F,

Thanks for this forward.

This is exactly why I called the guy a jottalist... He knows nothing about
journalism and lives in a world of delusions of grandeur.

"...Our credibitly matters to us and shall not compromise it, no matter
what..."

Some have a screw loose, it seems our friend here has a whole bolt missing.

His nonsense contributed to the confusion and derailment of NADD's
selection of a flag-bearer and his carelessness led to the arrest and
detention of many innocent people who had registered on his "website," but
apparently he does not feel he has done enough damage yet; hear him say he
has learnt from this one... Talk about hearing a creaking noise and running
to announce that it's broken.

Regards,

Kabir


On 5/29/07, Fatoumata <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Pa Nderry,
>
> We are not dummies. You love to create false stories and polemics on your
> online "tabloid" to attract attention. Who is Lamarana? It is none other
> than Pa Nderry and Essa Sey. They are Lamarana. Essa provides the shit and
> Pa Nderry publishes it. Any proof? Well it is evident! Essa is the only
> one
> in the freedom newspaper management to have extensive knowledge of what
> happened during the period Lamarana mentioned. Particularly among the
> military. Pa Nderry is the only one who writes such bad english as
> Lamarana
> does. The hallmark is apparent in Lamarana's and Pa Nderry's english
> language. It is stupid to claim that the freedom newspaper publishes EVERY
> opinion expressed and yet most of what is written to them, particulalry to
> protest against certain irresponsible journalism on their side, is never
> published.
> Worst, freedom newspaper fell in a trap they set for themselves in the
> Modou
> Thomas case. They earlier promised to publish the letter from Thomas
> little
> supecting what the contends would be. I am sure they had the shock of
> their
> lives when Thomas wrote that strong piece expressing his distatse for the
> cheap and irresponsible journalism the freedom newspaper is known for.
> What
> a laugh I had when the editor started to douse the letter by accusing
> others
> for the piece they published. If they were avoiding falling in the trap
> they
> claim was set for them by those working for Yahya Jammeh, then what they
> never noticed was that they were smeared to the hilt with dirt and really
> fell for it. Whoever gave them the false information must be laughing
> his/her heart off (if the claim is true). This shows the irresponsible
> journalism they enjoy practicing and the love of publishing sensational
> news.
> Dont worry Pa Nderry, I will still read your gabbage. However, I have
> learnt
> to seperate the chaff from the grain even though where one finds a kilo of
> grain, there would have been a tonne of chaff.
>
> Read carefully below the Thomas story:
>
> Developing Story:Momodou Thomas Clarifies-He says he was never arrested!
>
> By Momodou Thomas, Raleigh, NC
>
> On friday the 25th of may,i received several phone calls on my cell phone
> from friends,well wishers and family members both home and overseas
> informing me of a story published on the freedom newspaper by its editor
> PA
> NDERRY MBYE,after reading the said story regarding me being arrested in
> the
> GAMBIA,i called the papers editor PA NDERRY to clarify the false story he
> wrote on his paper.
>
> Although i must admit that i was more than angry when i saw the story and
> wanted to let go the whole issue but also thought it necessary to issue a
> response  for the sake of my   friends,colleagues ,family members and the
> public at large.
>
> For the record,i MODOU THOMAS was never arrested,neither did i got into
> any
> problem or even came close to being arrested through out my two weeks
> visit
> to my motherland.Am not going to talk about this anymore and if i should
> ever be made a FALSE  headline news by PA NDERRY AND HIS PAPER,things will
> be different period!!.Journalism is about TRUTH,HONESTY AND CONSTRUCTIVE
> reporting and not DESTRUCTIVE news.
>
> In conclusion,i wish to express my profound thanks to  all those who were
> very much concern when the false and untrue story about me being arrested
> was publish.Thanks to all my colleagues  who  called me and all well
> wishers.LONG  LIVE TRUE JOURNALISM AND CONSTRUCTIVE REPORTING.
>
>                                                                  YOURS
> TRULY
>                                                                MODOU
> THOMAS[Raleigh,nc-usa]
>
> Editors note:We thank Mr.Thomas for setting the records straight.Afterall,
> we are interested about the truth and nothing but the truth. His reaction
> has ended  the sea of speculations and counter speculations about his
> alleged arrest. From the word go, we never confirmed that he was arrested.
> Thomas story will serve as an eye opener for us at Freedom. It's unGambian
> for one to wish such bad things to his fellow countryman. We are pleased
> to
> note that the caller's objective has been defeated with Thomas setting the
> records straight.
>
> As a rountine policy, this paper is not in the business of smearing of
> people's images. Our credibitly matters to us and shall not compromise it,
> no matter what. We want to make it loud and clear that The Freedom
> Newspaper
> harbours no grudges against Momodou Thomas. This paper's Editor had good
> professional relationship with Thomas. On numerous occasions, Thomas had
> picked up his phone inviting Mr.M'Bai for a dinner at his house. We cannot
> turn around and hate such a brother.It makes no sense!! Jammeh's devils in
> Raleigh should stop it before it's too late. Let them continue to try us
> and
> see.
>
> Mr.Thomas was matured enough to avoid being over carried by his emotions
> as
> clearly stated in his terse reaction. We at the Freedom Newspaper
> appreciates his honest observations and shall continue to do our job with
> high degree of professionalism. We have nothing to gain by reporting that
> he
> was arrested in the Gambia. We thank you for your attention.Chi Jaama.
>
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