Kejau, who said Halifa is the enemy? 

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On 2 Feb 2012, at 13:43, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> True, you have never seen me, but that does not mean I have not gone! You see some of us really work for our livings. Beside when did you start surfacing at demonstrations, last couple of years? Those issues are beside the Point, here brother, but you cannot insult folks here and not take their suggestions when organizing those events and expect folks to appear year after year. The point Joe and I wish to highlight though is that Jammeh is the enemy not Halifa or I, and we have more pressing issues abound. 
> 
> Cheers...
> 
> KT 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:10:15 +0000
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [G_L] The Sand Castle that is Foroyaa!!!! I am terribly disappointed in Halifa. Haruna.
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > 
> > I wonder who is burying his head and where you stand at the beach side
> > whilst folks are burying their head brave warrior? I have never meet
> > you at any affirmative action in the safe country of England but you
> > will always promise to surface. Secondly, Jammeh travelled to America
> > just a month ago, where were the paratroopers to make his stay
> > uncomfortable?
> > This is a national struggle, those whose statement matched their
> > intentions, not only sponsored the opposition with their wealth, but
> > they also play other active part. I guess, it will having nothing
> > important to say, will I indulge you.
> > 
> > Foroyaa will never look the other way about any issue they found
> > relevant for their opinion, be it family live issue, social or
> > political neither educational events. So who can prance about here
> > telling us to discuss something else?
> > 
> > Of course Joe want to start a discussion which is why, he use the
> > Foroyaa subject. However, who is he to dictate which topic people
> > should say something on? If there is a problem in Foroyaa which
> > becomes public knowledge, why wouldn't people discuss it? Is the role
> > of Foroyaa not uncovering issues deem relevant for the public? The
> > staff at the paper want certain issues sorted in order that, they can
> > practise their duties properly, now the man they thought will keep his
> > cool in resolving that issue went bersack, isn't that a public
> > significant matter? If such a man as elavated he was made
> > categorically stated that, "Don't come to my funeral" to his
> > colleagues is published, I for one think that is a serious declaration
> > of his state of mind and a public interest matter. This is a newspaper
> > we are talking about, a paper that influence public opinion.
> > So please, if you have nothing better to say, just be yourself.
> > Suntou
> > Suntou
> > 
> > On 2/2/12, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Joe,
> > > I call it burying heads into sand dunes! Not a single talk about the
> > > impending NA elections due soon in The Gambia!
> > > Cheers,
> > > KT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:54:32 -0600
> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: [G_L] The Sand Castle that is Foroyaa!!!! I am terribly
> > > disappointed in Halifa. Haruna.
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Suntou, it is as if Presidential Elections were never held in the Gambia and
> > > you and your associates were to come and tell the people where you stand
> > > with accepting the results and what to do next. None of you is addressing
> > > that but would clutter our boxes with Foroyaa, Sam and Halifa, as if they
> > > are ruling and abusing Gambians. Clearly, either you folks are out of your
> > > league or have nothing to offer Gambians but waste their time. It is the
> > > aftermath of the elections stupid! Exactly what most here thought you folks
> > > were about. I guess it is back to slumber for another five years while
> > > Gambians suffer. Tell us about your damn election result stance and what you
> > > bunch are going to do, rather than this nonsense you guys are trying to
> > > ride. If you can't do that, then open up a soup kitchen as Gambians would
> > > need it, or get lost. It is really too stale, this game of you all's. The
> > > story is Yaya Jammeh, elections, abuse, and circumstance stupid!
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:18:39 +0000
> > >> From: [log in to unmask]
> > >> Subject: Re: [G_L] The Sand Castle that is Foroyaa!!!! I am terribly
> > >> disappointed in Halifa. Haruna.
> > >> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >>
> > >> Haruna
> > >> You too have failed in your mission. I categorically call for your
> > >> mediation, but you took it lightly. Read the statement below: (Sam
> > >> Sarr will say: “go to Halifa”.)
> > >> Fabakary Ceesay: "From what you have said, we all know that formally
> > >> you may not be the managing editor, but you are part of those people
> > >> who formed this establishment. We know that Sam Sarr is the managing
> > >> editor, but for the past two years we all know that you acted as the
> > >> editor-in-chief. Most of the articles, you have the final say whether
> > >> the article should be published or not. Sometimes we go to Sam Sarr
> > >> and ask that this article has not been published, and Sam Sarr will
> > >> say: “go to Halifa”. So, all of us believe that you are the
> > >> editor-in-chief, and you have the final say. "
> > >>
> > >> At this point, "Halifa Sallah came in and said: “Fabakary, don’t make
> > >> remarks that are derogatory. What I am saying is Sam Sarr is your
> > >> managing editor. What we do there has nothing to do with you people as
> > >> employees."
> > >>
> > >> "Abubacarr Saidykahn: Faks, allow him to flow in.."
> > >>
> > >> Hence it seems all my assertions are correct to the fact that,
> > >> Halifa's fingerprints are all over Foroyaa's editorials passing off as
> > >> by the 'publisher'.
> > >> In any case, the dialog is revealing and telling. 'Faks, allow him to
> > >> flow in', flow in Halifa did.
> > >>
> > >> It was interesting to see Seedy Ceesay of Jamano trying to give
> > >> alternative angle to the exchanges. This matters goes beyond political
> > >> idolisation or holding someone in respect, it is a matter of young
> > >> journalist wanting to be free of interferance and disturbance whilst
> > >> carrying out their job accordingly.
> > >> I hope Foroyaa elders see that as a foundamental condition of proper
> > >> employee entitlement.
> > >> Suntou
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 1/31/12, Haruna <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > I have mentioned to somebody that the day you know how to write your
> > >> > reports
> > >> > without legal implications, and do it with fairness, I have no reason to
> > >> > be
> > >> > here, you will not see me here. So, your grievances may be legitimate
> > >> > grievances. It is how you put it, and to whom that matters.
> > >> > This time you perform an abrupt folly. Some of you are just like robots,
> > >> > signing something without even questioning what you are signing; without
> > >> > even verifying what you are signing is a fact. Essentially, this is the
> > >> > situation. I believe that simply going and signing things without
> > >> > actually
> > >> > interrogating every detail you shown, I will even wonder then your
> > >> > reports
> > >> > whether they will not be checked again; because if a journalist writes
> > >> > something, he is writing facts. If you are writing petitioning is facts,
> > >> > and
> > >> > none of you can say that what I do here is making your work worse. The
> > >> > only
> > >> > thing we are telling me what other people are interfering. What that has
> > >> > got
> > >> > to do with me? Who am I to tell people who should come, and who
> > >> > shouldn’t
> > >> > come here? In that sense, that is my concerns that I want to discuss
> > >> > with
> > >> > you, that I have been gravely wrong…To put it in writing which can be
> > >> > utilized maliciously. In fact, you are putting my reputation into
> > >> > danger,
> > >> > because what you put on paper, anybody can send anywhere. The immediate
> > >> > thing they will say: this is what we are saying; Halifa is in fact
> > >> > influencing these journalists to write things in favor of PDOIS. So,
> > >> > these
> > >> > are my concerns, and I felt I did not want to hold a meeting. I called
> > >> > some
> > >> > of you to have a discussion, and you guys said it was signed by
> > >> > everybody,
> > >> > and that you will prefer for us to handle generally whereby everybody
> > >> > will
> > >> > be present. What I would have expected from anyone of you, if you have
> > >> > anything to tell me, is you come and tell me what is in you and we
> > >> > settle
> > >> > it. That is the good faith I thought that people are embodied in this
> > >> > institution.
> > >> > I want to make my last comment: I don’t want any of you sitting here, if
> > >> > I
> > >> > were to stand for any office, to cast a vote for me. Anybody who does or
> > >> > signs that document, and you go and cast a vote for me, you are a
> > >> > hypocrite.
> > >> > Even if I die, any of you who signed that document, don’t come there and
> > >> > say
> > >> > anything! Because you don’t believe what I believe, and therefore do
> > >> > your
> > >> > journalistic work. Not that I have any grievance against you, you know
> > >> > that
> > >> > people who consider me as their enemy, when they are in trouble, that is
> > >> > when I stand to put myself that trouble. I will forever work, if I can
> > >> > do
> > >> > anything that you can earn so that you can earn it. The reasons why I am
> > >> > saying this, I want to prove to you that I am not interested in being
> > >> > anybody’s leader. Whether National Assembly, whether President, I am
> > >> > just
> > >> > serving a national duty. So, that is what I want to say.
> > >> > Abubacarr Saidykhan: Thank you very much uncle Halifa.
> > >> > REACTIONS TO HALIFA SALLAH’S STATEMENT
> > >> > Fabakary Ceesay: I think everyone of us heard what you said.
> > >> > At this juncture Momodou Sambou wanted to come in, and there was a
> > >> > unanimous
> > >> > agreement that he (Momodou Sambou) should go out from the meeting. He
> > >> > was
> > >> > told that he is interfering, and he was not in fact invited…Halifa
> > >> > Sallah
> > >> > intervened and said to Sambou: “Based on what we want to achieve, just
> > >> > allow
> > >> > us to achieve that”.
> > >> > Fabakary Ceesay: From what you have said, we all know that formally you
> > >> > may
> > >> > not be the managing editor, but you are part of those people who formed
> > >> > this
> > >> > establishment. We know that Sam Sarr is the managing editor, but for the
> > >> > past two years we all know that you acted as the editor-in-chief. Most
> > >> > of
> > >> > the articles, you have the final say whether the article should be
> > >> > published
> > >> > or not. Sometimes we go to Sam Sarr and ask that this article has not
> > >> > been
> > >> > published, and Sam Sarr will say: “go to Halifa”. So, all of us believe
> > >> > that
> > >> > you are the editor-in-chief, and you have the final say.
> > >> > At this point, Halifa Sallah came in and said: “Fabakary, don’t make
> > >> > remarks
> > >> > that are derogatory. What I am saying is Sam Sarr is your managing
> > >> > editor.
> > >> > What we do there has nothing to do with you people as employees.
> > >> > Abubacarr Saidykahn: Faks, allow him to flow in..
> > >> > Halifa Sallah: Just state the facts as you know them. I am saying that
> > >> > what
> > >> > we do there, you don’t know, and none of you knows! It can be privilege
> > >> > information, but what is important is Sam Sarr is your managing editor.
> > >> > If
> > >> > you want accept in food faith that I am an editorial adviser, I am not
> > >> > the
> > >> > one to see. If you are protesting is your managing editor that you
> > >> > should
> > >> > see. The rest is between us, not between you people. If you have a
> > >> > particular article, and you see that something is not published, that is
> > >> > when you should protest. If you protest, and see that yes want that
> > >> > published, it has to be published. That is your grievances with your
> > >> > managing editor. People have a right to do that in this institution. I
> > >> > have
> > >> > seen many people who came to uncle Sam Sarr and said that my article
> > >> > has
> > >> > not been published, let it come. Then it is published in the next
> > >> > instance.
> > >> > That relation is there, is a privilege relation. It was not happening in
> > >> > all
> > >> > media houses.
> > >> > In some media houses, if you don’t bribe people, your article will not
> > >> > be
> > >> > published. If you are a woman, if you don’t sleep with a person, , you
> > >> > don’t
> > >> > get your article published. We kno


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