Looking the other way
The Nationalist Party is currently busy covering the steps of Alexis Callus, it's representative in Safi who has admitted to having been one of the promoters of last Saturday's gathering of racists and Nazi sympathisers. The event which took place in the town where Callus is deputy mayor representing the Governing Party stirred a huge controversy on the island particularly after it emerged that Callus's views were allegedly well known to his uncle the Maltese Prime Minister. While the Maltese Authorities remain steadfast in their support for Callus, the rest of Europe is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the biggest Nazi extermination camp. From today's Guardian news weblog:
"I realised that they were prisoners and not workers so I called out, "You are free, come out!""
This is a quotation from Vasily Gromadsky, one of the Russian officers who liberated the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz in 1945.
Today is the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the biggest of six Nazi death camps, where up to 1.5 million of the many millions of victims of the Nazis died as part of the "final solution" to exterminate the Jewish race.
Mr Gromadsky's story is told on the American Public Broadcasting site, which carries good material on the liberation and is one of many excellent Holocaust history resources on the internet.
The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz has been chosen as an appropriate day for Holocaust Memorial Day, which is being commemorated around the world. Ceremonies are being held at Auschwitz, Krakow and Westminster Abbey.
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MLP calls for resignation of Safi Deputy Mayor - the Malta Independent
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posted by Robert Micallef at 1/28/2005 02:50:00 AM
Come on Rob, cut the spin. If you are that fussy about local councillors with a fascist streak look no further than Joe Meli who is well-connected with the MLP and stood for the Valletta Local Council elections as an MLP candidate. Meli was there at the Lowell meeting too.
And please be honest enough to admit that your party does not give a damn about Callus's opinions about illegal immigrants. The lack of coverage of the Safi events by the Union Press papers should be indicative enough.
The MLP livid because of Callus's opinions about on of their articles of faith: the burials of MLP supporters on unconsecrated ground (and not "a landfill" as the Independent called it).
Oops forgot to sign that!
Majistral
I feel strongly about this issue - there is no spin intended. And ths MLP statement (link from this post)is clear about this issue.
People with, as you call them, 'fascist streaks' have no place in mainstream governing parties at whichever level they participate. Anyone who supports the policies and ideas of Norman Lowell should not be allowed to stand as a candidate neither for the Labour Party nor for the PN.
Hi :)
I just came cross this forvm by chance.
Will be back to present my case shortly - fair enough ?
Regards
Jo
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