Yusupha,

Take note that the author of that piece is not Seedy Ahmed but Hamad S.
Sallah. My humble -self.

I don't see the essence of replying to your rattling intolerance to the
expressed views of others, since no amount of sound and reasonable way of
conveying a genuine reminder to you in the interest of seeking better ways
of doing things, is acceptable.

I have taken note,notwithstanding all that you said in reply to my piece
that at least you admitted, though, unintentionally that your last phrase in
your earlier piece was way too far and in fact, crude, rude and arrogantly
intolerant and for that you are begging for apology. Apology accepted.
Matter, dead and about to be buried.

I add, in Keeping up with your cyberphobia, please, try to heed the
genuinely healthy expressed views of others who might not necessarily be in
agreement with you and what you stand for.

I thank you for welcoming me to the L and wish you well in life.

Assalamu Alaikum,

Hamad S. Sallah


>From: Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: (Seedy Ahmed)
>Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 13:59:36 EDT
>
>Thank you for your nice comments about the Gambia-L.  I believe most of us
>see it as great medium to keep in touch with events in our country plus a
>quick an effective ways of making our opinions heard very quickly.  We
>could
>go on and on about the great L, but let me get to the gist of my point
>quickly!
>
>In your previous piece, reference was made to my response to the email that
>Mr. Haruna Farage wrote in response to the, at the time, ongoing discourse
>about Annan and his effectiveness in making the plight of Africa heard.
>These
>were your thoughts about my response, and I quote:
>
><<with the exception of one
>  vide (Re. Annan Genuine Democracy Needed-Attn. Haruna) which I consider
>way
>  too far and in fact lacking in tolerance.
>
>You further went on to state that though you did not want to get entangled
>in
>a web of intolerance, this piece was inappropriate and improper.  I find
>this
>to be a bit of a contradiction because, if you really wanted to avoid
>becoming entangled in this so-called web of intolerance, the subject of my
>email would not have been quoted.  In other words, my piece was singled out
>and, of course, that meant that I was exposed too. Well you can't escape
>now,
>and I would like to temporarily entangle you in this web of intolerance,
>and
>extracate myself against what I consider an abrupt judgment call on your
>part
>regarding my piece.
>
>With all due respect, you made the fundamental mistake of making good
>initial
>observations on the workings of the L.  These great observations  were
>followed by a conclusion that, in my opinion, is baseless considering the
>amount of data you have been exposed to up to now.  A conclusion that we
>are
>all on the same side and are for a common goal is as far from the truth as
>it
>gets.  Anyone who has been a contributor or reader on the L for a long time
>will agree with me that your conclusion is wrong and  hastily derived.  And
>anyone that believes that all Gambians are working for a common goal is
>naive.
>
>I strongly believe that we are not on the same side and similarly not
>everyone is my friend on this cyber forum that we have here.  Everyone's
>track record speaks for itself and every discourse that has ever been
>carried
>out on the L is located at this URL:
>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
>
>In that vein, I know for a fact that Mr. Farage is not on the side of the
>people that have constantly fought for change on this forum.  His track
>record based on the archives contained in the above URL proves this and I
>don't need to go into any specifics to prove my point.  Furthermore, my
>agitation, albeit slight, was obviously borne out of a sense that the
>aforementioned did not read my piece.  Instead, he hastily jumped to a
>conclusion and assumed that I did not understand the workings of the UN.
>This type of thinking obviously reflects some type of impartiality or bias.
>My response dealt with this as opposed to a dissonant view.
>
>This is not the first time that Haruna and myself have had divergent views.
>The first one was over the unfortunate topic of assigning blame to those
>responsible for Ebrima Barry's death.  He claimed that the late Mr. Barry's
>teacher should be as culpable as the people who killed the poor man. This
>assertion was absolutely ludicrous and was more in convergence with the
>views
>expressed by the Gambia goverment and it's tyranically leader.  It was from
>that point on that his modus operandi started to become very questionable
>to
>me.  In my response to that assertion, I was neither rude nor intolerant.
>But, since then, I have observed this man, and from his contributions or
>non-contributions on issues close to the heart of every Gambian, he has
>succinctly shown that he is not  on the side of those fighting for justice.
>Regardless of this fact, I have scoured over my response and find nothing
>to
>be wrong with my comments except perhaps the last phrase.  It was slightly
>rude and my apologies go out to those insulted by it, including Mr. Haruna
>Farage.  But everything else in that piece of email is true, and I strongly
>stand by these undeniable facts.
>
>Ahmed, with all due respect, those that know me will assure you that
>intolerance and Yusupha Jow do not mesh.  I have had my controversial
>moments
>of lunacy on the L, but I have always been man enough to accept my mistakes
>and take the blame for whatever mistakes were made.  In real life, those
>that
>know me will assure you that I am quite a tolerant and accepting person.
>
>Forgive me if I am a bit here and there, it is stiill early in the
>mountainous state of Arizona.  But  to wake up and read that someone is
>accusing you of intolerance deserves a quick reply.  This said, I have
>learnt
>from many solo years of some lessons hard earned lessons that no one is
>above
>self improvement or criticism.  I strive to make myself a better person
>each
>day.  So perhaps improving my tolerance would be a good goal to pursue.
>Why
>not start today?
>
>Cheers and a warm welcome to the Gambia-L, Seedy Ahmed.  I look forward to
>your contributions.
>
>
>I
>
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