Joe/Cherno:
Like you, I was awakened to Sankanu's recent scoops from the Gambia. Since he is with us on the Gambia-L, he can as well choose to debate me here, Gainako, or anywhere else.
Just for disclosure, he recently contributed $100.00 when we were doing the fund-raiser for the two Gambians journalists (A. Saidykhan & B. Ceesay). I am equally aware that he contributed a similar amount on a separate fund-raiser.
That said, let's face the music and try to analyze what he is writing from home making people to believe that all is well at home. I question is notion that he is neutral. With due respect to Sankanu, nothing is further from the truth. You and I know that Sankanu got his business (film production as he calls it) to run and it is in his interest that he follows that interest. That is his personal choice. It was his personal choice to stay outside the Gambia for 15 years. His assessment and analysis are not accurate. It is just like visiting a hospital and hears from a patient suffering from a minor headache without getting to where they call 'harr-yalah' (Intensive care unit). Now, I understand he is trying to fire missiles to the online community in order to avoid the much needed scrutiny. Personally, I
am going to call it as it is. His analogy and efforts to make the online community the scapegoat is outright hypocrisy. Not only that it makes him look ugly, it as well makes him look selfish.
If he is the humanitarian he tells us he is, he will be mindful of his language. A humanitarian ought to know better especially the sensitivities of those many victimized by this terror regime. I bet you if he asks those two journalists, the family of Deyda Hydara, the victims of witchcraft families,Madi Ceesay and the Daily news, Taranga FM, Sheriff Bojang, the Independent, and the many victims of some of these alleged coups, etc... then the story will be written different. From what is obvious, he is making the noise only to please the powers-that-be and second to help him squeeze in within the system. Well, Mr. Sankanu, here is a brotherly advise. Just follow your projects and stop taking us for fools. It is not only morally wrong but is truly not sincere of you to be talking
this loud to people who are first hand victims of this regime.
With what he is writing from the Gambia, a cheap campaign for the shameful administration, I bet to seriously disagree. I think he does have a lot of personal motives than sincerity in the name of helping to develop the Gambia. Development without respect of basic human rights in my view is as useless as the most useless thing.
In my view, there is nothing wrong with bringing development home, but kissing off to these criminals is not only wrong but terror itself.
Our great American President, Aba. Lincoln once said, “You can fool all the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
To be continued.....
Best regards,
Yero
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:17:00 -0600
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Che, what changes? This is more like comic relief. Omar Penn has a sung that said something to the effect of Sor Hammon Lingaye Yort Dinga Bayi lingai Yort". I may have just butchered the phrase but hope you catch my drift. Nice sales pitch Prince and the slick Bow and homage to Babili. Like Amadou, Sidi, and a whole host of predicessors, we go dey talk 'bout it right here 'pan Sour Sour. Prince Babs missed a big opportunity to not have listed one film, comedy, sketch, theatre, or Meyeh he produced, yet, he tells everyone and their GrandMa that his is a big time producer. I find that odd. If I slept over that part of the interview please advise. Prince, I now leave you to swim with your fellow crocodiles. They will get to you before Yaya does, for they will open the heavens to find out what you're made off. Amorna Nyou Forgorneh Nyor Genah Gaw Nyep, Ak Fagne Mujay! I saw "Watcha Ma Call it" and I've seen enough.
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