Thank you, Suntou. Actually all of us are not "hipper-explosive" defenders of Halifa as you tend to assume. In fact, I don't think anyone is - our communication styles may just be different.
 
I think the perception is that you seem to put down Halifa a lot more often than is necessary. You may agree that most of the negative comments such as Halifa is an 'opportunist' or 'he could not win back his seat' do not help your 'objective' analysis of Halifa's political activities.
 
I have sympathised with PDOIS since their inception and in the course of my communication with members, supporters and sympathisers I have never felt threatened to express myself. You may be surprised to know that there are many more PDOIS supporters and sympthisers who are reading our exchanges and who for one reason or another have decided not to jump into the fray just as I did in the past. These acrimonious exchanges only create bitterness and widen the schism between the opposition parties.
 
What I am trying to point out is that endlessly criticising one opposition leader or another will not help our efforts at unity.  I will venture to say that supporters of Darboe, OJ or Hamat will react the same way if their leader is consistently attacked the way you continue to criticise Halifa and not Sidia or any other political leader.
 
I only hope that at some point we will move away from the things that divide us as we inch closer to the next presidential elections.
 
Mo.

From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:56:09 PM
Subject: Re: The Halifa Factor, what next?

The respected Mo, Yahya is problem. Remember he is one us. and He is assisted and protected by members from all the respective Gambian community. That being said, the minds and thoughts of members who know and speak against Yahya should not the same people who are vividly intolerant to unpalatable views about a potential president of the Gambia. The way the green boys and girls protect and defend Yahya might be the same way, the colourless boys and girls may come out to defend and protect Halifa or Ousaninou or Hamat.
Continuing case studying Halifa should be a good thing. This way, Halifa wouldn't only know that his political conduct are under scrutiny but also remain true to his principles. What topics deemed unpalatable to the pdois camp expose is that, we are all susceptible serious condition of intolerance . You see all kinds of adjective and comments directed at the originator of such topics and anyone who analyse that topic fairly. Do you think the green boys and girls are any different from the hipper-explosive Halifa defenders? There are many ways to skin a goat.
thanks
suntou

--- On Thu, 16/4/09, Mo Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Mo Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Halifa Factor, what next?
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, 16 April, 2009, 8:57 PM


Suntou et al,
 
Please allow me to chip in on this topic, which seems to be getting quite emotional.
 
Frankly, I don't see any thing wrong in taking our opposition leaders to task. What I find intriguing is the continuous bashing of certain opposition leaders (especially Halifa and Ousainou, now that Waa is out of the way) by members from the various camps, especially when we have the APRC government as a perfect punching bag. 
 
It is evident that any person who has declared an intention to seek political office knows that he/she will face scrutiny and possible criticism.  I'm certain neither Halifa nor Darboe would claim otherwise. What I find baffling is the continuous exercise of fault-finding against a particular politician and the sometimes unfair and unbridled criticism against some of the opposition leaders. 
 
Fairly, both Ousainou and Halifa have had their share of such unwarranted criticism.  Labeling Ousainou a coward for seeking refuge in an embassy following an alleged assassination attempt is as repugnant as accusing Halifa of political opportunism for standing up to the silly exercise of witch-hunting.
 
I think Halifa's stance on human rights and political freedom is common knowledge to anyone who cared to follow his activities since his hallmark resignation with Sidia from their government jobs. Any fair minded person will give him the credit for consistently challenging injustice in all its forms.
 
It is my view that the political lynching of opposition leaders only strengthens the hand of the adversary. It is futile and counter-productive, and only weakens the opposition further.
 
Momodou Baldeh.
 
 
 
 

 

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