Since the London briefing that was jointly organized by some Bristish MPs and the MRDG (UK) a few weeks ago, many people have been baffled by the non-attendance of it by PDOIS. Many questions have been asked and yet no tangible explanation has been forthcoming. This, I believe is partly due to the fact that some are deliberately substituting Halifa for PDOIS. Some opinions expressed are really not about PDOIS's non-attendance of the London briefing but about their loathing of Halifa Sallah. If Halifa's questions were answered precisely and to the point, we might be reacting to PDOIS's stance now rather than wasting a lot of valuable time on trivialities such as procedures. I can understand why PDOIS may want to know if their invitation was sent by email or Post. It is very obvious that if it had been sent by email that would have been easy to prove. If on the other hand it was sent by post one may want to know whether the invitation letter from one of the Bristish was sent separately from that of the MRDG (UK) or not. If as claimed by Hamajata and Mr. Bahoum the briefing was jointly organized by their movement together with some british MPs, one may want to know whether the two invitations were sent separately. If they were sent separately one may want to know why. On the other hand if they were sent together how come all other opposition parties received their invitations intact except PDOIS. PDOIS should also get on with it and give us some explanation as to whether they would have attended the briefing had they received an invitation from the MRDG (UK) or not. They have already indicated to all and sundry that as a party they felt that the invitation from a british MP about the briefing was inappropriate and as such refused it. What the likes of me want to know is whether they still hold the same view about the briefing now that they have been told that the briefing was spearheaded by the MRDG (UK). Best wisehes, KB Jobe. ====================================================================== "There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve" (MIKE LEAVITT) ====================================================================== _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------