tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post2390461080013291625..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: EU Commissioner resigns in snus scandalChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-25350524130685842692012-10-20T22:53:40.210+01:002012-10-20T22:53:40.210+01:00Karl, you make a very good point. Earlier this wee...Karl, you make a very good point. Earlier this week I heard a Dutch reporter say in his introduction that he had, until that evening, never heard of snus. Imagine that, this is the uninformed guy who presents the EU news in Holland! He even said that this fraud case was a textbook example for the open and transparent procedures within the EU... Now that is funny, even Dalli has not read the OLAF report. And as to procedure, if I can believe Dalli, the 24 hours delay he requested from Barosso was turned down. It's a bit weak that Dalli complains after the fact, but maybe a case can be made that he did not resign but was pushed. Anyway, a day later Dalli changed his tune: he was entrapped by Big Tobacco. I read that Maltatoday has an interview with Dalli tomorrow, lets hope that this story stays alive! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-38220341372207704562012-10-18T21:25:02.512+01:002012-10-18T21:25:02.512+01:00For me the fact that Dalli denies EU citizens acce...For me the fact that Dalli denies EU citizens access to Snus is the real scandal. But the general public never got interested in that. Now someone shouts "corruption" and everybody pays attention. <br /><br />Isn't this strange.Karl Fasbrackehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413111410093492674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-14631773247178591242012-10-17T20:49:23.402+01:002012-10-17T20:49:23.402+01:00Interestingly the BBC piece features a link to a 2...Interestingly the BBC piece features a link to a 2006 article on snus titled "A safer alternative to smoking?" <br /><br />I suspect that this is the last time the BBC even mentioned snus but at least someone (almost certainly not Michelle Roberts) is trying.<br /><br />The item does of course contain the obligatory quote from public health central. <br /><br />"Experts at one of Sweden's top medical universities say there is no doubt that snus causes cancer of the pancreas and mouth."<br /><br />No doubt indeed! I have no doubt that the same people are still employed and still misleading the public. <br />Ivan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364023294207490403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-44465210952788002052012-10-17T17:47:25.182+01:002012-10-17T17:47:25.182+01:00The Dalli Defense:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...The Dalli Defense:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft8o6RWMKUE<br /><br />New Europe timeline:<br /><br />http://www.neurope.eu/article/timeline-john-dalli-olaf-investigationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-59533400395076824962012-10-17T14:43:43.353+01:002012-10-17T14:43:43.353+01:00It would seem that our Mr Dalli has form:
http://...It would seem that our Mr Dalli has form:<br /><br />http://www.ecita.org.uk/blog/?p=331<br /><br />Why is it that everything to do with the EU stinks to high heaven?nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-5725511110777257082012-10-17T12:05:14.818+01:002012-10-17T12:05:14.818+01:00This has now been reported on the BBC Health webpa...This has now been reported on the BBC Health webpage.Jonathan Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331501151709216753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-80558635063826511232012-10-17T00:52:53.232+01:002012-10-17T00:52:53.232+01:00This story isnt over,if one solicited a bribe we k...This story isnt over,if one solicited a bribe we know good and well its probably established for a long period. I think Big Pharma and even more BRIBES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-48068674916508024262012-10-16T20:12:06.334+01:002012-10-16T20:12:06.334+01:00Is this the Jersey Bank account he kept the bribes...Is this the Jersey Bank account he kept the bribes?<br /><br />http://john-dalli-eu-cv.blogspot.co.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-2896221934796611352012-10-16T17:35:47.431+01:002012-10-16T17:35:47.431+01:00Couldn't Swedish Match just give the moyen and...Couldn't Swedish Match just give the moyen and get the ban lifted, for Christ sake?Jean Granvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863378650172171963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-87772013319644466592012-10-16T17:23:50.550+01:002012-10-16T17:23:50.550+01:00Of equal interest is who will be appointed to take...Of equal interest is who will be appointed to take over his position, and will they be a rabid anti?<br /><br />My guess is that Dalli was poised to take a hefty back-hander if the deal came off. He would have "found new evidence" that snus was after all very low-risk and the impending restrictions could be watered down...<br /><br />Troughers, the lot of them.nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.com