This one beats me. Baba Galleh, as long as i have known him, i grew to
appreciate his work and openly mentor him. It's him, D.A Jawo, Deyda Hydara,
Halifa Sallah, Bora M'boge, Cherno Baba Jallow and the late Uncle Colley
from whom i draw my inspiration as a learning journalist. Baba means well,
and of all things i believe he was not refering to Hamza.

Hamjatta: You did the guy wrong. Apologies are in place and i'm sure he will
understand. Like the misunderstanding we had a few days ago, this is another
and you happen to be on the wrong side. I am positive the message was not
meant for public consumption, but solely for Ansuman Kujabi, who made a
mistake.  Now that they are public, Baba, more than deserves an apology.
Swallow your pride apologise and let's move on.

Goodnite!
Harona.


>From: Omar Hatab <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN
>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:51:58 -0000
>
>Hamjatta
>
>Why on earth do you imagine that I'm referring to you? This really beats my
>imagination. As I explained to Saul in a private conversation, 'Kangtei'
>was
>meant to translate in Mandinka 'he who breaks his word, his promises'. And
>'Tulubay' was meant to translate 'all ears' - he who hears everything. A
>few
>days after that particular story came out, Soffie Ceesay asked me what the
>names meant and I gave her this same explanation. She can testify to this.
>That was days before Kujabi's tirade and your wrong allegations against me.
>I had called God to witness me earlier today that I'm not writing about you
>or anyone else on the L. Why do you insist that I am? You really are being
>very unfair to me. Let me tell you one thing, please, never ever confront
>me
>with this allegation in public. Please. I still have lots of respect for
>you
>and for the last time, Hamjatta, I AM NOT WRITING ABOUT YOU OR ANYONE ON
>THE
>L. OK?
>Baba
>
>
>>From: Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN
>>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 17:28:18 EST
>>
>>saul,
>>because i hold you in high esteem and look up to you [as i did to baba
>>once], i will respond to this hiccup. as to the mail to kujabi, yes they
>>are the words i use to everyone who call or raise concern about what was
>>up
>>to. see, saul you are one of the smartest and honest gambians i've come
>>across but on this one you won't see it cos [and this is to paraphrase an
>>obscure satirist who taught on deconstruction as a literary tool] when a
>>good satirist satires, legally none can find them culpable of anything.
>>guess what they are attacking an individual but generalising with such
>>sublety that they are the only ones who can tell who they refer. but, aha,
>>those who have been there and done that can figure it out. baba is perhaps
>>the most gifted young gambian writer around. but he has his shortcomings:
>>by his admission, he is petty and doesn't easily forgive. baba has never
>>forgiven me for questioning an editorial his paper wrote way back in 2000.
>>i know baba well enough to tell you t!
>>hat he is no quitter; and when h
>>e announces he is quitting upon being found out, believe me he knows what
>>i
>>said is true. of course he will deny it, and as my satirist tutor would
>>point out, none can legally find him culpable of anything. because - guess
>>what? - he was referring to everyone and none.
>>as it is, i'm trying to come up with an appropriate response to the pdois
>>statement; i just saw your message and feel compelled to reply to you.
>>other than that, i would keep saying to what i say to everyone in private:
>>baba is referring to none other than myself and else and going by what he
>>keeps throwing at me, this is simply beyond him as a brother. now, i could
>>have come after baba in public. i grant i'm no match when it comes to
>>writing a satire; but by god i could be muddying this place with
>>un-necessary polemic that is best devoted to the enemy. so i will resort
>>to
>>saying in private what i intimated to kujabi. had you called me recently,
>>i
>>would have lodged a complaint and sought advice, since on the face of it
>>you are mates.
>>saul, as i said to ron ealier last week, gambia-l is not a laundrette to
>>launder the dirty linen of mates. i will not go down that drain. let baba
>>continue to have his laughs at afang kangtei, when fate has it and we see
>>again, i will tell him publicly my anguish and disappointment in his
>>lampooning of a junior who used to hold in high esteem.
>>saul, brother i thank you for your intervention.
>>wishing you all the best,
>>hamjatta kanteh
>>
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