Musa,

This is a very interesting point to raise. I made some commentary earlier on
in this debate, and was vehemently attacked, and told in no uncertain terms
that this debate was about the 1997 constitution, and the position that
Halifa took regarding the death of Koro Ceesay.That it was about taking our
politicians to task.  It is interesting to see it unfold as it has isn't it?
i am still to be convinced that I was  far from the beaten path in my earlier
 observations.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 2/19/00 4:11:02 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< Hamjatta:

 I always enjoy reading your postings, especially your debate with Halifa. It
is
 also very apparant that initially you had issues and questions for Halifa:
the
 role Halifa played in Koro's mysterious death, entrenched clause in the
 Constitution, and Halifa's tendency to enjoy a closer tango dance with Jammeh
 than Jawara. These are all relevant issues and all of you have debated them
well,
 but on this last piece you are sounding like someone trying to find a tune
for
 the next round of debate, and I am beginning to loose you on the direction
you
 are heading. As a follower of the debate, I never thought of it as a horse
race,
 or a win loose situation, but rather having questions and issues to be
raised and
 expect answeres to those questions.
 "Again it struck me odd that you who passionately
 exposed the shortcomings of the 1970 Constitution and the Jawara era, would
 resort to only low risk rhetorical questions as your critique of such a
 fundamentally flawed constitution. Perhaps you would explain why you resorted
 to such low risk critique,"

 From the above quotations, which you have raised before and answeres were
given,
 you resorted to characterized it as "low risk critique", which rhetorically
does
 not mean anything.
 I have finally come to the conclusion that Halifa and PDOIS, unlike me , who
 easily jumped into the banwagon of change only to later realized that I was
on
 the wrong wagon heading in the wrong direction; are driven by principles and
 political beliefs.We can disagree with them on their politcal beliefs and
 idealogy, but it is evident that they have always been very consistent. I
 honestly cannot see Halifa and PDOIS in the business of either liking Jammeh,
 disliking Jawara or having an ulterior motive that have not surfaced. After
 following this debate for the last two months, I have come to grasp how
important
 it is to be driven by sets of Principles and beliefs, and those are scarce
 commoddities in all aspects of our Gambian lives

 Musa Jeng
 Hamjatta Kanteh wrote:

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