Hamza: Again you have displayed maturity, this i like about you. By the same token i intent not to start petty talk with you or anyother. My issue has always been not to beat the enemy with the same wrath he used to beat you with. I see myself as a broadcast journalist, whose responsibilty goes beyond serving one person, but an entire nation. By so doing, there comes into play the perception of serving each and every sigment of that society without bias. My neurality should therefore be unquestionable to those to whom i broadcast. I still remain neutral. To my person, i have a party i sympathise with, publicly however, i'm a neutral person. Like you right said; " I'm surprised you brought in the analogy of the referee in a soccer game to argue your point >about neutrality. Simply this is so easy to debunk. Consider this very >hypothetical scenario: Manchester is playing Arsenal and Keane [the >hotheaded >skipper] fouls Bergkamp, what do you think the referee would do? Stay mute >because he is neutral? See, neutrality, especially in adjudication, is in >perception. Everyone knows that in reality adjudicators do take sides - the >right side by awarding penalties/freekicks to those wronged and >cautioning/booking those who violated the rules of the game." Ofcourse, i award penalties where due. I did write to you last year when you were having the never ending debate with Halifa, and told you i thought you were treating the old guy unfairly. Now, if i were a Jammeh die hard, i would rejoiced in you giving the opposition a hard time. Another time, i joined everyone in condenming the April massacre, in asking for justice. And, like you wrote, i congratulated you for your take on the Budget speech. Endlessly i have congratulated Ebrima Ceesay and others for their posting, which in many instances were critical to the Government. A short while ago, i agreed with Kebba Dampha, that GRTS should be better neutral and report without bias. My dear Hamza, what more can i do? I must admit, i do admire your energy and zeal in flushing out a government you so dearly despise. It takes some balls to do so, and you and many like you have taken that bold step. I have a class right now. Will write to you in private later. Hold tight. Harona. ity in human conduct and in real life practice is a figment of our >imagination. Another disclaimer: I've never attacked civil servants for >their >supposed neutrality. I only attack those who engage in opportunistic >shenanigans. Period. >Brother, i hope i've put things in perspective and you read things properly >withou resorting to any kneejerk reaction to my general comments in the >future. In any case, i have a private mail box and decency dictates that >old >mates settle differences in private rather than engage in petty cat fights >in >public. >Ron, i joined Gambia-L for a very selfish reason: To wage a very big >propaganda war against those who are plotting the death of decency in the >country i love, the Gambia. Aside, most of the stuff and characters i see >chancing and surfacing here just don't click with me. I didn't join >Gambia-L >to exchange diplomatic niceties/pleasantries with people who think all is >well with a gov't that sanctions the murder of school children and refuses >to >repent its heinous act or even prosecute those indicted in the murders. If >you interpret that as intolerance, then so be it. >And finally, i've got no ulterior motive in what i do online; i have no >ambition for anything public in the Gambia or elsewhere - i hope you jot >that >down somewhere so you can hold me on to that when ever i do an about turn. >Soon as Jammeh is history, i will be doing other stuff i know i'm best >suited >for. Now, can we please move on to the things that really matter? >Best wishes, > > > > > > >Hamjatta - Kanteh >[log in to unmask] >[log in to unmask] >URL: http://hometown.aol.co.uk/hamzakanteh/myhomepage/newsletter.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ 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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------