Buharry, thanks for your comments on the Ebou Jallow Saga. This is not the first and certainly not the last time that we are going this route with Ebou. We all agree that he is going to be tried in the court of law, one day. However, when it comes to a national criminal, they are first tried by the court of public opinion, the people they wronged. We do not have to wait until he is in court to let him know how we feel about him as a criminal, and I do not think that this is a futile exercise. However, big a criminal he is, he still has a conscience and that is what he is fighting against. He is used to misers around him sing his praises. He could not understand folks on the L calling him a criminal, and that bothers him. You see, Ebou now knows that he does not exist in a vacuum, and he is an extension of the people he stole from. He will disappear soon, only to resurface again, because he could not stand being looked at as a criminal by Gambians. I may not get answers from him, but I will work his conscience to death. On a personal note, I understand that you relocated from Sweden. I hope all's well with the family and extend my regards to all. Please provide me your phone number in a private mail. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Former AFPRC Strongman Apologises >Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:53:51 +0100 > >Hi! > I'm sure that all probing Ebou Jallow on the issue of the 3, 000, 000 >Dollars are genuinely doing it out of a desire to know the truth. However, >from a legal and logical viewpoint, it would be truly foolhardy for Ebou >Jallow to answer any question or make any statement regarding this money. >The simple reason is that with so many legal threats thrown around his >head, anything he says regarding this sum is evidence that can and will >probably be used against him in the future. (I am quite sure that his >counsel has already advised him thus) Ebou Jallow knows this and has stated >the fact that he does not have any legal or moral obligation to answer any >charge on Gambia-l which is evidently true. Putting Ebou to test on his >change of heart, given that he made some statements right here on the L >which have been contradicted by his apology, is genuine. The approach >however, does in some instances defeat the purpose. I don't think making >demands is going to make him say what he does not want to say. I would >advise those genuinely seeking the truth to change their approach and >engage the guy instead of getting personal and making demands no one is in >a position to enforce. I would not be surprised if this whole debate ends >up being an exercise in futility if the methods employed are not changed. >Thanks. > > Buharry. > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>