I must say that Mr. Ebou Colly and Mr. Dampha are prudent intellectuals who have not only accurately pin-pointed the major weaknesses in the writings of Foroyaa, but also vividly exposed the disorganized nature and dishonesty of the writings in talking about the Coroner's Inquest and the so-called Commission of Inquiry. Colly put it best: "Sometimes when they want to talk about a spot in the moon, they would first take you on a ride at different spots in the surrounding stars until you sometimes end up being totally lost in the galaxy." This description of Halifa Sallah's writing is a fair characterization. Halifa Sallah is a very "dry Intellectual" who is sometimes dishonest in presenting his views on a particular issue; and this kind of approach tends to throw readers off. Ever since I was in high in the 1980s, when Foroyaa was at its highest point in shaping the political debate in the country at the time, I could hardly consolidate or even understand what they were highlighting about the Jawara Administration. Foroyaa's writings sometimes resembles a day-dreamer's dream, which is solely based on images cultivating in the mind and not realities. His(Halifa Sallah) writings are absolutely weird, with a weird name hair and look and personality, no wonder his organization and arrangements of ideas are also weird. And in writing about the Coroners Inquest and the so-called Commission of Inquiry, Halifa took a may-we-go-round before coming to the central question. What I don't understand is the weirdness in the writings of an intellectual like Halifa, someone whom to my judgement is also fit to run for the highest Office of the Land; but yet, judging by his recent writings, it seems as if he is indirectly campaigning for the monster child murderer President. Is Halifa being paid by the child murderer, or is he just advancing his honest ideas? That should be a course of concern for all Intellectuals in the Country. Or should we put forward the question that there is vacancy for prudent and seasoned Intellectuals in the Country? I don't so. We only happened to have the "Dry Intellectuals" like Halifa who only gives us empty bones in their writings, instead of giving us meat. I think, taking into account the prevailing precarious circumstances in our beautiful country, The Gambia, we humbly deserve honest, well-thoughtful, well-organized and seasoned intellectual contributions, and not a sheer dry, pathetic and bizarre writings. In conclusion, I do however commend every body, including Halifa for their valuable contributions. Keep Hope Alive. Ansumana Kujabi Concerned citizen ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------