Hello Bro Yus, I wonder whether it is my brother Yusu or someone who knows me well but all the same this demonstrate the might of the pen that is the usefulness of education. I read your response with particular interest and noted your points according to your opinion however all I was trying to do was to present my opinions for public scrutunity and thereafter gain something from the opinions of others so that in the end the truth shall always prevails doubts and falsehood would vanish. Due to lack of time as I am just about to transcribe the closing arguements of the prosecutor in the case the Prosecutor versus Alfred Musema which is about to end however I would buy a small part of this time to at least respond to some of your questions or querries. On the first issue I said : I sometimes wonder what image are these people portraying being countrymen. You asked: BE MORE SPECIFY ON THE IMAGE YOU TRYING TO TALK ABOUT? Bro Yus, the image portrayed I was trying to talk about concerns the abusive language being used by some brothers in the L in response to other peoples opinions.These abusive languages if you are a vivid reader of G-L would have noticed.Are these abusive languages in the NET portraying a good relationship between brothers fighting for the common goal?It would have been in the interest of all Gambians to use this net in order to unify distance and lost friends and relatives and at least set out ways and means of helping those we know are less fortunate or victims of societal injustices.Gambians as we know when they are away from home they live like brothers and sisters.This ties should continue wherever we are. Why use the most advance means of communication castigating one another on the net just because you are in a university or enjoying other live whereas your brothers and sisters are suffering down home. Why not use this means to help other brothers and sisters struggling for greener pastures but could not? Why not use this net to encourage The GAmbians in the Diaspora to set up a Charitable Organization whereby Gambians who are in position can contribute in cash or in kind in other to set up a project for our brothers and sisters down home. HE WHO SUFFERS KNOWS THE DEEP OF THE PAIN. The second issue: I wrote: The sale of the Daily Observer to Amadou Samba,a Gambian is indeed a welcome idea but was the vendor taking into account the implications behind the sale? and you remarked :I THINK IT IS TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE, JUST BECAUSE CHANGES HAPPENING AND NOT IN FAVOR OF SOME OF US DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS THE END OF THE GAME. Bro Yus, this is a question I put across not a speculation. what changes are not in favor of me I am not working with the Daily Observer?I hope you are favored by these changes and you felt that I am opposed to these changes, Bro not. As you may wish to know I am an independent individual who innovates the ways and means of my living and not casting my hope on any other individual or body for my living,so an individuals changes or system changes does not affect my ways and means of living.I am an independent minded person and not dependant. MARK THAT POINT AND INQUIRE ABOUT MY LIVING. You also remarked that: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BLAME YOU WANT TO PUT ON K BEST, LOOK BROTHERS LETS CALL A SPADE A SPADE. THE MAN IS A BUSINESSMAN SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, IF A GOOD REWARD COMES IN ARE YOU GOING TO TURN IT DOWN. THE WORD EFFICIENT STAFF IS NOT AN EASY THING TO JUSTIFY, YOU AND I MAY THINK THEY ARE EFFICIENT BUT REMEMBER THEY ARE WORKING FOR THE OWNERS AND THAT IS THE TRUTH IN REAL LIFE. Bro Yus, the blame I want to put on K BEST are the outcomes of the sale of the paper which follow the dismissal of some able and independent minded-people who stood by the paper in good and in bad times.The man is a businessman but he is not selling goods in his shop but dealing with human beings, responsible human beings and therefore cannot be disposed off as one wishes if one is a humanitarian.This is to say K BEST has dissappointed staffs like DA JAWO, BABA GALLEH JALLOW and others. These people cannot blame the new management but the root cause,that is all I meant to point out.I wonder what good reward you are talking about? one should not compromise one's principle simply because of selfish ends. The word efficient staff is very easy to justify since I was a one time contribute to the Daily Observer and knows all the staffs there at the time.To justify the efficiency of the staff, may I refer you to the Daily Observer issues written by these staffs like Jawo and Jallow. Of course they are working for the owners that is why they are subjected to these happenings. The third issue you riased: WHY AN OPINION POLL IT IS NOT A COOPERATION IT IS OWN BY HIM AND HE HAVE THE RIGHT TO GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE TO ANYONE HE WISHESE. You may wish to know the press is the fourth organ of a state and therefore have the obligation to respect public opinion in any given state.I am sure if he had conducted an opinion poll on his intention to sell the paper,he would have got responses from the public as well as from the staffs as to the best way of going about it. Finally, you asked : YES THE STAFF DEDICATED THEIR LIVES BUT REMEMBER FOR WHO? YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF THAT QUESTION. IT IS NOT FOR Mr. BSET OF FOR THEIR OWN LIVING? Bro Yus, this question proved to me that you have never contributed in writing to newspapers for only if you had contributed would you have known the urged in journalism. These journalist are the watchdogs of any nation when all others are sleeping they are there to watch for us.They are working for you and me and for the entire world. Of course, even yourself you are working for your living just I do. Anyway, I thank you very much for your enlightening opinions and the way it was presented.I can assured you that I don't write to castigate but to clear ny doubts as I am entitled to my opinion as you are but they are there for public scrutiny so as to learn at the end of this scrutiny. Thank you Bro once again and do feel free to criticized my opinions as one lerans from mistake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------