Sidibeh,
Excuse me, I meant to say, "when I am grossly misrepresented" not
represented. Sorry for the error and hastiness.
Cherno
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>Subject: Re: Halifa misses the point
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 01:41:18 +0100
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>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
>
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