Hi Bamba Laye!
                            Thanks for your brilliant piece and the forward on the Carlyle Group. If I received these before posting my reply, I would just have referred Karamba to your posts as most of what I wrote in the reply is included in your two posts. Thanks again for your consciousness. Keep up the good job. Have a good weekend.
                                                                                                                Buharry.
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From: Bamba Laye <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 9:20 PM
Subject: Buharry>>Re: Afghanistan: The Hypocrisy Inherent In World Politics


> Buharry,
> 
> I will add my voice to everyone else's that you have shown that the mind
> ought to be independent in light of what is going on around us. The actions
> and pronouncements by many a nation surrounding the incidents of September
> 11 - a real tragedy in the every sense of the word - is marred with lies,
> contempt and deceit. What many people fail to understand is that these
> incidents have paved the way for a certain group with a cruel imperialistic
> agenda to have justification of whatever action they might take strengthen
> their grip on the innocent. You have frankly outlined the hypocrisy of the
> so-called friends of America but failed to touch on the core of this group -
>  Saudi Arabia and others like Yemen and Kuwait. The Saudis' role in the
> events leading to and on September 11 should be closely examined with an
> open mind. A nation that has one of the most corrupt dictatorial monarchies
> in the world being explicitly exempted from the Bush doctrine of "you're
> either with us or with the terrorist". Where does Saudi Arabia lie on the
> scale? Remember that 15 out of the 19 high jackers are Saudis. Moreover, it
> is alleged that during the Mujahidin war against the Soviet Union, the
> Saudi government was matching every million dollars contributed by the CIA
> for the Mujahidin. It is also alleged that 80% of Al-Qaeda funds come from
> wealthy Saudi executives. There is an extensive story in this weeks News
> Week magazine outlining the role of the Saudis. These are the real
> hypocrites of today's' world. They know that Bin Laden and his group are
> much more disgruntled with them than they are with the Americans. What do
> they do, try to buy out the terrorists to target others instead of the
> Saudi Royal family. What have they contributed to the "war against
> terrorism" so far? The
> United States are not making it known that the Saudis are not very
> cooperative with their efforts and yet they will not be tagged as terrorist
> sympathizers. Why?  Because of US interest in maintaining the supply line
> for 10% of its oil consumption and the apparent personal ties between
> George Bush senior and the Saudi Royal family.
> Thanks for a stimulating analysis of the players.
> 
> Abdoulie A. Jallow
> (BambaLaye)
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