Brother Momodou Sidibeh,

Infact, this piece was sent by a friend who wanted to share it with the L
community, and I am grateful for that. I just could not hold back my tears
when I read that piece. As a parent, one can easily substitute those young
people full of dreams who lost their lives with your own. The tragedy of the
rest of the lost lives is equally as devastating.
The fact that the international community has not offered Senegal any
assistance in dealing with the aftermath of this disaster just goes to
solidify what I and a great many others think, that somehow, the lives of
Africans and other peoples of colour is no doubt relegated to being  of less
value. If this had happened elsewhere, they will still be talking about it
and offering all sorts of assistance. Another lesson that we need to make
sure we take care of our own very carefully.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 2/22/03 2:10:36 PM Central Standard Time,
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> Sister Jabou,
>
> Many thanks for this forward. I have myself often thought of the students
> who were travelling to Dakar for the fall semester and how such huge loss
> would affect the concerned families. Unfortunately there was little
> reference material in the papers to associate such thoughts with hard life
> stories of the victims and their families.
>

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