Saul:
Clinton makes $200,000 and not $300,000. Sure, he will appreciate your
generosity with his huge legal fees. But, the next sitting president will
start making $400,000.
Check out the source below:
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/09/16/congress.spending.ap/
Happy Y2K
Baboucarr Sillah
>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: On Pres Jammeh V. The Indepedent Newspaper
>Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:40:17 GMT
>
>All,
>
>I just want to clarify the reason behind my appeal to this List to help the
>Independent newspaper fend off the frivolous law suit Yaya Jammeh is
>throwing at them. This, because someone has already mis-interpreted my
>motives for doing so. So, maybe I wasn't clear in my orignal note.
>
>Bill Clinton makes over $300K/yr as president of the US. Yet, when he got
>in
>legal trouble, some of his supporters organized and solicited donations
>from
>Americans to help Clinton defray the cost of fighting the law suit. Tens of
>thousands of people (many who make a mere fraction of what he does,)
>donated
>whatever they could afford. And many who donated their money were not
>defending what Clinton did. They were defending the principle that the law
>must not be used/abused by anyone/group as a political tool. Yaya Jammeh's
>sole objective in suing the Independent is to silence them - a political
>objective!
>
>So, my appeal on behalf of the Independent journalists -NOT AT THEIR
>BEHEST,
>runs in the same vein. It's a mere appeal for Gambians who care for what
>this group is doing, to show their solidarity. You don't have to agree with
>the reason/need for the article they've written. But, if you care for the
>principle of PRESS FREEDOM, then you need to stand by these people. Useless
>or not, they have a right to inform Gambians about what's going on - as
>trivial as that may be to you. At the very least, you should register your
>protest to president Jammeh on this medium. Those who can afford to go an
>extra mile, should do so.
>
>Finally, I did not mean to imply that they have a monopoly on gallantry,
>fairness, or independence when it comes to the press in the Gambia. I'm
>aware of the constant harrassment this group has been suffering at the
>hands
>of Yaya Jammeh's goons since they courageous left The Observer newspaper
>en-masse. My use of the word "gallant" and "independence" is a reflection
>of
>my insight into their suffering. Nothing else. So, if we can make our
>displeasure known to Yaya on this forum, I'll consider my appeal fruitful.
>
>Saul.
>
>
>
>
>
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