Gambia-L: I am sending this e-mail to the L for your perusal. It came from Salieu Taal, one of Ebou Taal's sons whom I know very well! Sal, I may publicly react to your baseless allegations if time permits me! Ebrima Ceesay Birmingham, UK _____________________________________________________________________ >From: "salieu taal" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 17:08:20 PDT > >Ebrima, >I am shocked by your unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on my father. >As a professional journalist, you ought not just write any story on the >basis of hearsay or undisclosed sources. My father never came to the UK , >neither was declared Persona Non grata. The circumstances surrounding my >dad's victimization after the coup was political amongst other things : I >need not got into the details , thankfully nemesis has caught up with the >real culprits " Jawara PLC " Well I wish you well in whatever it is you >are >doing - Just remember that what goes around comes around . Your opposition >or struggle ought to be constructive not based on personal and fabricated >attacks. Well I guess i overestimated your integrity or intelligence. Do >you realy understand the mechanics of diplomacy - you surely don't. Your >half baked, haphazard and dubious educational background surely hasn't >equipped you to write intellectually. You report was factually unsound >and >inspired by spite.As a professional journalist you ought to strike a >balance >between objective reporting and reporting on a partisan basis. Whatever >side >of the fence you seating, you must not resort to this type of journalism. >The right of freedom of speech does not entail trangressing on an >individuals right to privacy. And further even if you do so , it must be >in >the public interest. Can you enlighten Me MR CEESAY , WHAT IS THE PUBLIC >INTEREST IN FABRICATING MALICIOUS STORY ? WHY DID YOU NOT SEEK TO ASCERTAIN >THE VERACITY OF THE STORY ? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOMEONE WRITES A >MALICIOUS >STORY ABOUT YOU OF A SIMILAR NATURE.I urge you for your sake and >credibility >to ponder over the aforementioned issues. And publishing on the net does >not >preclude you from the possibility of a law suit for defamatory statements >published . My Father is a man of integrity and if he was indeed a corrupt >man, we would be enjoying the millions that he was responsible for as >Commissioner for External Aid. My dad is a dipomat par excellence and with >a >wealth of experience that can be beneficial for Gambia. I strongly >believe >that Diplomats of my Dads cadre can only be help foster a better image of >Gambia internationally , which you zealously would like to tarnish . I >eagerly await your reply . This kind of Journalism is expected of the " red >tops or tabloids " . In the interest of transparency, you may publish this >article on Gambia L. > > >Salieu Taal LLb ,Ma >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------