Date: Friday, 23-Jan-98 10:30 PM
From: Saffa Kemokai \ PRODIGY: (GUGP07A)
Subject: Re: Hinga Norman Says Junta May Leave Before April 22


Cecil:

For as long as we have had this mess on our hand, I continue to see confusion in your eyes regarding what is at stake on one hand, and what has been the process for resolution even now. I am baffled but maybe I need to read this latest piece again. For me, the contribution is more confusing than what it ponders on as short/long term goals' consideration.

The dilemma/confusion as I see it is the hope that there is something that has not been done/explored to bring this quagmire to a happy ending satisfying all parties equally if I should say so. This appears to include the notion that even at this hour, it could be done without further bloodshed or that the CDF is simply wrong in defending/standing arms high against the intruders and hijacks of peace in SL.

Well I am simply baffled that this notion fails to find grounds amongst the popular voices in SL and outside and this I hold against you and others who feel so strongly about this notion but not doing anything or enough to bring to bear on the minds of the real actors and the powers that be.

Could the whole world be so naive not to look for peaceful solution in the past 7 months ..? Or are we merely jingling the academic and the freedom that runs down our spines as the ideal solution in this real world of trouble makers ..?

The classification of the CDF as ethnic issue vying for supremacy as it maybe seeing with possibility of extending the war beyond what may appear a solution to come is in my mind misplaced simply because we have not seeing ethnic groups against each so far in this struggle but a common struggle against the tyranny in SL. More so, and naturally, SL has ethnic groups for good or bad that is making efforts to dismountle the junta in SL. We continue to feel that we can solve our own problem but who are we .. ethnic groups perhaps...? Or by your judgment it were well if outsiders would come in to do the job for us is more saintly..? When do we start looking at issues as "ISSUES" rather than ETHNIC..? Or do we need to just shoulder this unwarranted hostility for the fear that we have ethnic endowments ..? Or is "ethnic" being used as the code word to levy criticism ..

I am confused and baffled my brother...

Ketamia ...

Saffa J. Kemokai @ Browns Mills, NJ

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