Spot on brother. I luv this guy! Saul, be rest assured am not going to add
anything to what you said here. It will be disrespectful! Thanks for
amplifying my exact sentiments. Could you belief that we have a Sarahuleh
Organisation in Atlanta? Boooy, am telling you we sure do have some serious
issues, not just Atlanta alone. Lord please help us from the ilks of
nepotism and tribalism, all the -ISMs for that fact. Talk about today's
bureaucratic horse-whip. Saul, like we say in our neck of the woods, 'We
appreciate it, you hear'. I must say your unbiased explicitness is
remarkably reassuring to those who care for the truth to be told. Keep
telling it like it is Bro. I only hope our community leaders take your
constructive criticisms in good faith and try to heal the wounds and bring
unity within our communities. It sure ain't easy being a Gambian! Anyway,
let me duck back to my tiny world before I say too much. These guys take
things pretty serious down here, hehehehe! ATL!

                                                      Regards,
                                                      Mr Makaveli(o-;)



From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: G.R.O Response To United Gambian Organizations of Atlanta
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: May 10, 2001


George,

Thanks to you and your organization for setting this straight. A friend of
mine in Atlanta told me exactly what you said here. It's a shame that y'all
are still messed up in this Leadership/Identity crisis. I can't honestly say
that I'm surprised at all. I've said this before and I say it again: Unless
people set aside their egos, and personal interests for our greater good,
we'll NEVER get anywhere as a group. I totally endorse your call for Equal
Representation in the Executive Committee, or Governing Body of any umbrella
group you come up with. Only then will everyone feel their voices are being
heard. But the fact that you have people resisting such progressive move
speak volumes about the type of people we have among us vying for
"leadership." It's foolhardy to keep re-cycling the same faces, and trying
to sell them as "new leadership." And the tragedy of it all is that people
who can't run their own lives, are often the ones who would "voluntarily"
annoint themselves as leaders of the Gambian Community! I believe this
idiotic egoism has got to do with something in our water -for lack of any
other explanation.

This is my humble advice to you: Look at every man or woman who's vying for
leadership in the Community, and ask yourself what such a person has been up
to all the time he/she has been here. And if the answer to that isn't
encouraging -I don't care if the person is 80 years old, look for some other
candidate. (Some of these so-called "Kotos," and "Aunties" who have been
here for 20  years are the most degenerative characters you'll ever come
across.) You know the type I'm talking about. So, work for an amicable
compromise, NOT an amicable sellout. We'll never get anywhere when we
continue to acquiese to foolish (sometimes elderly) members of our community
just to appear agreeable. We don't need silly rancour between, or among our
organizations. But neither do we need to tolerate the con games that many
use our organizations as cover to perpetrate. It's not just in Atlanta -for
the record.

Good luck with the negotiation.

Saul.

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