George, thanks for your response. More Tijans are in the pipeline. I value
my friendship with TJ, but if that friendship is going to be at the expense
of Gambians, then I will not hesitate to challenge it, even if that means
loosing it in the process. George, I've seen a lot of slippery folks on
this list too. We are all adults here, and we need to stop this slippery
business. We also know when someone is tip toeing around the truth, and
frankly it's sickening. Some of us think that we are not aware of the
second hand they are dealing. It is just a matter of time and they shall be
exposed when they least expect it. The best thing we can do for our friends
is to tell them the truth and at this time of our want as a nation, we
should not be entertaining any sycophantic behavior. This nepotism and
tribalism business are what has brought us this state of affairs. I wish I
did not have to say this about my friend, but if we can tell it like it is
with those who we do not know, we ought to be able to do the same with those
that are close to us. It is not easy, but if we believe that all folks are
equal, then we cannot and should not treat some as more equal. This reminds
me of someone I wish to follow his footsteps, Pa Joachim Dacosta (rest in
peace), regarding the bloodbath on April 10/11 (April Massacre of the
students and Mr Barrow). In the aftermath of that slaughter fest by Yaya
and his murderers, some Adults, educators, religious folks, etc. embarked on
a lying campaign and heap all kinds of untruths on the students. Risking
arrest, torture, and even murder (yes, these thugs will not hesitate to
murder anyone) this brave man told the whole nation who the criminals were
and dared them to kill him if they wished. Where were the politicians, the
men and women of the law, the elders of our society, pious folks, mothers,
fathers? He was the conscience of our nation at that very moment. It was
the value he put on the truth that led him to point the right finger at the
doorstep of the murderers. Yes, that's my hero. That is best practice of
best practices. George, my conscience is clear and I resolved a long time
ago that I am not going to be party to nepotism, tribalism, religious
segregation, or sycophancy in my dealings with my fellow humans. We shall
know and tell the truth for it shall set us free. George, thank you and
others for providing us this medium and keep up the good work. Together, we
can achieve uncommon results.
Chi Jaama
Joe Sambou
>From: "George Sarr" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [>-<] Tijan Masaneh Ceesay/Francis Ceesay/Ecu Bopa...
>Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:07:16 -0500
>
>Joe,
> I typically hate to belabor on frivolities but then I have giving some
>second
>thought on this issue and have come to the conclusions that this is NOT a
>laughing matter afterall. That this has become a disease that is epidemic
>and
>one that is worthy of a serious debate - a cure at best. You could have
>carefully
>swept this under the rug but you didn't. That tells me one thing: Our Joe
>Sambou
>does NOT cut corners with the truth.
>
>While some may jump to concoctions and accuse you of assasinating his
>character
>the fact is you have made it clear that he is your buddy, your friend, yet
>you
>have the wisdom and fortitude to look beyond the trappings of nepotism and
>sycophancy -
>perhaps jeopardizing your friendship on the line here -- all simply because
>you
>know in your heart that your this here buddy ( Ecu Bopa-just look it this
>name!) does NOT
>have the wherewithal to deliver any of the goods. That he is simply a cook,
>and perhaps
>the only qualification under his belt is his dexterity in serving a glass
>of 'attaya' (green tea)
>while making sure Yahya's diner is hot and the silverwares are
>squeaky-clean. THAT is it,
>after 17 frigging years in the struggle( what struggle? - I mean in
>ovrseas).
>
>Joe , IMHO you ought to be commended. I just couldn't agree more with you
>that our nation
>CANNOT afford to keep hiring these impotents at a time when our ecomomy is
>nose-diving
>to the nadir. This "use of a sycophant to entice more eycophants" has
>become far too common-
>place and we need to do something about this disease that is eating up
>what's left of our coffers.
>It is disheartening to sit here as gambians and see these sycophants
>squandering our resources
>-- securing loans in OUR names for ghost projects (roads that do NOT
>exist!) and in turn stashing
>the monies into their Swiss bank accounts -- while average gambians cannot
>afford two meals per
>day. And to add insult to injury, Famara Jatta delivered to us a frigging
>Budge Speech that is neither
>here nor there and Yahya wishing us a 'Happy' New Year. Famara told us
>there is no economic crisis
>when we all know poverty is staring at us right in the face and laughing,
>yet to Yahya we should be
>contented ( be 'Happy') because "His government" tells us so.
>
>These lackeys are jokers. I have this much to say to Famara Jatta: Gambians
>are NOT interested in
>some cooked up Budge Horseshit (Speech or what have you). Gambians want to
>know what is on their
>Credit Report who messed it up for us. To Yahya, I'm gonna repeat to you
>to "mortgage the frigging PLANE".
>Do us all a favor (yourself included and get this monkey off our backs."
>And when will you quit calling us
>gambians who pay your salary LAZY? You know the old adage, "don't bite the
>hand that feeds you". By that
>I mean everything you have you got through us GAMBIANS under our good names
>not for the country but for
>your Swiss Bank accounts, so much so that you are so fithy with our riches
>that you have to show off to the
>world, on national television that your " great grandchildren will never be
>poor again." This from someone who
>just 8 years ago could NOT afford a CHAPSTICK, as our good friend Joe
>Sambou once japed it. But you still
>want us to believe we are the ones suffering from "dependency syndrome."
>How frigging convenient. Fact is
>we ain't touching it. Our minds don't work that way. You and your whole
>livelihood depend on us gambians.
>
>Thanks to us you have a Zoo with exotic animals. Thanks to us you have an
>"Aeroplane". Thanks to us you
>have a 40 acre plus land with watermelons and a Mule. Without us, you are
>nothing but a former dictator in exile or
>some bunker in Moroco. Wake up and smell the coffee beans men. Haven't you
>received Ebrima Ceesay's
>letter by now? Don't tell us one of your messengers is sleeping on the job.
>Mental midgets..Yuk!
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
> From: George Sarr
> To: Gambia I Post
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [>-<] Tijan Masaneh Ceesay/Francis Ceesay/Ecu Bopa...
>
>
> We all know that's how this corrupt outfit works, use a sycophant to
>entice more sycophants.
> Now, you'll know that Tijan is my buddy, but the truth has to be told.
>Out of his seventeen
> years in this country, what has Tijan done to uplift himself aside being
>a cook in and around D.C.?
>
>
> Joe Sambou!
> Somehow I knew you were up to something. It just never crossed mind
>that you can
> be this funny and forthright at the same time. Ecu Bopa's feelings must
>be getting hurt,
> and I mean pretty frigging bad too. Chei Joe!... Could this have been
>avoided? I laughed
> so hard I shed a tear or two for the brother. We live in very
>interesting times wahgi.
> hehehe!
>
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers!
>
> ô¿ô
> ~
> --
> Au Revoir
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