Mr. Sallah,
I concur entirely w/ your opinion in this piece.
Saul.
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>Subject: To Alpha, Hamjatta and Saul
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:11:38 -0000
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>Alpha, Hamjatta, Saul,
>
>If we go on like this, we will soon be building personality cults. Somehow
>I
>never feel offended by words. I am more concerned about the words I use and
>how those words are seen. For example, I did mention somewhere in dealing
>with Saul's piece that his conception would have amounted to crass
>stupidity
>or very clumsy trickery.
>
>Of course from a polemical point of view, I was simply trying to impinge on
>the credibility of his assertions, but have no intention of making the
>person a subject of ridicule or lose self esteem. This is my concern. I am
>not trying to win an argument. That is why I want to be certain that words
>are being used to march real conceptions.
>
>In Saul's last piece, he wondered why I mentioned that he directed certain
>hostile remarks against me. For example, he wrote the following in his
>'Adjoiner to Halifa misses the point' on 7 November: +ACI-Mr Sallah happens
>to
>be quite smart. But what most Gambians don't know about him is that, he has
>a knack for believing the most ludicrous - almost absurdly delusional
>ideas,
>you've ever heard.+ACI-
>
>If such comments come from someone who simply does not agree with my views,
>it becomes quite acceptable. There are many people who utilise angry
>invectives against me just to cover up unpleasant facts. However, if
>somebody claims to have no hostile intention but then goes to this extent,
>it must become puzzling.
>
>However, it really does not matter. I am really not the least offended. In
>fact, no group of people can lead a modern nation without being tolerant to
>all opinions and views and showing readiness to argue at all level to
>clarify matters instead of using the baton to silence critics.
>
>I have seen that Saul does not mind and has in fact called on me to
>continue
>to address his concerns. I will do so right away for the sake of posterity.
>
>What I wrote was more directed to Saul than the forum. May be it should
>have
>been a personal mail. When it comes to debate, I see myself as just one of
>the guys. It makes things more interesting and makes people to speak their
>mind not thinking that they have to abide by certain morales before they
>could express themselves forcefully.
>
>Let us maintain the spirit of debate. It is quite okay as long as it helps
>us to be owners of our minds, owners of our thoughts and owners of our
>words. We will learn from our mistakes and move on to greater things. I
>appreciate your kind words. Again, it is not Halifa Sallah who matters, but
>the Gambian people, the African people, humanity, at large. Each of us has
>a
>right and a duty to develop to be our best selves and be both beneficiaries
>and contributors to our common enlightenment and development. The fact that
>Gambians are thinking and are not willing to be poodles is a healthy sign
>that a future without tyranny is inevitable.
>
>
>Halifa Sallah.
>
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