Ansumana: I am consumed by the planning of the July Fourth in Atlanta, but I cannot miss your unsubstantiative criticism of Halifa's piece. You questioned his intellect, his writing, and what you called a "Dry Intellectual". What in the world is a "dry intellectual", and please avoid the rhetorical, we want substance. Thanks Musa Jeng Ansumana Kujabi wrote: > I must say that Mr. Ebou Colly and Mr. Dampha are prudent intellectuals who > have not only accurately pin-pointed the major weaknesses in the writings of > Foroyaa, but also vividly exposed the disorganized nature and dishonesty of > the writings in talking about the Coroner's Inquest and the so-called > Commission of Inquiry. Colly put it best: "Sometimes when they want to talk > about a spot in the moon, they would first take you on a ride at different > spots in the surrounding stars until you sometimes end up being totally lost > in the galaxy." This description of Halifa Sallah's writing is a fair > characterization. Halifa Sallah is a very "dry Intellectual" who is > sometimes dishonest in presenting his views on a particular issue; and this > kind of approach tends to throw readers off. Ever since I was in high in the > 1980s, when Foroyaa was at its highest point in shaping the political debate > in the country at the time, I could hardly consolidate or even understand > what they were highlighting about the Jawara Administration. Foroyaa's > writings sometimes resembles a day-dreamer's dream, which is solely based on > images cultivating in the mind and not realities. > > His(Halifa Sallah) writings are absolutely weird, with a weird name hair and > look and personality, no wonder his organization and arrangements of ideas > are also weird. And in writing about the Coroners Inquest and the so-called > Commission of Inquiry, Halifa took a may-we-go-round before coming to the > central question. What I don't understand is the weirdness in the writings > of an intellectual like Halifa, someone whom to my judgement is also fit to > run for the highest Office of the Land; but yet, judging by his recent > writings, it seems as if he is indirectly campaigning for the monster child > murderer President. Is Halifa being paid by the child murderer, or is he > just advancing his honest ideas? That should be a course of concern for all > Intellectuals in the Country. Or should we put forward the question that > there is vacancy for prudent and seasoned Intellectuals in the Country? I > don't so. We only happened to have the "Dry Intellectuals" like Halifa who > only gives us empty bones in their writings, instead of giving us meat. I > think, taking into account the prevailing precarious circumstances in our > beautiful country, The Gambia, we humbly deserve honest, well-thoughtful, > well-organized and seasoned intellectual contributions, and not a sheer dry, > pathetic and bizarre writings. In conclusion, I do however commend every > body, including Halifa for their valuable contributions. Keep Hope Alive. > > Ansumana Kujabi > Concerned citizen > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------