Mr. Jaiteh:

I was referring to the idea of discouraging PRIVATE SOURCES, that is to say,
if the NEW RULE is meant to disallow EBRIMA CEESAY'S SOURCES, then I still
stand by my statement.

Ansumana.


>From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Message from Gambia-L Management
>Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:16:57 -0400
>
>Perhaps we should remind ourselves that while many Gambia-lers are active
>in
>politics, Gambia-l is only a discussion forum and not a CLUB or POLITICAL
>PARTY. And to say that "we need an effective COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
>operations
>in order to compete with such a powerful and dishonest Government,
>otherwise, the central purpose of the forum will be defeated, and that is
>the last thing we envisage. " would be a total misrepresentation of the
>reality.
>
>Malanding Jaiteh
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ansumana Kujabi" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:36 AM
>Subject: Re: Message from Gambia-L Management
>
>
> > DEAR MR. CAMARA:
> >
> > Very many thanks for re-emphasizing and reiterating the significance of
> > maintaining civil discourse on the forum, and I honestly applaud you for
> > taking the initiative to promote decency in the debate. But, however, I
> > humbly disagree with you on your NEW RULE of discouraging PRIVATE
>SOURCES.
> > This forum is INFORMATIVE, EDUCATIVE and with the fundamental objective
>of
> > ENLIGHTENING our peoples and the International community as to what
>evolves
> > in The Gambia in terms of HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS. And since we are
>competing
> > with a DISHONEST Government machinery, which uses all kinds of tactics
>to
> > misinform our people and the International community, the SOLE efficient
>and
> > effective means of collecting and distributing information by US(members
>of
> > the L), is through PRIVATE SOURCES available to US in and outside the
> > administration, period.
> >
> > To put it more conveniently, WE the LERS, also need an effective
> > COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE operations in order to compete with such a powerful
>and
> > dishonest Government, otherwise, the central purpose of the forum will
>be
> > defeated, and that is the last thing we envisage. To that end MR.
>CAMARA,
>I
> > humbly urge you to rethink your NEW RULE of discouraging PRIVATE
>SOURCES.
> > After all, WE are all involved in  AMATEUR JOURNALISM, and Journalism's
> > survival is ENTIRELY RESTED on PRIVATE SOURCES. If you divorce private
> > sources from journalism, journalism will be seriously impeded. Once
>again,
> > very many thanks for stepping forward; this was long over due. GOD BLESS
>THE
> > FORUM.
> >
> > ANSUMANA.
> >
> >
> > >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Message from Gambia-L Management
> > >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:03:09 +0200
> > >
> > >Dear Members of Gambia-L:
> > >On behalf of the entire Gambia-l membership, a very big welcome to our
> > >newest
> > >subscribers!  We hope that you find the Bantaba a useful forum to
>discuss,
> > >debate and share information on and about The Gambia.
> > >
> > >We would like to take this opportunity to, again, inform all members
>that
> > >the
> > >Management is very much disturbed by the fact that name-calling,
>insults
> > >and
> > >personal attacks have lately replaced debate and discussion on the L.
>Some
> > >time
> > >back, rules of conduct on the L were developed to guide our exchanges.
>On
> > >many
> > >occasions, these Gambia-L Rules were forwarded to remind subscribers
>about
> > >the
> > >expected rules of conduct, but the rules are too frequently ignored by
> > >some.
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> > >Given that some members have failed to honour these principles despite
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> > >measures
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