She once wrote that the fear she felt was palpable when the police came to her door and she sent her son into the fields with a computer. People who speak to me frankly tell me to not write letters to newspapers because someone may seek to take revenge. They tell me they are prudent in what they say because some people go to great lengths to take revenge.

Why are we living in this state?

Why is it that the general idea reigning supreme in all people's minds is that those who can, walk on water while others do not: the prime example is the issuing of building permits. Why do successive governments not correct this situation and make simple but clear rules, like Peter Serracino Inglott once suggested?

Corruption has to be eradicated at all levels: like cancer. Rudy Giuliani once told the Readers' Digest that he succeeded in New York because he implemented zero tolerance to corruption. If you are faithful in the little things, you will be faithful in the large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you will not be honest with greater responsibilities, Jesus said.

So when money and power become the driving force, one does not stop at anything. When the floodgates are opened, then all things follow: drugs, murders, etc. Look at the Mafia: they had no qualms about dumping toxic waste in the Mediterranean and in Terra del Fuoco.

Is it true what was said about Pilatus Bank? That some very important people got very close to Azerbaijan. Is someone indispensable to a government? I think no one is, especially if he deliberately opened secretive companies. Why do some commentators ignore the facts? Is the party more important for them than the facts and the truth? They are choosing their interests over the common good. Is it good to lead people who rely on you, astray? Why was no action taken when voter proxies were used and at least one voter said that he had not given any legal deputation to claim the vote? I want the facts to be revealed whether there were connections to prostitution or about Egrant.

What I am sure about is that she was blasted to smithereens because she was revealing the truth and was getting too close for comfort.

You, dear individual, stand up to be counted. Stand up, stamp your foot down, and say that you will not be bullied and you will not back off.

Joe Portelli

Nadur