Well said brother... we have a lot of hypocrites amongst us; unfortunately they are also the people who claim to be following the teachings of Islam, Chritianity etc. I guess some us just are not pricipled enough to take a stand... As Ndey puts it, the struggle continues >From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [Dictator Jammeh] >Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 20:52:07 +0200 > >Habib wrote: > >"Brother Kabir >"you are entitled to your opinion . >I just want to let you know that when someone comes to the center to ask >for help they do not have the type of conscience you are talking about . >They just want to survive. Many of >your distant relatives have needed our services and we are glad to help >them. >Thank you for all your support . > >"I hope you will one day be in a position to help out in a more positive >way >Wasalaam" > >Brother Habib, > >When you say "Many of your distant relatives have needed our services and >we are glad to help them", you should go on and give examples of which of >'my distant relatives' you are talking about. I hope no relative of mine, >distant or close, would need to seek support from dirty money! > >Your attitude is the type that encourages public officers to embezzle >public funds with the 'justification' that "A sheep grazes where it is >tethered". Human beings reducing themselves to the level of a sheep in >order to justify their crime. > >But we are humans and therefore must have consciences. We cannot behave >like sheep or zombies just because we find it most convenient! I wonder why >you find it justifiable to call for the boycott of certain institutions, >like McDonalds for example, because of their policies in Arab lands but >can't seem to extended that justification to issues like the one at hand. I >say it is because of sheer hypocrisy! Principles should be consistent and >not waived in some instances and maintained in others. > >Regards. > >Kabir. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------