This article appeared in The Times of Malta on Thursday 11th December 2014 http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141210/opinion/A-shot-in-Sarajevo-two-in-G-ira.547612 A hundred years ago, a shot in Sarajevo led to the beginning of World War 1. The assassination of Prince Ferdinand was followed by statements, political manoeuvring and escalations that led to the Great War, four years of tragedy, bloodshed and wasted youthful lives. The November shooting in Gżira will also be followed by almost four years of what’s left of this government’s term of office. The statements, political manipulation and escalation we have seen will not have the same effect as the Great War but our youth are also concerned at the lack of any future this government is offering them. It was an incident that has stripped bare the skeletons that Joseph Muscat’s smiling facade has been covering since well before he took over Castille. While the shooting itself is a crime to be condemned
Mark huwa inġinier u kandidat għall-Elezzjoni Ġenerali fuq ir-4 u l-10 distrett, f'isem il-Partit Nazzjonalista. Huwa Kunsiller elett fil-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gudja sa mill-2006.