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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Cantelo" data-source="post: 1302830" data-attributes="member: 2844">Whilst I'd agree that far more Maltese citizens should 'stand-up and be counted' on this matter (and have argued so elswhere on this thread), I can't help thinking that calls to take away the 'George Cross' are deeply misguided.  Whatever we may think of the minority (albeit apparently a sizeable one) who slaughter protected species on Malta and the failure of the current government to act decisively, this should not detract from the extraordinary heroism displayed by the Maltese people as a whole during WWII.  It's not too great an exaggeration to suggest that had they buckled and the island fallen then the freedoms we blithley take for granted might have been lost.  Furthermore, such an act would (rightly) alienate the whole population of that island and put back the cause of conservation decades.   Neither is blanket name calling ('cavemen') helpful,John</blockquote>