Kanteh, If you want to make a point, at least strive to be intelligible. It's hard to follow what you're trying to say because of your choice of words. The simpler your words, the clearer you come across. Just a thought. Saul >From: Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Jammeh's government seizing Gambian passports >Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 03:09:44 EST > >Ndey, >intellectual nit picking is a trait of those who are obsessed with proving >a >point no matter how much the contrary. and those who are obsessed always >forget that there is anything like two sides to a story. they only see an d >believe their obsession. >on this issue all you guys have been doing is re-invent, rejig and maasage >a >knee jerk deep throat rumour fed to you by some anonymous without any >substanstive evidence what soever. just because jammeh in the past has done >things of this kind doesn't justify you indicting him for this allegation >without evidence. you live in country called the uk; here as you know >anyone >charged or alleged with a crime is assumed innocent until proven guilty by >facts not hearsay and previous convictions. here the black minority is an >oppressed people like all over the west; we are 8 times likelier to be >stopped and searched by the police on the specious premise of blacks >committing more crimes which follows logically that every crime that occurs >they are the ones who should top the suspect list. Ndey you are guilty of >the >same reasoning and logically progression. my advice to you is this always >hold your nose when ever you receive grapevine information especially from >anonymous members of the list. >Your much vaunted and admirable mantra "The Struggle Continues" is now >becoming vindication obsessed, personalised and laced with prejudices. i >hope >this salves your conscience. >Hamjatta > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------