Saul,   Page back to the last paragraph of your Feb 14th posting, and read
it loud, first to yourself, and then to the mirror.  If that fails, read it
to your counselor, or ask them to read it back to you.

WE'RE ALL HAPPY THAT YOU'RE DOING WELL IN REHAB.  BUT TELL US WHAT REALLY
SENT YOU ON THIS 3-DAY HIGH SPREE? WOULD THAT BE ISSUES... ISSUES???
ISSUES!!!  WELL NEXT TIME, KEEP THE DARN THING TO YOURSELF, OK?

Essa


>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: My Side Of The Story - Please Read
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:18:44 -0000
>
>Yus,
>
>Here is the deal: When I opened my private mail early this morning, I red a
>note from a friend in the Gambia to say that one of my uncles wants me to
>call him immediately. I thought of the worse. It turns out, he's got wind
>of
>our exchanges, and happens to have known your late father fairly well. Like
>only African uncles can, he has ordered me to shut up or else... I don't
>need to go into that.
>
>This is an interesting little story that you wrote. Never mind that you've
>conveniently ignored the questions that I asked. I've browsed a few
>postings
>by header, and for the life of me, I cannot understand what Essa Thomas or
>Fatou Something are saying. Essa has to be high on something, because I
>can't farthom where this guy read my "threats" to your mother. I'm not
>"disrespecting" your mother as Fatou allege. I'm asking questions regarding
>her role as a cabinet member. It's Satang Jow, the Minister, not the mother
>that I am interested in. I'll give you a parallel.
>
>You see, one of Jawara's blood nephews Musa B. Jawara is a good friend of
>mine. We talk often. Despite this personal relationship, I never hesitate
>to
>highlight my boy's dad's deficiencies as our former prez. Though Mose has
>told me on several occassions to lighten up on the Old Man. But he
>understands that it's not personal. I won't be true to myself if I ignore
>some of the revisionism going on regarding our recent history. For that
>reason, I've blasted Jawara here more times than most members. All one
>needs
>to do is review the archives of this distro.
>
>What irritates me most is the fact that, neither you, nor anyone else who
>shares your sentiment has EVER accused me of tribalism for roasting Jawara.
>And it's not just Jawara. When I watched the Yaya Jammeh 100ft Deep Freak
>Video Show last August, I reported my observations as objectively as is
>humanly possible. Even though, there were several Wollof speakers, the show
>was dominated by Mandingo people spurring on Yaya to be ruthless. I singled
>them out for condemnation. Because that was what I feel is warranted by
>what
>I saw on that tape. I simply call what I see. I find it really interesting
>that no one has accused me of tribalism against Mandingo people in that
>case. So, when I compare your visceral reaction to my comments on
>corruption, and ingratitude as demonstrated by the Great KB, I'm forced to
>wonder if you would have kept quiet about my critique of that video, if say
>the main culprits were Aku or Wollof speaking people. I really doubted
>that.
>Very likely, my whole critique would have been paraded as the rantings of a
>dangerous tribalist, who needs to be condemned. And people like yourself
>are
>supposed to be the "ethno-blind" types. I'm I missing something here.
>
>In short, I can tear your little story apart to prove my point, but why
>bother? You want bygones to be bygones, and at the behest of my uncle, let
>it be. But to move on, let's set down some ground rules:
>I have no problems tolerating you. You have your opinion on issues; express
>it freely. I've told you this a year ago. As long as you don't jump on me
>and slight me the way you just did this week, we'll never have any
>problems.
>
>I just wished I could have ignored you. But, I couldn't. The fact is, I'm
>from the Malcom X School of Thought - not Martin L. King! I'm not telling
>anyone to kiss me. I just want to be. If you don't like me, I can live with
>that. Chances are I don't like you either. So we're both not missing a
>thing. But if you "slap me on one cheek," not only will I NOT "turn the
>other cheek" for you to slap, but you'll in fact be very lucky if I don't
>knock out every single goddamn tooth in your mouth! I mean it. That's me. I
>don't take a beating lying down. It's not in me to do that. So, for the
>sake
>of those seeking peaceful co-existence, I hope the rules are clear. If you
>can be a gentleman and adhere to these rules, we'll never go through
>another
>of these silly exchanges. I have no problems keeping my word. I hope you
>don't...
>
>Good luck!
>
>Saul.
>
>
>>Lers:
>>I have a bit of time to splurge this afternoon since I somehow managed to
>>get
>>in at 5AM this morning. (laugh) Maybe due to a lack of sleep but I was
>>wide
>>awake at 3:30 Am this morning.
>
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