Endo,
I am indeed fasting albeit with difficulty... if anything i hope to loose some weight during this month. Of late, i have got a bloated stomach and a bit of 'Wang' and you know, a large waist line is not a good sign of healthy living. I've been eating too much 'junk food'.
Anyway, i do accept that Sankara did came to power by unconstitutional means but this does not erase his somewhat exceptional rule as head of state of Burkina Faso.
Sankara's was in prison when Blaise Compoare and others ousted Ouaredego in 1983. He was freed and made head of state. However, for one to try to ridicule or even contemplate questioning Sankara's sincerity is to say the least very disgusting.
When Sankara came to power in Burkina Faso that society was in the throes of final annihilation by a corrupt and disintegrating leadership. Sankara brought dignity, sanity, pride, self-reliance and hard-work to the Burkanabe. His charisma was just an added bonus to his practical dedication to the developmental programme he established in that once wretched country. I can remember, even his stunchest critics accepted that the guy practically gave hope to that once wretched nation. His undoubted zeal for a better nation and in extension a much dignified Africa brought him to loggerheads with other African heads of states notably Houphet Boigny.
I hope the those familiar with the recent history of West Africa will bear witness to the fact that it was Sankara's sole determination that exposed the corruption inherent the ECOWAS. He singledhanded fought to recover the $22million embezzled by a top ECOWAS official (JAWARA?) who had personal connection with the then president of Ivory Coast. No wonder Boigny plotted and finance the scheme that witnessed the demise of Sankara. Sankara was such a sincere person that he forsaw his death and had no doubt that the only person who was capable of killing him was Blaise Compoare. He prophesied such in an interview with Jeune Afrique in January 1987. Sankara was a soldier and a statesman. He settled the crisis with Mali through open and honest negotiations.
For me, a good soldier was epitomised by Sankara. If only African leaders past and present exhibited some of his characteristics, maybe our continent would have fared better.
Sankara was a man with a vision. A human being with a passion for truth and dignity. A soldier with a political education. A male who saw his female opposite as equal to him. A thinker with an open-mind. An African with patriotism embedded in his bosom. An internationalist with a determination to see a fairer world. A pragmatist who sought and listen to advise. Sankara sits on that high throne reserved for the best sons and daughters mankind.
Africa needs more Sankara's, Lumumba's, Anta Diop's.
Endo, since you wrote that your apology to Yahya is personal, i shall respect that. However, you must remember history will judge your words and actions since you were unfortunate enough to have occupied public office. Gambians are still at a lost with some of your pronouncements regarding Yahya 'imbecile' Jammeh and his entourage. We do not know what is the truth anymore. I for one, accepted all the stories you told us concerning the APRC. Now, i really do not know what to believe.
I will get back to you concerning Colin Powell.
Have a good ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak.
Sincere and kind regards,
Mboge