Unpredictable changes
Friday, March 21, 2008
With a new MLP leader Maltese politics will change in all sorts of unpredictable ways
Aldo Moro
This Sunday Italians commemorate 30 years since former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome on March 16th 1978. The Brigate Rosse killed him after 54 days of captivity. The Moro case totally changed the Italian political landscape in the subsequent years. The film 'Buongiorno, notte' directed 4 years ago by Marco Bellocchi portrays the events in a politically detached way and from the perspective of one of the kidnappers.
Straġi ta' l-innoċenti
Thursday, March 13, 2008
The threat of the storage of fireworks in residential areas has been neglected for far too long. This time it has taken the life of two people one of whom was an innocent bystander. Malta should have a properly implemented national system of licencing for fireworks operators and in order to purchase display fireworks, operators must have licenced explosives storage and public liability insurance.
Mediterranean Union
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
French press reports are saying today that France and Germany have reached an agreement on the Mediterranean Union but they won't disclose any details about it until the next EU Council in Brussels.
A parody of journalism
The Institute of Maltese Journalists was right yesterday to describe the last minute press card issued by the DOI to an MP as 'a parody of journalism.'
The wild horse
Monday, March 03, 2008
Antoine Camilleri would be celebrating his 86th birthday this year if he were still alive. Those of us who knew him will be moved by this video for TV series Bricolage conducted by Toni Sant in 1998.