Joe,
I saw your piece you have replied accordingly.Anyway Joe I would kindly appeal that you ignore this Njie someone.This is no Njie because I reecieved another fan mail earlier on and the person said nothing...You see the more we receive such mails the more one can measure how effective the discussions are.
I will never entertain responding to such personal mail in private.As far the topic is stemming from what we say whether the message is sent privately or not it concerns our views on line and nothing else. Anyone who loves The Gambia that much should not hide behind the scenes trying to regulate these fora as "rusty-mullah" from no where.
Essa.
You are entitled to an opinion and that is where your limits end. If you do
not like the way someone describes a problem, all you have to do is to
delete the article to save you the ulcers you just described. I think you
are more interested in regulating and surpressing thought and not maturity -
say things the way Ben would like me to say it. Next you would demand that
I discontinue the use of certain words and phrases, etc., etc. And, where
will it end? Ben, the suppressing of thought has greatly contributed to
where Africa is today, visa vis the world. My question is, who is Ben in
the bigger scheme of things? I think you overated your importance here,
don't you think? Just think about it.
Chi Jaama
Joe Sambou
>From: "Ben Nj"
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
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>CC: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Gambia
>Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:12:38 -0500
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>Brothers,
>
>
>I would first like to appologize to all of you for some of the things i am
>going to say but i feel like someone needs to say them. I know some of
>you. I have met Ebou Jallow on various occasions both in the gambia and
>the US but i don't think you know me. I belief i have met Joe Sambou
>once(that is if you are related to Alieu Jasseh the referee). Essa Bokar i
>might know too.
>
>Anyway, the reason why i am mentioning all of these links is that Gambia is
>a small country and we are related or connected in very interesting ways.
>That does not mean that we cannot confront one another with the truth. In
>fact, that should compel us to try to direct one another towards good and
>the doing of good. However, in our desire towards what is good and just,
>it is very important to guide our dignity( and i will elabourate on this a
>little more).
>
>I like reading the L due to the fact that apart from learning a great
>deal, i feel a lot more connected to the Gambia. The past few articles
>that i read with the crazed exchange between some of you is very
>depressing. I was perticularely dissapointed with the childish exchange
>between Ebou Jallow and Joe Sambou. Essa Bokars articles are also very
>juvenile. Essa, why do you have to yell. your articles even though perhaps
>good intentioned are reduced to a convolution of nonsense. if this is your
>attempt at humor, i would like to inform you that not many people are
>loughing. in fact, some of you have debased the L so much that i am not
>sure it is worth publishing any longer. I am sure most of you have
>legitimate reasons to be angry but i think one could make a point without
>resourting to foolishness and insults. Yes, i think some of what you all
>had to say have been informative. I learned a lot from many of the
>articles. However, adults like you should not reduce themselves to the
>level you have brought your selves in the Gambia_l.
>
>I have the following observations.
>
>1. Essa Bocar, i am sure most of the forum do not understand what you are
>trying to say. Perhaps you could help us all by adding a little more
>maturity to your articles. I have nothing against your writing. In fact,
>as you can planely see, i do not write that well.
>
>2. Joe Sambou, like you most Gambians are dissapointed with the Jammeh
>government. I and many Gambians think Jammeh is not only incompetent as a
>leader but he is also a criminal from day one. All of us have a lot to be
>angry about but you could express your views in a dignified manner.
>
>3. Ebou Jallow. Where should i start? Of course, i do not have to tell
>anyone how childish ebou sounds it is plain for all to see. Ebou, you do
>not need to prove anything to us the readers. I frankly am not interested
>in your literary skills i just want to know the truth. There are better
>ways of communicating your point on all of these issues without necessarily
>trying to prove literary sophistication (i cant spell the damn woord but
>you know what i mean). On a larger issue however, i think you need serious
>self examination. To say that you are in denial is a serious
>understatement. I mean after unvailing some of the most serious aligations
>against Jammeh and his goons(by the way, many of us are grateful for that)
>you flip-flopped by turning arround and kissing up to Jammeh. And then in
>the past few months you turned right back to criticising Jammeh. I mean,
>you would only be lying in one of your two possitions. So please stop
>fooling arround and level with the Gambian people. Whiles you are at it, i
>think you owe it to gambians to explain all the aleged monies you took from
>public coffers. I assure you that many of us are not going to forget.
>
>Brothers, the reason why i decided to write to your individual e-mails is
>that you have turned the L in to a zoo. I did not want to add to the
>stampeed. I currently perticipate in a forum where most of the
>perticipants are much younger than all of you are but they show much more
>maturity than those of you on the L. the site is Camara.DK
>
>Che jama
>KJ
>
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