Romney, Santorum Bid for right-wing in Michigan
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are virtually tied heading into the critical Republican presidential primary in Michigan today, where the outcome could further boost Romney’s ...
Unfinished Business: Gonzi, the euro and Syria
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
What seems to link together three totally unrelated issues, Gonzi, the euro and the Syrian tragedy, is that in all cases we are talking of unfinished business...
In Europe, Spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens
Monday, 27 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Europe has endured the pain of layoffs, wage cuts and tax increases designed to bring government debt under control...
Return To the Arc of Crisis
Monday, 27 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Thirty-three years ago, then-US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke of an “arc of crisis” coursing through the Middle East and into Central Asia...
More June Than September
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
People may have been taken in by the lull that followed Franco Debono’s abstention in the parliamentary confidence vote in the past weeks, and may...
Over The edge
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Lending money to Greece under the terms of the bailout scheme put together by the EU through the new €130 billion scheme is like throwing money down the drain. Why? Simply because the arrangement ...
Legislating For sustainable development
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Bill for Sustainable Development is currently before Parliament. It has rightly been criticised for being deficient in a number of key respects. ...
The (Real) Dictator
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The last film at which I laughed myself silly was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno. So I’m more than glad to see that he has another epic character in production: The Dictator. This should be one film that Franco Debono, ...
Moment In Time - Pre-match handshakes
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The greatly publicised incident involving a Liverpool football player refusing to shake the hand of a Manchester United opponent, who had...
Ethics, Justice and changes
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Ethics in sport is all about building character through trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, friendship, positive rivalry, being moderate in victory and honourable ...