Ebou, I am so very glad to know that you don't want to be a ninja! Saul would have no cause to be using the cutlass. That's settled.I guessed by now that both of you realise that you should be off eachother's throat. I know you a little bit and i know Saul a whole lot. As human beings we all voice out our concerns differently. The more information we keep flowing , the better. I couldn't believe what i see you guys post to eachother on the L. Personally i am not impressed because i think you guys can do better.We are here to share information not the two of you shoving into our throats what you think is right. It almost deviated you from putting pressure on important issues e.g what Hamjatta and Dampha are emphasising on now.Saul if you are boarding the bus to get Yaya at Kanilai tomorrow, my stop would be at sixteenth street. You cannot describe Yaya better than you do on your postings. Saul the hardest and painful thing about democracy is listening or engaging in what others have to say( Bokarr Sey included. another topic because i think you guys undemocratically threw out the Ambassador and the poet out of this forum). I fear if you become President you are going to be condemning a lot and i mean a whole lot of people because few will be thinking like you and that part would be a challenge or a shortcomming on your side. There are a lot of Fjmannehs, Bokarr Seys and Ebou Jallows out there. What will you do to us Saul? Throw us out of the country because our suggestions and ideas are totally not in sync with yours?You are always advocating for democracy,rule of law, fairness, decency, intergrity and consistency. How about a little patience and accommodation! You cannot achieve all these without patience buddy.You can only share your ideas with people. I mean putting it on the plate and not assuming because it is on the plate we are chewing on it or supposed to be chewing on it. Some might decide not to even look at it deliberately and others might innocently pass by not even knowing what you are offering. Why not just take a day off fromm your PC, take your Tamarinda drink to the pool,(your wife makes the best of those)and really meditate on how to tackle Jammeh. That is the real issue at hand.Those who are advising you to fight Ebou physically or otherwise wouldn't even with a sword face a fly. I honestly know you are a decent man. Ebou i think of all the Gambians i know pro and anti Jammeh you have the most difficult problem-that is- restoring your credibility with the Gambian people.By the way i wasn't on the L then and never really knew what you said happened to the DOUGH from Thailand(by the way if this scoops from Thailand is for keeps some of us are here stranded on college fees in case you are considering charity). I am not going to accuse you of fleeing yaya because most of us are on a fleeing ticket here voluntary or involuntary.You are no Prophet Mohammed neither are you Martin Lurther King because you lack the decipline, foresight and peacefulness of these men but i really commend you for your bravery for comming out in the open, denouncing and really telling us all you know about Jammeh. I wish Tombong can follow suit or Isatou N'jie Saidy. You cannot do better than this. It is left to us to believe you or not to believe you. This frustrations might follow you to your grave. It is left to you to indulge in your past mistakes and drag yourself into the mud or go beyound it and work on your credibility and your committment in restoring peace in the Gambia. So please guys move on. May God bless us all Fatou Jaw Manneh >From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: THE END OF THE ROAD >Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:56:56 EDT > >Hi Sister Fatou, >Long time! How are you and your family? I am very glad to hear you well. >Well Fatou, I am never interested in any kind of public office in the >Gambia. Do I sincerely wish to restore legitimacy in the Gambia? I will >answer a definite yes. Contrary to what some people may want to >make-believe, I am not here to promote or endorse any human being or >political group including myself. Certainly, I am very aware of the >herculean impediment that the controversy over my former AFPRC membership >will generate amongst Gambians who especially have never known me as a >person. Obviously prudence would have dictate my abstinence from any >public >political discourse. Yet I believe that judgement is too defeatist, to >shallow and cowardly for me to adopt. It could have been very easy for me >if I had some skeleton in the closet to take such a road. >From the Holy Prophet Muhammad , Jesus Christ to Martin Luther King Jr, all >have been criticized, castigated, insulted, chastised even their lifes >threatened, but still they changed the world because they have a deep faith >in God and have a firm conviction in what they believe. Trust me the Saul >Khans on this Bantaba do not bother me the least. One day very soon I will >make history in the Gambia, with action and not mere empty words on the >net. > I definitely wish that Saul Khan meet me person to person to discuss our >differences. We all have the same wishes, I am sure we will also agree on >alot of other issues and probably be of better help to each other rather >than cutlassing each other for god knows what! No Fatou appreciate your >sense of humour an I do not wan to be another NINJA. > > >Greetings my Sister >Ebou Jallow > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >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 >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ 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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------