MR.. BABA GALLEH:
I do not think that critiquing your satires should make you become a
quitter. Since both of us have agreed to disagree, and more fundamentally,
since both of us have realized that the L forum should be based on
principles of DEMOCRACY, FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY and RESPONSIBILITY, both of us
should have no malaise against each other. I sincerely accept people's harsh
rhetoric against me, because it is the above principles that I have always
based by criticisms on, without engaging on personal attacks or insults.
Therefore, I do not see any motive why one should take my criticisms of your
Satires very personal; and of course you did not. Those who are taking it
personally should lay down low till they discover that my criticisms are
turning harsher or extremely personal in nature.
Pertaining to PRIVATE MAIL that I had received from brother HJK, and since
my primary contention and themes in writing and critiquing are based on
FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY, HONESTY and TRUTH TELLING, I thus OWE BROTHER HJK my
deepest and sincere apology for having betrayed the trust he bestowed on me.
And I have taken full responsibility for my actions. A responsible
contributor MUST be absolutely sincere and take full responsibility for his
actions; and in this circumstances, in order to maintain and sincerely
improve on INTEGRITY, TRUTH TELLING, FAIRNESS and HONESTY, I must therefore,
repent the SIN and UNFAIRNESS that I have committed against brother HJK.
The chief reason why I had to come out from the cold to repent to brother
HJK, is that the brother has never met me before, never in live, and yet has
bestowed just a profound honor and dignity upon me. But due to a sheer
INNOCENT MISTAKE, I had made his mail public. I think those who read my last
response to brother EDWARD SMALL, will realize that if I had earlier on
realized that that was a meant to be private from brother HJK, of course, I
would not have done that to him; but the reason why it turned out this was
due to the fact that since I had NEVER received private mails from the
brother, I had automatically termed it to be a PUBLIC RESPONSE to my
criticism of BABA GALLEH'S Satire. I came to realize that I did a very
serious error, which of course was a contradiction of my main theme of forum
contribution: DEMOCRACY, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, INTEGRITY and SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY. But in either case, my sincere apology to decent people like
HJK, BROTHER SAUL KHAN(who hit me too hard, but I love his ONE TIME HUGE
HAMMER smashing my forehead). I always love to agree to disagree with
brother SAUL. This is what the forum is all about. But, frankly, no malaise
at all.
Now, having apologized to every one and brother HJK for betraying his humble
trust, I DO, HOWEVER, STILL STAND BY MY COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS OF BABA
GALLEH'S SATIRES. Here are the reasons why: (1) That comparing his Satires
to GULLIVER'S TRAVEL, as compared by EDWARD SMALL, his previous Satires tend
to base solely on SETTLING PERSONAL SCORES upon PERSONAL SCORES, period,
rather than pinpointing changes in GENERATIONS and CULTURES of a particular
generation. (2) Since MORON JAMMEH'S 'DICTATORSHIP' HAS NOW ANCHORED AT THE
HARBOR, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT BUT TO LEAVE THE SHIP, WE THE OPPOSITION
NEED TALENTED CONTRIBUTORS LIKE BABA GALLEH JALLOW TO EFFECTIVELY APPLY
EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE DICTATOR IN ORDER TO FORCE HIM LEAVE THE SHIP
WITHOUT HINDRANCE, RATHER THAN UTILIZING HIS VALUABLE TALENTS, ENERGY AND
TIME ON SATIRIZING INDIVIDUALS.
In conclusion, I once again SINCERELY APOLOGIZED to brother HJK for having
done such a terrible injustice to him. God bless HJK.
ANSUMANA
>From: Omar Hatab <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN
>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 20:21:38 -0000
>
>Saul
>
>Thanks so much for your kind comments. I think following the three or four
>requests posted on the L for me to continue writing, I no longer have the
>right not to. I feel honoured that people would take their time to say
>please Baba, write on. I promise to do so.
>
>Saul, if you remember a few weeks ago, I did tell you in a prvate
>conversation how highly I think of Hamjatta. I'm saying this on the L so
>that Mr Kanteh would know that he's been very much mistaken about me.
>However, misunderstandings and msirepresentations do occur in life. For me,
>the best thing to do is simply recognise one's humanity and the humanity of
>one's fellow beings. That's how I manage to tame the devil that threatens
>to
>erupt in me anytime I encounter a percieved wrong.
>So Saul, Camara, Banna, Jow and Barrow, thanks for your kind words of
>encouragement. I promise to write on, God willing.
>Baba
>
>
>>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN
>>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:48:39 -0000
>>
>>Mr. Kujabi,
>>
>>I'd like to think that we're good comrades in the struggle to expose, and
>>help depose the facist Yaya Jammeh regime. But to be honest, you're being
>>very unfair to Baba Galleh -to say the least. I don't consider it manly to
>>keep punching someone who isn't punching back. If indeed Hamjatta wrote
>>the
>>note to you, I'm very disappointed in Hamjatta. It's very un-like him. The
>>Hamjatta I've come to like would tell Baba directly what he thinks. But
>>I'm
>>even more disappointed in you Mr. Kujabi for forwarding a private mail to
>>the List. That's a violation of basic rules of decency. It's simply
>>un-becoming of ANY gentleman.
>>
>>For Baba, what can I say? People like myself should be paying you money to
>>teach us a course in "Self Restraint." God knows Gambia-L agitation has
>>pushed my blood pressure to dangerous levels on several occasions. I wish
>>I
>>was endowed with your type of temperament. You have no idea what a gift
>>you
>>have. This is no BS. I mean it!
>>
>>As for your writing, do keep it coming. I haven't had time to read all,
>>but
>>several people have expressed their appreciation and appetite for them. I
>>simply fail to see the subversive content Kujabi is talking about. Reason?
>>Yaya Jammeh still has a few Hamjattas, Dr. Saines, Ebrima Ceesays, etc
>>working for him. What makes Kujabi so sure that you're talking about
>>Gambia-L personalities? There's no sense in the brother's accusation. So,
>>please don't be fazed by unjustified criticisms. The shame is on Mr.
>>Kujabi.
>>
>>Saul.
>>
>>
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