Saul: Clinton makes $200,000 and not $300,000. Sure, he will appreciate your generosity with his huge legal fees. But, the next sitting president will start making $400,000. Check out the source below: http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/09/16/congress.spending.ap/ Happy Y2K Baboucarr Sillah >From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: On Pres Jammeh V. The Indepedent Newspaper >Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:40:17 GMT > >All, > >I just want to clarify the reason behind my appeal to this List to help the >Independent newspaper fend off the frivolous law suit Yaya Jammeh is >throwing at them. This, because someone has already mis-interpreted my >motives for doing so. So, maybe I wasn't clear in my orignal note. > >Bill Clinton makes over $300K/yr as president of the US. Yet, when he got >in >legal trouble, some of his supporters organized and solicited donations >from >Americans to help Clinton defray the cost of fighting the law suit. Tens of >thousands of people (many who make a mere fraction of what he does,) >donated >whatever they could afford. And many who donated their money were not >defending what Clinton did. They were defending the principle that the law >must not be used/abused by anyone/group as a political tool. Yaya Jammeh's >sole objective in suing the Independent is to silence them - a political >objective! > >So, my appeal on behalf of the Independent journalists -NOT AT THEIR >BEHEST, >runs in the same vein. It's a mere appeal for Gambians who care for what >this group is doing, to show their solidarity. You don't have to agree with >the reason/need for the article they've written. But, if you care for the >principle of PRESS FREEDOM, then you need to stand by these people. Useless >or not, they have a right to inform Gambians about what's going on - as >trivial as that may be to you. At the very least, you should register your >protest to president Jammeh on this medium. Those who can afford to go an >extra mile, should do so. > >Finally, I did not mean to imply that they have a monopoly on gallantry, >fairness, or independence when it comes to the press in the Gambia. I'm >aware of the constant harrassment this group has been suffering at the >hands >of Yaya Jammeh's goons since they courageous left The Observer newspaper >en-masse. My use of the word "gallant" and "independence" is a reflection >of >my insight into their suffering. Nothing else. So, if we can make our >displeasure known to Yaya on this forum, I'll consider my appeal fruitful. > >Saul. > > > > > >______________________________________________________ >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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------