Ousman,
You are subject to your opinion and please feel free to nitpick anytime. Fatou did work at those shops but subsequently opened a saloon in Detroit prior to going back to Banjul. Don't tell me she didn't because I helped in that effort. Fatou didn't go back to Banjul to work for this regime but I guess you have a very good knowledge of why she went back to Banjul. She worked very hard, facing many adversities to put that show on the map and yes it did took a lot of networking. You can render the lady's efforts valueless if you want based on your perceived knowledge of her. You may think you know everything about her with encounters you may have with her in Detroit, reading papers or watching TV, if thats the case good for you. Again as a brother at this time I am focused on ways to get her out. You won't have to worry about telling me about my sister because I promise you, I know her more than you do. I acknowledge, not everyone likes Fatou particularly what she may stand for but I am sure the same can be said about many other people. I do welcome your disagreement with me anytime but I just won't go back and forth on this with you brother. Have a great evening.
Khaleel
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 15:45:55 -0700
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [G_L] US Army Captain Call on Jammeh to Release Journalist Fatou Camara and All political prisoners
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Khaleel,
I didn't mean to nitpick, but I have to disagree with this statement you made: "Fatou had already been a household name without the help of this regime". I sympathize with what your family is going through. I join Gambians of goodwill in their protest of Illegal detention of any citizen including Fatou Camara. However, to categorically state that Fatou has already been a household name without her connections to the regime flies in the face of reality. People like yourstruly, who live in Detroit area
with Fatou and her ex husband in the late nineties to early 2000s know her fame has a lot to do with this regime. It is a long from the Senegalese shop on Livernois to hosting one of the most poplar shows on GRTS...that takes some serious networking chops.
ousman.
From: Khaleel Jameel <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [G_L] US Army Captain Call on Jammeh to Release Journalist Fatou Camara and All political prisoners
LJD,Though Fatou Camara is my blood sister, I cannot morally disagree with you on you stance on her case. She willingly associated with a regime that is notorious for things she is currently going through. Fatou had already been a household name without the help of this regime. As family though, I will focus on her release and hopefully after that We will have a heart to heart about the way ahead for her. I am well aware of how people feel about Fatou but everyone has their opinion which can be swayed by anything. I did not realize that I am accommodating to a status quo in the Gambia that is rejected by you and many others. In that interview with Demba I said there are things I won't have put in that speech to brief a group of people much more the United Nations, but it wasn't a bad speech. What I was saying, was that most of the
things he lamented about other oppressed nations are what his people lack. In my interview with Malick Jones on GRTS in April/May of this year, I express the rights of gays and lesbians. We can't demand rights and make an exception at the same time. I didn't intend to come across supporting any status quo but you will agree with me that if anyone cares about anything, you will be communicate clearly and concisely in any public speaking. You have to be willing to face your words in the future. Thanks for your observation and feedback.KhaleelDate: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 20:48:07 +0100From: [log in to unmask]: Re: [G_L] US Army Captain Call on Jammeh to Release Journalist Fatou Camara and All political prisonersTo:
[log in to unmask] conversation Demba! I am more inclined to your political world view vis-à-vis the lawlessness we are confronted with in Gambian public space. Captain Ebou Camara is obviously quite sensible, articulate, and knowledgeable, but he comes across as somewhat accommodating/understanding of the status quo in The Gambia, a status quo that daily solicits our 100% rejection. I am particularly pleased that you vigorously countered his views on Professor Jammeh's UN speech, a speech that promotes no values capable of advancing the socio-political fortunes of The Gambia. The structure of international public life is no issue for an oppressed domestic community. And along the
lines of the doctrine, and law of equal protection,
homosexuality must be seen as a non-issue. Under a new dispensation, I hope we can team up, with like-minded Gambians, wherever we may be, and however we might be engaged, to campaign for conclusive legal protection for homosexuals in our country. A polity grounded in the values of tolerance demand it! On Fatou Camara, the issue is somewhat tricky, but I wholly reject her unlawful arrest and detention. Those inclined as Fatou are yet again confronted with the singular truth that a system equally protective of every Gambian is the only system that ensures national security. In the US, the philosophy is framed in the contention of "a nation, not of men, but of laws". Someone like Fatou who spent time in the US should appreciate that compelling truth. However, the moral corruption of the middle class in The
Gambia has reached epidemic proportions. Fatou is a poster girl for that corruption, and in her quest for fame and success, she sees and hears no evil about the lawlessness that represents the gravest threat to personal and national security. She is by no means alone, and her failure to appreciate the absolute transiency of her fame in a lawless public terrain is symptomatic of the real tragedy of Gambia's connected, and, or, educated/certificated community. A month ago, Bolonba provoked Chongan into highlighting the selfishness/opportunism of the Gambian, and to wonder aloud whether there is any point in fighting for such people. He is absolutely right, and but for the fact that I am fighting for my own dignity as much as anything/anyone, I would have kissed goodbye to our struggle against public lawlessness.
For the avoidance of any doubt, I reject Fatou's unlawful arrest and detention. From a humanitarian perspective as a parent, son, grandson, uncle, brother, etc., I am deeply saddened by her plight. I have genuine sympathy for Captain Camara, and his family. If only because she articulates the utter lie of the Professor's kindness, as well as remain indifferent to his callousness to other human beings, I will not attend any demonstration in support of Fatou. I know many with similar views, and major commentators in our online community intimated to me they don't care even to discuss her plight. Who can blame them? That said, thank you for your commendable clarity on where we are, and where we should be as a polity. Inspiring conversation
overall! LJDarbo From: Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, 30 September 2013, 20:49 Subject: [G_L] US Army Captain Call on
Jammeh to Release Journalist Fatou Camara and All political prisoners US army Captain Ebou Camara was our guest on Gainako Radio over the weekend. Captain Camara is a brother to Journalist Fatou Camara and he expressed concerns about the arrest and continuous detention of his sister.
For more details on a somewhat heated conversation please tune in to http://gainako.com/?p=2077...As always your feedback negative/positive always highly welcome as the readers and listeners are our eyes and ears.
RegardsDemba for GON Team------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Be the change you want to see in the World"
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