Yus,
      It shows you are a good lad,who had real good "home training".My
greetings to your mother who was a favorite teacher at the GHS.
 Keep it up!
 KUTUBO

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From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 7:17 PM
Subject: Apologies To Everyone On The List


> Gambia-L;
>
>  Alieu Sesay's posts -- which BTW had nothing to do with the topic eing
> discussed at the time -- was an exercise in libel and slander.  Had these
> slanderous claims not been within the confines of this esteemed list, I
would
> have sued Mr. Sesay for libel for nothing contained in his post was true.
It
> was a vicious attempt to demean my person by basing his post on slanderous
> claims.
>
> His claims that my college education was financed by loans which are still
to
> be paid are slanderous and demeaning to my late father, who with the help
of
> almost complete financial aid from MIT, helped me pay my way through
college.
> He did not have to finance my education through loans from the Gambia
> government. Instead, I was the one who was burdened with the task of
paying
> for the costs I had incurred plus the additional costs of taking care of
> cars, houses and my partner.  If Mr. Sesay wanted to know about the status
of
> my loans or the method employed to pay for my college education, I would
have
> willingly given him the 411.
>
>
> His claims that I have a personal problem with the Miss Joh could not also
be
> further from the truth.  Miss Joh has basically engaged in an exercise of
> double-talk, especially when it concerns her fanatical views where she
seems
> to have a clear problem distinguishing between the religion and Arabs..
She
> condemned the attack, yet at the same time put forth subtle references
that
> Muslims around the World are suffering as if to justify what happened.  I
> called her to task because my dogma does not allow for anyone --
regardless
> of their age -- to peddle such hypocrisy and go unchallenged.  Considering
> the circumstances surrounding the tragic events of Sep 11th, calling her
to
> task was all the more justified.
>
> The other claims that Sesay tried to peddle were also as frivolous as they
> come. Nevertheless, accusing one of substance abuse are very serious
claims
> which need to be substantiated.  I would therefore challenge Mr. Sesay to
> substantiate his claims that I am indeed engaged in the use of chemicals.
The
> reason the aforementioned tried to slander me is because of a deep lying
> sense of hatred and envy.  It is not my fault that my grandmother had the
> foresight to buy properties in Fajara when the real estate prices were
low.
> It is not my fault that I went to MIT, while my siblings got higher
degrees
> from schools like Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Manchester. It
is
> not my fault that I develop wireless clients for AOL and that my input is
> recognized by some top ranking hitters within the best ISP and content
> provider on Earth. But regardless of these facts, envious elements in our
> society want to condemn me for being in this position.  They want to call
me
> a Tappet, yet Mr. Sesay himself hides behind names and slings insults.  If
as
> he posited, he was once a friend to me, his actions are even more cowardly
> for he does not have the guts to come out of the shadows and let his beef
be
> heard.  I unequivocally condemn him as a coward, one full of envy, as well
as
> a back-stabber.  People like him fear me for they know that I am stronger
> than them in almost every category which determines the true principles of
a
> human being.
>
> For Miss Joh, a self professed born again Muslim, to profiteer in Mr
Sesay's
> attempt to slander me and use the opportunity to spread more bogus claims
> about my person also speaks volumes about this lady.  I would rather be an
> animist than resort to that type of behavior.  I have nothing against
Jabou
> but double-talk from her shall be challenged regardless of her age.  I do
not
> subscribe to this theory which allows for our elders to ruin our society
and
> walk scott free.  It is this same mediocrity and nonchalance that has put
> Gambia in this quagmire.  I refuse to subscribe to such primnitive and
> short-sighted traditions and I know that there are others out there who
shall
> endeavor to make sure we never again fall short in this aspect.  Even if
she
> was my dear mother's age - which she is not - I would still challenge her
> double speak.  This is a forum for the exchange of ideas not one where we
> hold back and refuse to engage others simply by virtue of their age.  This
to
> me is backward and does not provide a good atmosphere for the exchange of
> ideas.
>
> I offer my deepest apology and regret for what happened on Saturday.  Our
> religion and cultural traditions espouse the principles of forgiveness and
> understanding, and I hope you judge me with those principles in mind.
Also,
> please remember that it is human to err but hypocritical to act as if one
is
> without sin or make claims that the individual failings of any human can
be
> used to judge another's character.  I plead for  forgiveness, especially
from
> those elders of this list who are spread all over the diaspora.
>
>  I thank everyone who in some way offered a helping hand to lift me up
from
> my fall.  I shall repay your support in full.
>
> Thanks and best regards,
> Yus
>
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