITWAHHAL FIL PL jgalea ghax ma tmurx DINDIFEN XIMKIEN

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Chapter 1. 1.3.......Malta is a neutral state actively pursuing peace,security and social progress among all nations by adhering to a policy of NON-ALIGNMENT and REFUSING to PARTICIPATE in ANY MILITARY ALLIANCE.. Aktar min hekk xi iridu ikunu jafu iz zewg partiti...........Jekk mhux ser tmorru fuq mejda u tibdlu dan ta hawn fuq...Qeghedin titmejlu bil poplu, u imisskhom tisthu...

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Come on guys! Malta wouldn't be able to liberate Filfla if it were occupied even by the lizards!

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So Malta first befriended Gaddafi in Mintoff and KMB's times, sustained the friendship through EFA and Gonzi until February 2011, then dumped him and even had a role in hid downfall. Is is sheer opportunism or what? See here: http://mazzun.wordpress.com/http://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/malta-u-l-libja-matul-is-snin-malta-tqabbel-fejn-jaqblilha/

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Come on people, don't get too carried away. Malta's part is minimal if non existance. It's typical media sensationalism to capture a few readers, nothing more nothing less. It's Nato and the Libyan rebel where the credit should go, not some few dissidents in Malta. Get real.

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@jgalea For the constitution to be amended it needs the approval of two thirds of the MPs so there is VERY little chance for the constitution to be amended. Until that time if the plot was orchestrated in Malta our Constitution has been breached and the government is duty bound to make a statement!

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Having been his main accomplishes for many decade we are now pretending we played a role in his down fall. This article is hogwash!

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I think yes it's time that our goverment remove once and for all the silly "neutrality" clause from our constitution. Our place is in Europe, in NATO and not playing the silly game of being neutral as the party of the minority wants us to be. Dawn tal mlp QATT ma jgibu wahda tajba haha.

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This is treason of the highest order.

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If this is true then our constitution (neutrality clause) has been breached. A statement by the DOI is called for.