Ansumana, You are really mad! How can you describe Halifa as "dry intellectual"? Exercising your freedom of expression as a concerned citizen does not mean engaging in vexation and stupid polemics. Halifa is an authoritative writer. He relies on facts and does not take you on a journey round thwe galaxy as you wrongly asumed. May be you are a fan of the tabloids that do not borther do backgroung research before publishing stories. I say shot up your mouth. If you cannot respect Halifa Sallah and Foroyaa or PDOIS keep your dirty mouth shot! Your borther, M. Muhammed Tage Susso Hamburg >From: Ansumana Kujabi <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: THE CORONER'S INQUEST AND COMMISSION OF INQUIRY >Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 07:32:20 GMT > >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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------