On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:43:51 -0500, Harona S Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>Hamza: You wrote;
>
>"Friends of the struggle, all these developments did not come of the blues:
>It
>>is largely attributable to a long, concerted and sustained campaign to get
>>attention on the rapid deterioration of the Gambian situation. Left to the
>>indifference of what some espouse here about being apolitical and neither
>>for
>>nor against Jammeh, none of the things I take great joy in informing you
of
>>today will ever see the living daylights. The real enemies of Africa and
>>the
>>African peoples are those Africans who see evil and within their limited
>>powers could have contributed but remained on the side-lines/fence
claiming
>
>to be apolitical and neither for nor against evil. How can any
>>conscientious
>>human being proudly stand in the midst of evil and claim neither support
>>nor
>>umbrage against it. This is a very disingenuous stance and at best reeks
of
>>hypocrisy froth and nonsense. If anything, it is a very futile attempt to
>>ride two horses at the same. It is this type of indifference that has
>>helped
>>sustain evil in our midst. Friends, when we hear people proclaim that they
>>are neither for nor against Jammeh, we must effectively conclude that they
>>are either closet or unwitting allies of Jammeh and in extension
>>unwittingly
>>or wittingly plotting the death of decency in the Gambia."
>
>From 1989 since i came to know you, i've had much respect for your
>personality and intellegence: your quite temper, well behaved attitude and
>most commendably your studiousness.
>
>Your above assertion, which i quoted, sounds so unlike you. So full of
>anger, despair, alien minded and total disregard for all that you preach.
>Much as you hate the APRC leadership it certainly should not cloud your
>judgment of other people. Your acceptance of them for who they are and what
>they believe-in. I would have respected you more, had you given me my due
>respect.
>
>You have learned in your O'levels government studies that, there is what
>they call political neutrality, particularly in the civil service. If you
>think that is sheer nonsense. That would be your business. I, unlike you,
>accept others for who they are. As a great football (soccer)enthusiast (
>maybe you still are), is the neutrality of the referee important? Or is
that
>hypocritical too?
>
>I know without an iota of doubt on my mind, you have been patiently rolling
>your shirt sleeves and waiting impatiently to bounce on me! That's why you
>returned all my recent personal mails to me without comment. Unlike you, i
>address people directly and speak my mind! I tell you, it's easy. Certainly
>more honorable too. In the future address me directly and tell me what you
>think about me and my postings, i could learn one or two things.
>
>I am impatiently waiting your "trashing my posting in the bin, where it
>rightly belong", as you would say.
>
>Good night my friend.
>Harona.
>
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Hamjatta,
Good job as usual. I am tired of seeing people on the fence
and someyimes I have strong urges to push them on the side
they rightly belong.
I had to quote you on that because that statement says it all.
thanks for a brilliant work.
Lameen Barrow
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