Mr. Camara: Our communication at the bantaba I come from are based on truth. We in Kombo East Constituency and the rest of The Gambia believe in saying the truth. We also believe that when one steals from you, he is a thief. We believe that when one kills, he is a murderer or a butcher. We believe that when one uses religion to further his political image, he is a moron. We believe that when one denies citizens the right to electoral process, he is a dictator. Mr. Camara, you as a list manager of the L should have the conviction to set guidelines that are vividly clear. Do not try to tell me how I communicate at the bantaba in my native village. My people believe that respect should be accorded to the elders, and when one violates this golden rule, he should be paid back in the same fashion. The dictator summoned elders at the State House and called them all kinds of names. Should any serious Gambian respect an individual who does not show any respect to elders old enough to be his grandparents. By the way, do you know that the brother of the Imam of Banjul was arrested the other day for only relaying messages sent to him by concerned Gambians? What kind of behavior is this? I will still call yahya the following: a liar, a moron, a butcher, a murderer, a dictator, etc. I am not afraid to speak my mind. It is a right that I will protect. The dictator deserves to be called anything as long as he continues to act in this fathom. Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh ------Original Message------ From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]> To: Lamine Conteh <[log in to unmask]> Sent: February 19, 2001 6:46:55 PM GMT Subject: Reply to Lamin Conteh On 19 Feb 2001, at 13:31, Lamine Conteh wrote: > You have , however, not discussed in full > languages or inappropriate languages you think > are offensive. Earlier on last week I wrote > and requested L management to list down words > that it thinks are offensive. Unfortunately, > I have not received a reply to my request. Mr. Conteh, Are you really serious about this? Do you want the list management to list down words we think are offensive? Please read the Guide-lines once again and you would find the answers there! How do you communicate in your bantaba in the town or village you come from in the Gambia? Have a good day. Momodou Camara Copenhagen - Denmark ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------