I am sure both Professors Saine and Janneh will find it interesting to be reading these reviews. It will be hard to write Dr. Janneh's history or review his book without putting in the picture of his joining the administration, so I fail to reconcile with you that Dr. Saine was putting mud on Dr. Janneh's face.
Our good friend Pa Nderry might have broken some "snacks" along the way, just like any of us humans, but his continuous fight against Gambia's "public lawlessness" is on top of the struggle. Besides, Pa Nderry haven't joined the despotic regime yet, and by all indications, he too deserve our sympathy by his parents' open prosecution on national TV as result of his heroic resistance against impunity.
Again, I submit to you that Dr. Janneh or Saine will not take these reviews personal.
Keep them coming and good job as always.
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:36:21 +0100
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I will depart a bit on the Dr Saine review. It is human folly to make errors of judgement, some calculated, others accidental. Dr Janneh's error in joining Jammeh is well argued and elaborately written about. In the stage of the game we find ourselves in, his efforts are commendable today than, Dr Saine regurgitating what has been said over and over.
The review is not radical neither unexpected. The case at hand seems to be focusing on the person of Dr Janneh and his mistakes...Dr Janneh paid the ultimate price for that. He was imprison for a long period and went through a painful ordeal, I belief that is a reconpence for giving Jammeh the benefit of the doubt. Many in his place would have kept quiet and has continued to do so.
Dr Saine's review of Editor Mbai's book was more interesting if you ask me. That book is nearly impossible to review. I started to read it, but couldn't go anywhere. Hence when I saw Dr Saine's review of it, I was flabbergasted to be honest. Dr Janneh's continued efforts should be encouraged and others too trying to formulate agendas and organisations that can create formidable fighting point. The intellectual battles will be fought, but they are more about clashes of egos to those that will yield meaningful headway.
Thanks
Suntou
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Y Jallow
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Standing Against Injustice:Review by Professor Saine
Good folks,
If you are like me, where you could not read all these books entirely or even partially, hanging onto reviews of experts will keep you up to date on some of these books.
Thanks Professor Saine for your continued reviews. These reviews are very enlightening. I don't know how you guys keep up with it. I can only guess it must be a lot of work. The online media Gainako especially appreciate your generosity and sharing spirit.
I congratulate Dr. Janneh for adding his memoir to Gambia's history. With due respect to him, it still leaves unanswered questions on why after all he decided to join the regime. To go and fight within was not only ill-advised, it also carries with it, "Guilt by association," especially after knowing the much about Jammeh's terror regime. Moreover, Dr. Janneh was already a professor in a political related discipline, an expectation to shape one's mind and country. Don't get me wrong. I champion the use of common sense and good judgment rather than making degrees a worshipping tool. I am just sharing that be that he is an educated person, it is hard to excuse him on the basis that he didn't know. I think history will find it hard to reconcile that part of it. It now lies wholly on Dr. Janneh to live with that stigma, something I believe his critics have valid points against.
I must equally be fair to him and some of his very disciplined associates that since his release, I admired his participation and continuing to fight alongside with us to root out the dictator.
Best for Ramadan,
Yero
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