Well said brother Esa, you've hit the nail right on the head. Ebou made us all sick with his childish behaviour. Regards, Conteh Julla >From: ESSA BOKARR SEY <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gambia/Fan Mail(Who is the writer talking to here?).Am > confused. >Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 03:55:08 -0800 > >Ben Nj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Brothers, > > >I would first like to appologize to all of you for some of the things i am >going to say but i feel like someone needs to say them. I know some of you. >I have met Ebou Jallow on various occasions both in the gambia and the US >but i don't think you know me. I belief i have met Joe Sambou once(that is >if you are related to Alieu Jasseh the referee). Essa Bokar i might know >too. > >Anyway, the reason why i am mentioning all of these links is that Gambia is >a small country and we are related or connected in very interesting ways. >That does not mean that we cannot confront one another with the truth. In >fact, that should compel us to try to direct one another towards good and >the doing of good. However, in our desire towards what is good and just, it >is very important to guide our dignity( and i will elabourate on this a >little more). > >I like reading the L due to the fact that apart from learning a great deal, >i feel a lot more connected to the Gambia. The past few articles that i >read with the crazed exchange between some of you is very depressing. I was >perticularely dissapointed with the childish exchange between Ebou Jallow >and Joe Sambou. Essa Bokars articles are also very juvenile. Essa, why do >you have to yell. your articles even though perhaps good intentioned are >reduced to a convolution of nonsense. if this is your attempt at humor, i >would like to inform you that not many people are loughing. in fact, some >of you have debased the L so much that i am not sure it is worth publishing >any longer. I am sure most of you have legitimate reasons to be angry but i >think one could make a point without resourting to foolishness and insults. >Yes, i think some of what you all had to say have been informative. I >learned a lot from many of the articles. However, adults like you should >not reduce themselves to the level you have brought your selves in the >Gambia_l. > >I have the following observations. > >1. Essa Bocar, i am sure most of the forum do not understand what you are >trying to say. Perhaps you could help us all by adding a little more >maturity to your articles. I have nothing against your writing. In fact, >as you can planely see, i do not write that well. > >2. Joe Sambou, like you most Gambians are dissapointed with the Jammeh >government. I and many Gambians think Jammeh is not only incompetent as a >leader but he is also a criminal from day one. All of us have a lot to be >angry about but you could express your views in a dignified manner. > >3. Ebou Jallow. Where should i start? Of course, i do not have to tell >anyone how childish ebou sounds it is plain for all to see. Ebou, you do >not need to prove anything to us the readers. I frankly am not interested >in your literary skills i just want to know the truth. There are better >ways of communicating your point on all of these issues without necessarily >trying to prove literary sophistication (i cant spell the damn woord but >you >know what i mean). On a larger issue however, i think you need serious self >examination. To say that you are in denial is a serious understatement. I >mean after unvailing some of the most serious aligations against Jammeh and >his goons(by the way, many of us are grateful for that) you flip-flopped by >turning arround and kissing up to Jammeh. And then in the past few months >you turned right back to criticising Jammeh. I mean, you would only be >lying in one of your two possitions. So please stop fooling arround and >level with the Gambian people. Whiles you are at it, i think you owe it to >gambians to explain all the aleged monies you took from public coffers. I >assure you that many of us are not going to forget. > >Brothers, the reason why i decided to write to your individual e-mails is >that you have turned the L in to a zoo. I did not want to add to the >stampeed. I currently perticipate in a forum where most of the perticipants >are much younger than all of you are but they show much more maturity than >those of you on the L. the site is Camara.DK > >Che jama >KJ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Scope out the new MSN Plus Internet Software — optimizes dial-up to the >max! >http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/plus&ST=1 > > > >Think before you sink! >"Pessimists see difficulty in every opportunity and optimists see an >opportunity in every challenge" >"Suits cannot be made without scissors and niddles,so decent minds disagree >to agree" > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! 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