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  • Mainstream opinion in Malta thinks that that so called ex-prime minister (Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici) is a joke/extremist. He actually called Gaddafi's Libya extraordinarily democratic. So please don't interview this individual like he's representing Malta in any way.

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  • If the UN determines that a no fly zone must be established Malta must play a part! Neutrality is like the Socialism of Mintoff (and Ghaddafi for that matter), a utopia and an illusion.

  • That ex-priminister is a bit cuckoo, he was never elected he was nominated to take over from Dom Mintoff....Bit of a dreamer!!

  • Libya » Reluctant US says Libya no-fly zone would have little effect March-08-2011--Officials say a no-fly zone over Libya remains an option to help curb the bloodshed, but that it would have little effect on the kind of helicopter attacks being seen. Video: Malta prime for Libya action Libya 'no-fly' plan gathers pace NATO starts Libyan surveillance, while US, UK, France mull no-fly zone GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE RELIEF INFO-AWARENESS 1-858-366-4777 1-800-270-2928
  • US intervention in Libya means means money from oil, but also from the various other industries (arms, contractors, banks, etc). Oil is the obvious one but that's just scratching the surface. America's looking for an endless source of conflict and Libya is a prospect.

  • AWAX also has Electro Magnetic Pulse capability and can drop any plane anywhere, at any time. It can turn negative charges into positive charges and the plane just falls out of the sky. Gaddafi is not going anywhere and I'm certain that is the message they are giving him. Anyone who thinks the USA needs Libya's oil is buying a used turd. America is only interested in saving lives, lives that are worth saving, lives that are precious, lives that count. Don't be stupid, they're worth saving.

  • @nucsol

    You might be right about some things but NEVER ABOUT AMERICA WANTING TO SAVE LIVES!

    Perhaps save lives to try to improve a bit it's indelibly tarnished Image? Perhaps!

    But saving lives just to save lives have never been the purpose!

    Let me remind you....korean war, Vietnam, South America, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan.....

    Oh wait......ANNIHILATION OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF NORTH AMERICA!( which they call Red Indians! lol, they are north Americans!)

  • @MYouSSofsaLahElDIn South Korea would not agree with you and given what happened to the people of Vietnam when we left, under the Khmer Rouge. They may not agree with you? Northern Iraq would not agree with you, Afghanistan actually wants us to stay, Pakistan could kick us out at any time, yet they don't. Yemen ? South America is a big part of the world, Coasta Rica, Panama. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia and Equadore seem to be on good terms with America. We do love people, all people.

  • @nucsol

    THIS CONVERSATION IS TERMINATED!

    BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH A SICK HYPOCRITE! INSTEAD FOR EXAMPLE OF ACKNOWLEDGING HOW YOU WERE KILLING VIETNAMESE MERCILESSLY ...NOOo, YOU COME AND SAY THAT THEY WERE BETTER OFF WITH AMERICANS KILLING THEM THEN KHMIR ROUGE! WHAT AN ANIMAL YOU ARE. INSTEAD OF ACKNOWLEDGING THRUTH YOU DO LIKE DICTATORS WHICH YOU ARE! YOU SAY THEY ARE BETTER OFF WITH USA! JUST LIKE QADAFI SAYS ALQAIDA WOULD RULE YOU IF I LEAVE!

    PATHETIC HORRIBLE DISGUSTING ANIMAL YOU ARE!

  • @nucsol Lol. Your deluded. Nobody likes America. You only think they do because you live in a media bubble. People in Libya dont like America, infact they dont want your "Humanitarian Aid" dropped on their cities. Alot of Libyans are happy with gaddafi, and dont want him to be replaced with a corporate puppet who will sell all their oil wealth to other nations.

  • @nucsol don't listen to them man...there's lots of positive things about the USA. Lots of bad things....but also lots of positive things as well. Peace and light from Malta.

  • @MrSpanky87 I do not listen to them. Life is precious, people are the most precious resource and Libya has given all for its due process. I am white, blue eyed, blonde hair and very American. I have served my country with honor and I was involved in the first strike on Libya and we all felt then that the job should have been done right but the Cold War was the priority. Libya can lead the great nation of Africa and it is very important that we show her how and give her the tools for success.

  • Well the current actions of the rebels in taking the UK envoys hostage, the rebs just shot themselves in the foot...the Libyans are a bunch of idiots.

    I'm not surprised, they've been defeated by chadians and Tanzanians in battle which shows how retarded they are.

    They deserve qaddafi, this coming from a former supporter of the rebels.

  • @Bander1 And you know this how? The Libyans are idiots? retarded? they deserve Gaddafi? Are you aware of how silly you sound - the ppl on the ground are a mixture of ppl - some military basic training and some just ppl out of their homes to fight. Give them a break, if you're such a giant military strategist get on a plane man and go help otherwise just try and show some decency please!

  • @Bander1 The rebels let the UK force go. I don't think Gaddafi's forces have released the Dutch soldiers they rounded up days ago yet though.

  • this ex-prime minister was the one nicknamed zero by the opposition at the time as he went into power without getting a single vote, he is also the prime minister that messed up a hijacking hostage situation

    so the fact that he is an ex-prime minister doesn't mean squat, plus you don't have to be an ex-prime minister to have these queries bubbling in ones head

    On the other hand, no one speaks of the humanitarian efforts which are underway!

  • Then why has Sky News from the UK announced this evening that the British clowns who botched the operation in Libya “RETURNED TO THEIR BASE IN MALTA”?

    Sky has also reported there were no diplomats among the party only two MI6 agents and six SAS operatives!

    Mr Bonnicci is absolutely correct!

    A Worried Gozo Resident

  • What to say about when in the 1970s Libya sent war ships to stoop Malta from drilling for oil in Maltese teritorial waters. We have the right to drill for oil in our own territory. Libya did nt wanted us to drill for oil Why???? From the other hand USA and Britain always defendet our country and builded our country infrastructure.

  • And History repeat itself~

  • Regardless of what Gaddhafi has done or not done, Western imperial intervention would be one hundred times worse for the people and the region.

  • Such a Maltese accent :P

  • America has plenty of oil if only we could repeal environmental laws! We have to decide on extinction of insects or people! When we start drilling and exploring we will find all the oil we need. But we do need to investigate what oil companies really pay for the oil they are refining! They are not paying $100 a barrel. They price gas on futures price, which is a speculation price.

  • If the USA moves in to intervene with this situation, that is my proof that oil is running out and the oil recources are getting more and more important... Message to all people: Stop being so dependent on oil. Use your car less, buy local products and grow your own food if possible.

  • I think Malta is making the right choice, I don't think declaring neutrality would hold any respect from the Islamic movement that is taking hold around North Africa. Poor old Malta is smack bang in the middle. The question they must be asking itself is "do we want to become another potential Istanbul?"

    If this was the start of a Islamic movement to reinstate a caliphate, would it really look any different to western eyes? We hope for democracy, but really things are on a knife edge.

  • Another thing I wanted to add but had no char remaining : All that Mr.Mifsud Bonnici (the former prime minister) wanted to say is that wester countries are taking advantage. And I think he right. The thing is that its a delicate situation, we dont want to annoy Libya, we dont want to annoy US/UK either. How should we do that in your opinion ? We close Air/Sea Transit and refuse all aids for helping Libya ?

  • @muserfish

    What Mr., Mifsud Bonnici is saying is absolutely absurd. He is the most unpopular ex prime minister malta ever had. He was a rather anti west prime minister who was placed in that posiiton without even tasking part in a general election and was never voted into parlament. He is refuted byu boths sides of parliament due to his anti western and anti democratic openions.

  • @muserfish -- Not sure if the question was to me but I agree with you. You don't need to annoy Libya unless you feel it is time for the Col. to step down. US/UK are both annoyed all the time anyway by this region dating back to the days of the Barbary Coast. lol

  • @the82spartans

    The US, while amazing in its drive for human rights and quality of life, is still a superpower that sometimes forgets that nationalistic identities of smaller nations are sovereign things, not guidelines. We’ve proven in the past that we are not afraid to run over these identities in the quest to feed our reliance on foreign oil.

  • @rhardwick2003 -- hmmm... can't agree with that, rhardwick2003. Also, the entire modern world needs oil regardless of what POTUS says.

  • @the82spartans

    And for the record- I’m an American of Maltese decent. My Grandfather was one of those who left Malta to come to the US and join the Army to defend both the US and Malta in WWII, so I understand very well both the American need for strategic positioning in the Med, but I also understand the former ambassador’s perspective.

  • Shit.

    If it wasn't for the west in WWII Malta would have fallen to the Nazi's. Ungrateful bastard.

  • @the82spartans

    Malta was independent longer than any nation in the area (Napoleon and beyond) and has a very proud history of self reliance an self defense. Malta was the most bombed place on earth in WWII, but if you check your history.. Maltese were part of the effort to defend their country, and then to rebuild and maintain self reliance after the West left and was propping up governments and economies in Germany and Japan.

  • @rhardwick2003 -- Very good points. 5 *'s. Malta is the only island with the distinction of being awarded the George Cross by Britton’s King Edward VI (highest civilian award given) for her bravery against the Nazi's. The 'Island Fortress' was also described by FDR as 'one tiny bright flame in the darkness'.

    Of course it is also are home to the popular pooch.

  • @the82spartans

    Mr Spartans. I have no clue where youre from but I am from Malta and Malta is too small for one not to notice or come to hear of whats happening. I assure you there are no bloody armaments here to be used against Lybia. Fucks sake, Lybia is our friend, we totally do not want to get involved in this situation.

    We only took part to the evacuations on a humanitarian level. Thats all.

    Even if we wanted to fight, we would be probably annihilated by 99.9% of the World Countries.

  • @muserfish -- Yes, and I realize the importance of your homeland in this situation with Libya. I was directing my comment to your former Prime Minister who so quickly dismissed the west's intentions and virtue.

  • @the82spartans

    The Maltese understand their history (better than most of us in the US), and they understand the significance of their strategic Mediterranean position- and also understand, all too well, how enticing it is for a western superpower to try to move in and take advantage of it.

  • @rhardwick2003 -- What would be the point to take advantage of Malta, btw?

  • If it wasn't for Malta, the war could well have gone the other way. Actually. Dude.

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  • @the82spartans "Without Malta the Axis will end by losing control of North Africa" -Erwin Rommel

    Taylor, A.J.P. and S.L. Mayer, eds. A History Of World War Two 1974, page 182.

  • @smowkmylungs -- Excellent. 5 *'s.

  • no fly-zone, why are we waiting?

  • isnt al jazeera owned by mohammed bin laden or summing?

  • @RandyLahey911 AIR RAIDS IN LIBYA AT ME VIDEO ALL TO LOOK EMPIRE STRIKES BLOW.....!!!!

  • @1ZALMOKSIS what?

  • USA and its cronies are sooooooo creepy

  • Gaddafi is a revolting pig that needs to die. Long live a free Libya!

  • @cryoslave88

    Yeah long Live Forever a free libya free youre country from this dictator and become a democracy and Boot the jihadists out! Long live freedom fighters we will not be hindered!Take us to freedom!The Higher order shall reign!

  • "Freedoom fighters" are islamists outraged by Gaddafi´s infidel regime.

  • @TheArabSultan how much did he pay you to say that?

  • The western military isn't there to provide aid, or to evacuate innocents, which they might actually be doing both, but that is not why they are there. The military force is there to make sure the oil keeps flowing and they are there to oversee the placement of Libya's next Leader to the same end. Gadaffi is leaving, everyone knows that, except maybe Gadaffi himself, the real story that AlJazeera should be covering is who is going to replace him, and whether or not the exploitation will continue

  • i hope gaddafi wont attack us soon:/

  • @MrSkyMalta I think that he's far too busy trying to stay alive. Besides, if he tries to attack NATO, he will surely be toast; he may be crazy but he's far from stupid. But I can certainly understand your anxiety. It is the grass that suffers when elephants fight.

  • of course they are gathering other intelligence prior planning prevents poor performance right?

  • who cares?

  • Well DUH. They're gonna exploit the opportunity, it's the same thing Khadaffi or any other smart leader or nation would do. Let's not wear the rose tinted glasses. Evacuate personnel yes but never let an opportunity go a calling.

  • I wonder how true are the allegations that the western international military powers are not just there for evacuation purpose but to "exploit" an oppurtunity to meet their own ends? I know that some of them are there for humanitarian purpose to provide food and medical supplies. I hope these allegations will be untrue despite what the history tells us so far, I wouldn't want that for the Libyan's fighting hard for democracy, it would be good to have extra military force & No-Fly Zone to end war

  • @CCdiary I guarantee you Americans aren't gonna benefit from it, and even if we did it's still wrong.

  • some libyan rebel groups ?

    which libyan rebel groups ?

    the pro american ones i guess

    aljazeera you are a US/Nato propaganda machine and you should be held accountable for the innocent ppl you kill

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