James, I join KB, Saul and others in commending you and your team for a job well done. The simple task of inviting and bringing people together can be so stressful and demanding, nontheless, you folks pulled the strings together to make this event a success. We appreciate that fact and thank you. That said, i shall register my disappointment in the lack of proper communication chanels whereby all concerned, and indeed, interested parties are informed of prog schedule and the proper topic of discussion. Why i am bringing up this issue is the fact that, the perception i, and i believe, many more people developed was that the meeting was purposefully organised and geared towards building a united opposition party. In that case all the opposition parties are coming together under the DC tranquil skies and to discuss issues of common concern to them which, eventually will come home with a family of the united opposition. If things turn out to be different then, we must register our sentiments. Period. You, the organisers, may not actually have been responsible for the communication break-down, nontheless, you will hear us blame you. Take the blame and work with it to improve upon the next event. So that, that event will be better organised and yield greater satisfaction from the critics. I am by no means down-playing the success of the recent meeting. Just reminding you that; to lead is difficult, moreso, if you are leading from behind. Bravo for the initiative! Good day, Harona. _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------