Olfactor,
How are you? Ellen was kind enough to accord me a few more posting
privileges. I want to thank Kukeh for his efforts in yielding that. The quip
about scorpions was so timely that Kukeh is a wise man. Well when I went to
retrofit my tractor with a grader the other day, (and I only went looking for my
tractor when my knucklehead brother suggested I retrofit his old vespa with a
tiller to do my grading) I saw a funny looking scorpion. Very different from the
ones we are used to in Gambia. You may have seen a scorpion in Gambia or perhaps
in Dublin. Well this one was almost totally white. A bit jaundiced. I thought
perhaps it was a new specie I stumbled upon and I momentarily entertained
thoughts of having it classified and named after your truly. I bet Halifa can't
friggin top that! Whaddoyou wanna bet?? Settle down I'm just teasing you a bit
here. But the scorpion story is true. That's why I'm scared of Kukeh now. How
did he know??? That was my question when I saw his notes on the matter.
Anyway Olfactor I had meant to share some ideas on your notes below because
I thought they were addressed to me and my coleagues here at Ellen. I had almost
exhausted my posting quota and I did not want to treat a wonderful friend such
as yourself with casual effort. So here goes:
[In a message dated 4/15/2009 11:19:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Perhaps some of you are endowed with a certain
level of discernment that ordinary 'fanatics' like me can never comprehend.]
Olfactor.
No. merely permutation of equal virtue. I know you're being sarcastic
here but just in case you were serious. I thought I knew you, but I don't
anymore. And I'm heartbroken over it. Remember that you don't have to forego
friendship with other to be my friend. Even my avowed enemies. I hope you know
that. I will keep trying to gain your friendship. I don't know where I may have
gone wrong. Well you don't even call my name and especially when you wish to
address a note to me. I am not very pleased about that. Hopefully you will
forgive me for my trespasses against you.
[To me their was marked maturity displayed by the opposition in dealing
with the witch-hunt saga.] Olfactor.
Indeed. I agree with you.
[Folk welcomed the approach taken by parties like UDP through a very
comprehensive press release.] Olfactor.
I happen to know UDP, NRP, PPP, and GMC did more than release
comprehensive press releases. I have very little patience for friggin
press releases on important matters. So to you, the maturity of the UDP was a
comprehensive press release. To me it were weightier than that.
[It is a known fact that Halifa consulted with community leaders both
religious and political before setting out to ascertain what people who
claimed to have fallen victim to the witch-hunting told him.]
Olfactor.
Halifa TOLD (not consult with) PDOIS elders. Olfactor,
please find out who the political and religious community leaders were
who were consulted. You do not have to share their names with us. Just satisfy
yourself. That's enough for me. And it was not to ascertain Olfactor. I know
that sounds innocent and good.
Even with these disagreements of fact Olfactor, I still commend Halifa
for going on the "fact-finding" mission. Perhaps this is where some of you were
confused. That was accidental. This is because I actually liked the calculus and
regardless of whether Halifa embarked on insignificant demarche or not, his
subsequent arrest by Yahya was illegal and Yahya had erred to that
end. And, in human terms, when a fellow citizen's human rights are aversed,
process and politics ought not interfere with your efforts to yield him/her
relief. I know this is hard to understand. But soon you'll get it. You see, it
is the reason why some of those who went to bat to achieve Halifa's release,
however miniscule their efforts, did not pause to analyse Halifa's politics or
process. Olfactor perhaps if I say it this way I will make more sense. Halifa's
release and the subsequent dropping of charges was not achieved by PDOIS
partisans nor by PDOISard bluster. You will agree with me that left to only
PDOIS partisans, Halifa might not have obtained the relief he got. You might
then say, well if Yahya wasn't pressured by PDOIS partisans, he would not have
released Halifa or dropped charges against him. Well consider that a rebellion
by ONLY PDOIS partisans may not yield the expected results. And Olfactor that is
why I hinted that there are signs everywhere for the astute, proclaiming the end
of bunker politics when human rights considerations are at stake.
[But for the pathologically psychotic holding a visceral hatred of
anything Halifa and PDOIS, whatever he dose is all done for political
aggrandisement nothing else. I say on to you hold on to whatever
your heart desires, and leave us too as you claim and demand all the time to
decide on our terms as to what motivated Halifa.] Olfactor.
Indeed my friend this was the spirit of my notes all along. In other
words leave Suntou alone to hold love or even visceral hatred for Halifa if he
so chooses. No one is chiding you for viewing Halifa through your lenses. In
fact I encourage all to show their passionate love for government officials and
aspiring politicians especially amid "attacks" on their person. I believe that
what Halifa did "fact-finding" was a calculated move and part of the calculus
was to yield PDOIS attenuated fortunes. I also believe there is nothing wrong
with that and that becomes even more immaterial in the face of infringement on
Halifa's human rights. Please by all means, you must feel free to decide on your
own terms, what motivated or did not motivate Halifa. I like an honourable man
who stands for his principles and views.
[You cannot force your reality on us. It is bloody disgusting to
try to do so. You better take note that you will be resisted at all times
and within any space.] Olfactor.
And that's the spirit. I know you shared that Halifa told you to speak for
yourself and to not allow anyone to speak for you unless those you have given
express power of attorney. I want to add another to that repertoire: Do not let
anyone force their realities on you. The reason is because realities are
host-specific. If you are not genetically exactly similar to another, you cannot
process their realities the same way they do.
[Halifa has said thousand
times that no one should speak for anybody on things Gambian; though some
can amplify their voices and that is just what he is doing . Where
is the frigging insult of other leaders coming from?] Olfactor.
I spoke too soon. I will add that even on things NON-Gambian, No one should
speak for you. Unless of course they have power of attorney to do so.
[The dumb witches and congenial liars are glaring at us and we will not
shirk in calling them out.] Olfactor.
Olfactor if I didn't know any better I'd say you're Joe's twin brother in
Dublin. Oh BTW, I was told Dublin is beautiful and sunny today. I guess they're
lying to attract tourists. Life is like a box of chocolate. You never
know what you gon git!
[And who the heck said that Halifa is a saint? Is it this not a
manifestation of some form of perverse notion about somebody.] Olfactor.
I think Suntou said Halifa was no Saint. Of course I knew that already. I
also don't remember you saying that Halifa were a Saint. This implies that you
also believe Halifa is no Saint. And Halifa himself, true to form, does not
pretend Saintly.
[Momodou Olly Mboge] Olfactor.
I love you my brother. I know it doesn't seem like it or look like it when
you cannot bring yourself to say my name. But I want you to know I have nothing
but love for you. Allahu Aalam. Haruna. Ifanang Ikakari Kanfaa joona.
Heah!!!!.
Programmed PDOIS Fanatic and Talibe of Halifa Sallah
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 3:05 PM,
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wrote:
Evian, it may come as a shock to you but I happen to concur with the
Olfactor's sentiments below. Could it be that all of us are talking about
the same things and we cannot bring ourselves to see it for partisan
bantanbilly sakes? Well consider this:
The Olfactor: Everyone have the right to exercise their civic right to
criticise folk doing their best, we also fucking reserve the right to point
to the pathological psychosis of those trying to force us to swallow their
distorted view of the truth and so-called informed and educated
analogy. Putrid nonesense i call it."
Suntou Translated: I reserve the friggin right to point to the
pathological psychosis of those trying to force us to swallow their
distorted view of the truth and so-called informed and educated
analogy.
The Olfactor: Unless you are blinded and downright dumb and a congenial
liar, everyone knows that PDOIS through Foroyaa have been keeping up the
momentum on all political arrests and imprisonments of innocent folk. The
witch hunt is just a continuity and was perhaps among the most lowly point
of the sad trejectory Gambia is going through under the present governance
system
Haruna: Halifa, by dint of his proprietorship of PDOIS' party Organ
Foroyaa, and his leadership of PDOIS, AND as a respectable participant in
the Pan-African Parliament, has added umph in prosecuting the
legislative life of Gambia. Halifa takes advantage of the umphs to maximise
PDOIS' electoral fortunes. (Nothing bad about that mind you Evian. What is
friggin disgusting is to lie about it and insult our other leaders by
comparing them to Halifa. Now who is the dumb witch and congenital liar?
Evian I think you have a better perspective of my notes variously.)
The Olfactor: The witch hunt is just a continuity and was perhaps among
the most lowly point of the sad trejectory Gambia is going through under the
present governance system.
Haruna: Yahya was enabled to embark on the repulsive witch-hunting.
Life is ever so dynamic (a continuum of events). Halifa is not amenable to
coordinated effort with the other parties, opposition or APRC for commoner
relief. Glaring. It appears that PDOIS is on a mission separate from common
Gambian good.
Somebody (I can't remember who right now): I couldn't care less if
Halifa engaged for political motives or not.......
Haruna: Whether Halifa had ulterior political motives or not is
immaterial to me.
Evian, I want you to put the Njarr Lambai down for a minute and reflect
on this whole conversation. I understand it will be hard to jettison the
PDOIS cap so I am not even asking you to do that. Just review the entire
body of the conversation with your PDOIS cap on. Then come back and share
your impressions with us. I think its probably the unfortunate tone the
conversation has taken that is why we miss important clues.
Haruna. Yours truly.
Modou Mboge wrote:
"Unless you are blinded and downright dumb
and a congenial liar, everyone knows that PDOIS through Foroyaa have been
keeping up the momentum on all political arrests and imprisonments of
innocent folk. The witch hunt is just a continuity and was perhaps among the
most lowly point of the sad trejectory Gambia is going through under the
present governance system
Everyone have the right to exercise their
civic right to criticise folk doing their best, we also fucking reserve the
right to point to the pathological psychosis of those trying to force us to
swallow their distorted view of the truth and so-called informed and
educated analogy. Putrid nonesense i call it."
I second your
above thoughts! God save us from the envious, poisonous hearts that seek to
transform goodness into badness. They shall be foiled and ultimately fail
woefully. Amen!*
Bailo
Momodou Olly Mboge
Programmed Fanatic of PDOIS and
Talibe of Halifa Sallah
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:05 AM, SUNTOU TOURAY
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Laye, Halifa did not sacrifice for me. i would like to know
when he did that. How many innocent folks are in prison right
now, did i hear Halifa making noise about their plight? I would
have thought, he will have make some statement about the others
languishing behind bars. Halifa is a politician, unless you Laye
see that, your analysis of his conduct will always fall
short.
Politics is about being coning and manipulative. Halifa is no
exception. "sacrificial lamb", what word is more political
than that remark? PDOIS folks enjoy the civic talk, suntou is
doing just that. Unless you wish me to fall in line, which is
close to being impossible.
Date:
Tuesday, 14 April, 2009, 10:37 PM
Laye,
I am one of Suntou's and your peoples and it is not quite
clear to me whether the one Gambian was sacrificing his freedom
for us. Don't look at the illegal arrest yet because Halifa
miscalculated on that score having underestimated Yahya's
cluelessness. Halifa thought he did everything to avoid that
eventuality and if he knew ahead of time that he were going to
be arrested, he prolly would not have engaged. Read Halifa's
notes prior to his expedition. Let me determine whether he
sacrificed for me.
Allez. Haruna.
Suntu:
You know very well where hell is breaking
loose while you spend your
effort and time being cynical
about the actions and judgement of the
one Gambian who
stood up and sacrificed his freedom for yours and
my
peoples' dignity. Hypocricy in
abundance.
-Abdoulie
Sent from my
iPhone
On Apr 14, 2009, at 20:13, SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]
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