Folks, My last mail should have read "You've made.....,instead of "I've made....". Peace, OB ----- Original Message ----- From: gambian <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 17 December 2000 22:59 PM Subject: Re: Hamad Sallah > Sallah, > > I've made salient points about Cheyassin and what he stands for both as a > person and a lawyer. > > Peace, > OB. > > Ps: Please furnish me privately with Babucarr Ceesay's (BC) 'phone number. > OB. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hamad S. Sallah <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: 17 December 2000 13:54 PM > Subject: Re: Response to Mr. Conteh > > > > Coach, > > > > The concerned citizen has hammered the nail right on the head about > > Cheyassin. I also happened to know Cheyasin as a professional having > worked > > at the High court for 6 long years. He has an arrogant air of boastfulness > > about him which could be noticed by every part of his being. > > > > I can vividly remember in the days of the defunct Commission of inquiry > into > > the financial activities of The Gambia Ports Authority, when young, > dazzling > > with brilliance and intelligent lawyers like Essa Faal, used to make him > > sound legally incapable of handling his client 's(Pa Cham) contest. He has > > accumulated a lot of ill-feelings, reminiscent of his failed political > > ambition and his almost dented professional legal standing in the national > > Bar association. > > > > At best, he is a very lonely and sad man looking for the company which he > > cannot find in the Bar Association and this is why the crackpot Jammeh > > happened to find him as a willing so-called intellectual fool that can be > > used as the drama of events in the Gambia dictates. > > > > So Coach, I definitely agree with the concerned citizen about the truth he > > has written on Cheyasin. > > > > Let it be made clear to all that no Gambian is more Gambian than the > other, > > save the one that has put his life in harm's way to advance the cause of > > democracy and the rule of law. The Jammehs, Singhateys, Seckas and all > their > > accomplies and allies in their war of oppression, repression and > depression > > in The Gambia cannot outlive time and history. The Gambian people will > call > > them to account for all their deeds and misdeeds and just justice aportion > > accordingly. > > > > Long live the aspirations of the Gambian people for a just government. > Down > > with failed Jammehism ! > > > > Jarama > > > > Sallah > > > > > > > > > > >From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: Response to Mr. Conteh > > >Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 00:07:36 -0000 > > > > > >Lamin Conteh: > > > > > >The unedited e-mail below is a reaction from the "concerned Gambian" who > > >wrote the piece on/about Cheyassin Secka. > > > > > >Ebrima > > > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > >>To: [log in to unmask] > > >>Subject: Response to Mr. Conteh > > >>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 > > >> > > >>Coach, > > >>Mr. Conteh's reaction to my comments about Cheyassin is rather > > >>unfortunate. > > >> I am not one of your regular sources but rather a concerned citizen > who > > >>has known Cheyassin Secka for over two decades. I have followed his > > >>career > > >>closely as well. For someone who claims to know Cheyassin as Mr. Conteh > > >>claims would have been more forthright in his characterisation of > > >>Cheyassin. I can tell you that Cheyassin is neither brilliant nor > sincere > > >>in my book and in the book of many of his colleagues. This is not > > >>character assassination; it is the simple thruth. One more thing, how > can > > >>you consider Cheyassin a sincere man when he persistently lied to us as > > >>Gambians about the April 10 and 11 murder of our children and lied to us > > >>about the need for constitutional amendments at this late stage of the > > >>game. Finally, it is obvious that you are unaware of the fact that the > > >>1981 > > >>attempted coup is also referred to as "the taxi-man's coup". Kukoi was > not > > >>a taxi driver but several of Kukoi's Council members were taxi drivers > > >>including Simon Talibo Sanneh who is presently the driver to Cheyassin > and > > >>thus the name "taxi-man's coup". You need to read up a little bit about > > >>that era. I would appreciate Mr Conteh telling me what is incorrect in > my > > >>message to you on Cheyassin. 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