This one beats me. Baba Galleh, as long as i have known him, i grew to appreciate his work and openly mentor him. It's him, D.A Jawo, Deyda Hydara, Halifa Sallah, Bora M'boge, Cherno Baba Jallow and the late Uncle Colley from whom i draw my inspiration as a learning journalist. Baba means well, and of all things i believe he was not refering to Hamza. Hamjatta: You did the guy wrong. Apologies are in place and i'm sure he will understand. Like the misunderstanding we had a few days ago, this is another and you happen to be on the wrong side. I am positive the message was not meant for public consumption, but solely for Ansuman Kujabi, who made a mistake. Now that they are public, Baba, more than deserves an apology. Swallow your pride apologise and let's move on. Goodnite! Harona. >From: Omar Hatab <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN >Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:51:58 -0000 > >Hamjatta > >Why on earth do you imagine that I'm referring to you? This really beats my >imagination. As I explained to Saul in a private conversation, 'Kangtei' >was >meant to translate in Mandinka 'he who breaks his word, his promises'. And >'Tulubay' was meant to translate 'all ears' - he who hears everything. A >few >days after that particular story came out, Soffie Ceesay asked me what the >names meant and I gave her this same explanation. She can testify to this. >That was days before Kujabi's tirade and your wrong allegations against me. >I had called God to witness me earlier today that I'm not writing about you >or anyone else on the L. Why do you insist that I am? You really are being >very unfair to me. Let me tell you one thing, please, never ever confront >me >with this allegation in public. Please. I still have lots of respect for >you >and for the last time, Hamjatta, I AM NOT WRITING ABOUT YOU OR ANYONE ON >THE >L. OK? >Baba > > >>From: Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: MR. KNOW-ALL LAYS A PLAN >>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 17:28:18 EST >> >>saul, >>because i hold you in high esteem and look up to you [as i did to baba >>once], i will respond to this hiccup. as to the mail to kujabi, yes they >>are the words i use to everyone who call or raise concern about what was >>up >>to. see, saul you are one of the smartest and honest gambians i've come >>across but on this one you won't see it cos [and this is to paraphrase an >>obscure satirist who taught on deconstruction as a literary tool] when a >>good satirist satires, legally none can find them culpable of anything. >>guess what they are attacking an individual but generalising with such >>sublety that they are the only ones who can tell who they refer. but, aha, >>those who have been there and done that can figure it out. baba is perhaps >>the most gifted young gambian writer around. but he has his shortcomings: >>by his admission, he is petty and doesn't easily forgive. baba has never >>forgiven me for questioning an editorial his paper wrote way back in 2000. >>i know baba well enough to tell you t! >>hat he is no quitter; and when h >>e announces he is quitting upon being found out, believe me he knows what >>i >>said is true. of course he will deny it, and as my satirist tutor would >>point out, none can legally find him culpable of anything. because - guess >>what? - he was referring to everyone and none. >>as it is, i'm trying to come up with an appropriate response to the pdois >>statement; i just saw your message and feel compelled to reply to you. >>other than that, i would keep saying to what i say to everyone in private: >>baba is referring to none other than myself and else and going by what he >>keeps throwing at me, this is simply beyond him as a brother. now, i could >>have come after baba in public. i grant i'm no match when it comes to >>writing a satire; but by god i could be muddying this place with >>un-necessary polemic that is best devoted to the enemy. so i will resort >>to >>saying in private what i intimated to kujabi. had you called me recently, >>i >>would have lodged a complaint and sought advice, since on the face of it >>you are mates. >>saul, as i said to ron ealier last week, gambia-l is not a laundrette to >>launder the dirty linen of mates. i will not go down that drain. let baba >>continue to have his laughs at afang kangtei, when fate has it and we see >>again, i will tell him publicly my anguish and disappointment in his >>lampooning of a junior who used to hold in high esteem. >>saul, brother i thank you for your intervention. >>wishing you all the best, >>hamjatta kanteh >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>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. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >_________________________________________________________________________ >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 and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ 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 and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------