Hamjatta,

I think I understand your concerns and you seem to understand the point
I tried to put across. Your concerns are quite in order and I have a
feeling that they are genuine. So let the debate go on in the spirit of
open-mindedness and in pursuit of the truth and nothing but the truth. I
don't even see the need to be "diplomatic", if that should mean diluting
the vigour with which you try to get to the truth, nor do I think that
you should beseech Halifa's forgiveness. If anything, I respect your
resolve to scrutinize leaders and not just gulp down their words.
Genuine leaders should be happy that they have thinking beings on their
side to check, among other things, that their words match their deeds. I
hope we can move on.


Brotherly

Alpha Robinson.

PS I am replying from this address because mine is having some problems.

Hamjatta Kanteh wrote:
>
> hkanteh
>
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> Subject: Re: To Alpha, Hamjatta and Saul
> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 06:06:16 EST
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Alpha,
>     I salute your frank and conciliatory posting. I'm glad we all agreed that
> Halifa despite his selflessness and sacrifice shouldn't be above scrutiny
> just as nonentities like my humbleself. Agreed that the language we choose to
> moderate this discourse should be couched in diplomacy; I believe I have by
> every definition of the word being respectful towards Halifa's person. You
> used the word "derogatory" in your posting: I ask you again did you glean any
> "derogatory" remarks or insinuations in my postings towards Halifa's? Should
> you would alert me and I shall beseech Halifa's forgiveness. You have so far
> not yielded this. As Halifa himself has asserted here, the use of polemical
> language to reveal the hollowness of one's positions and postulates is not an
> attack on the person itself.
>     I salute you Brother.
>     Cordially,
>     Hamjatta Kanteh
>
> hkanteh

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