Gambia-L: The unedited e-mail below is from HILO Gambia. It is sent to St John's University in the UN, and copied to me. It is signed one by Alan Collins, the company's "president". Enjoy reading it! Ebrima Ceesay Birmingham, UK __________________________________________________________________ Hilo Trading (Gambia) Ltd November 29, 2000 Ms Julia Upton Provost St Johns University New York USA Via fax: 00 1 718 990 1894 Dear Ms Upton, “GAMBIA-L” – MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU I did telephone you earlier today to discuss this matter but I had to be content with leaving a voicemail message. I am an American citizen (and, I might add a practising Catholic) currently living in The Gambia. I am the President of Hilo Trading (Gambia) Ltd, itself an offshoot of our USA operations, based in Atlanta. We are very much involved with the Groundnut business here within The Gambia and we have currently invested several US$ millions into the sub-sector. We have become aware of a group of Gambian dissidents operating out of the United Kingdom, fronted by an ‘Ebrima Ceesay’ from Birmingham, England. These dissidents are clearly utilising the website/server of St Johns University as evidenced by the attached e-mails. These ‘hate-mails’ are beginning to become, for us, quite tiresome. In addition, they have become increasingly threatening and increasingly paranoid. I am immensely concerned that all of the good work we are doing within The Gambia is being jeopardised by this roving ‘rag-bag’ of political activists. I am very worried that not only are our investments placed at risk but the ominous threat of Atlanta-based fanatics to ‘check’ us out is quite scary. I am well aware that recent developments within the USA have prompted Companies to ban personal e-mail use over their systems. Indeed, it has become an illegal offence and Companies may prosecute. November 29, 2000 – Page (2) – contd., Ms J Upton – Provost St Johns University NY, USA – contd., How much more dangerous and irresponsible, therefore, for a US educational institute to allow its facilities to be manipulated in the manner described and evidenced herein. I would very much welcome your prompt advice that you have looked into this matter and perhaps brought the culprits to light. I should like to know the steps taken, perhaps the first of which is to pinpoint those ‘students’ from The Gambia presently attending any of the University’s campuses. I can assure you that I have brought this matter to the attention of the US Ambassador to The Gambia – George Haley – as well as to the attention of the highest authorities within the Government of The Gambia. I hope to have information from you by return detailing the steps you have taken to close this ‘unit’ of dissidents within St John’s. Yours very sincerely, Alan D Collins President Cc Information Technology – fax # 718 990 2002 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.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 and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------