RIP Wee Jum 1,558 Posted August 22, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,612 Posted August 22, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up Michael Jacksons dead? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted August 22, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up Michael Jacksons dead? I believe the rumours are true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 22, 2012 former German defence minister George Leber has died at 91 http://www.dw.de/dw/...6184548,00.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,558 Posted August 22, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up Michael Jacksons dead? Sorry I should of asked if you were sitting down before I broke the "breaking news" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 599 Posted August 22, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up Michael Jacksons dead? I believe the rumours are true. And I'm lead to believe Peter Falk has altzheimers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted August 23, 2012 Dom Mintoff, ex Maltese PM, dead. http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxml Next you'll be posting that Michael Jackson is dead.....FFS keep up Michael Jacksons dead? I believe the rumours are true. And I'm lead to believe Peter Falk has altzheimers... The joke that never gets old Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ITDY 20 Posted August 24, 2012 http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16184548,00.html Georg Leber former German defence minister and member of Helmut Schmidt's cabinet has bit the big one. Schmidt next please (and take Merkel with you) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,609 Posted August 24, 2012 I think that Eric Pickles might be the next recipient of the Cook-Dewar prize for Death in Political Office. He is certainly not the oldest member of the cabinet but the photo that graced the cover of i last week made him look unhealthy. I would be interested to know if you think that any of his cabinet colleagues would be more likely to go. (This is highly theoretical as deaths of serving cabinet ministers are very rare) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted August 24, 2012 (This is highly theoretical as deaths of serving cabinet ministers are very rare) Except in Africa and the Middle East Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 24, 2012 http://www.dw.de/dw/...6184548,00.html Georg Leber former German defence minister and member of Helmut Schmidt's cabinet has bit the big one. Schmidt next please (and take Merkel with you) thank you for repeating the news I broke 4 posts earlier! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted August 24, 2012 (This is highly theoretical as deaths of serving cabinet ministers are very rare) Last time that happened in the Netherlands was in 1986, when Koos Rietkerk, Minister of the Interior and aged 60, died in office, from a heart attack, IIRC. One Dutch Prime Minister died in office, Thorbecke. This man is highly regarded in Dutch political history. His name is almost synonymous with the 1848 state reform, in which the political principle of ministerial reponsibility in was introduced and all political power removing from the king. Hie died in 1872 from pneumonia, aged 74. Oh, and he wasn't handsome: regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 26, 2012 Big death in the political world.The former Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Pauli Ellefsen has died http://en.wikipedia..../Pauli_Ellefsen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,930 Posted August 26, 2012 Big death in the political world.The former Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Pauli Ellefsen has died http://en.wikipedia..../Pauli_Ellefsen Oh no, not him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 26, 2012 The excitement continues, because newss has come i n that the former lib dem politician Donald Gorrie has died at 79 http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-19383168 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,609 Posted August 28, 2012 (This is highly theoretical as deaths of serving cabinet ministers are very rare) Last time that happened in the Netherlands was in 1986, when Koos Rietkerk, Minister of the Interior and aged 60, died in office, from a heart attack, IIRC. One Dutch Prime Minister died in office, Thorbecke. This man is highly regarded in Dutch political history. His name is almost synonymous with the 1848 state reform, in which the political principle of ministerial reponsibility in was introduced and all political power removing from the king. Hie died in 1872 from pneumonia, aged 74. Oh, and he wasn't handsome: regards, Hein He looks like he is about to spit out a mouse! LOL Thanks for the detail about Dutch political reform I now feel better informed and slightly chastised as I was being very parochial as I was thinking of the British Cabinet and the devolved parliaments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted September 1, 2012 They say you are getting old when Politicians seem younger. Well William Petzall won't be getting any older than 24 http://translate.goo...d=0CDYQ7gEwADgK http://en.wikipedia....am_Petz%C3%A4ll Edit for : overdose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted September 1, 2012 They say you are getting old when Politicians seem younger. Well William Petzall won't be getting any older than 24 http://translate.goo...d=0CDYQ7gEwADgK http://en.wikipedia....am_Petz%C3%A4ll Edit for : overdose. Such a shining example. I hope his Dutch political soul mate Geert Wilders follows it. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted September 2, 2012 The former Prime Minister of Haiti Smack Michel has died http://www.washingto...300b_story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted September 5, 2012 Ed Koch, 87, was hospitalised with anemia and had a blood transfusion. He's expected to be released Wednesday... Who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted September 5, 2012 The former Prime Minister of Haiti Smack Michel has died http://www.washingto...300b_story.html Smack down! Oops, just checked the link. 'Smarck down' doesn't work quite as well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,936 Posted September 5, 2012 The former Prime Minister of Haiti Smack Michel has died http://www.washingto...300b_story.html Smack down! Smarck down even. You'd have spotted that if you'd followed the link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted September 5, 2012 The former Prime Minister of Haiti Smack Michel has died http://www.washingto...300b_story.html Smack down! Smarck down even. You'd have spotted that if you'd followed the link. I did....eventually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,405 Posted September 5, 2012 http://news.sky.com/...adited-to-libya I can see this guy getting the death penalty too. Maybe the same time as saif . Looks like a good pick for 2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted September 5, 2012 http://news.sky.com/...adited-to-libya I can see this guy getting the death penalty too. Maybe the same time as saif . Looks like a good pick for 2013 Not necessarily, the French government will be quite anxious to get their hands on him I imagine. Would be interesting to know also what guarantees were given to the Mauritanian government regarding his extradition, perhaps taking the death penalty off the table was one of them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
