Sidibeh, Excuse me, I meant to say, "when I am grossly misrepresented" not represented. Sorry for the error and hastiness. Cherno >From: MSSidibeh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Halifa misses the point >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 01:41:18 +0100 > >Cherno Jallow, > >You certainly have a point in maintaining that objective judgment of our >leaders is impossible without giving due consideration to the practical >consequences of their beliefs and policies. Certainly, Mwalimu saying one >thing or another hardly eased the burden on Tanzanian backs. > >I think however that, an important missing ingredient from even your piece >and that of Dr. Ayitteh and Mr. Shirima is the ideological imperative, >that, >perhaps more than anything else, inspired and informed the political >choices >made by the late Nyerere and other Pan-Africanist leaders of his >generation. >With time, I should be able to contribute an opinion on this within the >week. > >Last but not the least, I must express disappointment at your choice of >words in your personal references to Mr. Halifa Sallah. >Issues of this weight are a rarity on Gambia-L (my opinion, obviously). >While it did not seem to cloud your judgement, your unnwarranted attack on >Halifa's person seeks to personalise the issue to a degree it does not >deserve. > >I hope Mr. Sallah will refrain from taking your cue and instead respond in >such a manner as to accord this debate some decency, lest it becomes one in >the line of casualties of unnecessary net-guerillarism. > >Cheers, >Momodou Sidibeh > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------