I appreciate your bringing to the attention of this forum the good
qualities and decency you noticed in Joe Sambou which I confirm. I believe
the allegations against Joe were totally inappropriate. I knew Joe only as
a soccer star back in the Gambia and I was a fan of his.
I was not particularly interested in the discussion of Joe being a double
agent because one it is non of my business, two the man I met both in
Chicago and twice in Minnesota as a guest to our annual Gambian Women’s
Night does not match the description of a double agent. I would say that my
impression of Joe is that, he is a decent and very generous person. I do
disagree with him on some issues but certainly the guy got my respect for
the amount of time and energy he devotes on the issues of our national
interest. We can only take a man by his words and I believe Joe has Gambia
at heart. I saw some leadership qualities in him and I am sure many that
knew him or met him would agree. I was most impressed by his efforts and
commitment towards making the Chicago conference a success. He was every
where running in the rain, preparing food for the crowd and conversing with
people and making everyone’s presence felt.
My only suggestion for Joe or any other brother would be, if you want to
educate people, change people’s minds or lead people, you most be prepared
and willing to hear and accept certain viewpoints of others that may or may
not agree with yours. Some of the things you hear are going to be
unpleasant and distasteful but you most stay focus as long as you believe
in your cause. I read your entire postings but and times I wish you would
change the tone and don’t take things too personal. You are a valuable
member of this worthy forum and your patience and respect as well as all of
us, would be bountiful. I wish you all the best and keep up the good work
you are doing. Remember we are one Gambia, one people. We all have our
individual weaknesses and strengths, but working together as a team,
putting our political differences aside we could create a strong and better
Gambia for our generations and for generations to come.
Happy mothers day to all our sisters who are mothers.
Bulli Dibba
On 8 May 2004, samateh saikou wrote:
> Mo,
> You can count on my support here,I don't believe that Joe is a double
> agent.I have known Joe for many years now ,he was never into politics,I
have
> no doubts that it is the unbearable present situation of our country that
> forced people like him to make a choice and I respect him for that.I
have
> known him to be a decent brother,his very close friend has been my close
> childhood friend
> I am of the believed that if Joe is APRC he would have stand to defend
that
> and not otherwise.I hope that Conteh and Joe solve this problem with
better
> understanding of each other.
>
> For Freedom
> Saiks
>
> >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: A Double Agent
> >Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 14:42:25 -0500
> >
> >Conteh,
> >You are right that I simply believe that Joe is not a double agent. I
have
> >no proof and I hope everyone agrees that Gambia-L is not a court room
where
> >we will sit around to wait for evidence. Has it occured to you that
those
> >whose inforamtion you trust may themselves be disinformation agents?
> >Could this source of yours within the APRC not be someone trying to
split
> >the opposition by spreading suspicion among opponents of the regime?
> >
> >For God´s sake what are we going to do with telephone records?
> >I am not returning to an old issue. You are the one who brought it up
again
> >yesterday and that is very immature, to say the least. This is an issue
we
> >have to get rid of forthwith.
> >
> >That does not mean that I condone Joe´s insults. It is equally immature
for
> >him to continue doing that. All of us in the Management Team wish that
this
> >never happened, because it is such a waste. But be assured that we will
> >come to a conclusion very soon.
> >
> >Momodou Camara
> >"It is much easier to split an atom than a prejudice" Albert Einstein
> >
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