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Dalton1
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 Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 00:18:15
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Binneh, this is indeed a manly deed. Aspiring future leaders should agree to being criticised, and taking responsible of any comments they make. If they are called upon at any time, they should do so to serve history well with good records. Now that you came out this way, much respect to your activism, and good luck with all your positive endeavors.
Why you mattered is clear. You will agree with me that you were the commander of fajara Barracks, also a trainer at the Gambia's military school. So your words and exposure is always viewed with great concern.
You, being a staffwriter to allgambian, also an editor, carried the said piece under the editorial column, which is supposedly the mouth piece of the paper.Knowinly that Buba is from Sintet, it added to my imagination that the dark clowd was crowned on the decent village and peaceful villages.I thank both you and Buba for clarifying it.
Humbly always,
Gainako
Below is Binneh's rejoinder, and please read !!
THE SINTET CONUNDRUM: RESPONSE, CLARIFICATIONS AND SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT
BINNEH S MINTEH
STAFF WRITER
ALLGAMBIAN.NET
My last article titled “The Gambia and Cassamance Dissidents: Colonel Lang Tombong and Major Bajinka, What a sad story”, has most recently caused a lot of tension online. In the first place, I never wanted to respond to any of the reactions, but as the situation stands, it fits the cap for one to make clarification for our wide readership. Man is never born to be perfect as we are all immune to make mistakes in one way or the other.
Secondly, I do agree with all those who reacted against my usage of “The Sintet Boys” in my last editorial article which may have ignited the situation even further. However to all my fellow SINTET brothers and sisters, I did not mean to tarnish the image of SINTET TOWN and her beloved people. The quotation of SINTET BOYS was only meant to refer, to a few people from SINTET who contributed to Jammeh’s atrocities in The Gambia, which is not a hidden agenda at all. I therefore apologies to the people of SINTET and all those offended for the short coming in clarity and structure of language used in that context. There is no doubt that the people of SINTET VILLAGE are peace loving and caring people; an undisputable fact of Gambian life. My interaction with friends from Sintet at both Armitage High School and whiles in the then Gendarmerie is evident to that.
Thirdly, on the issue of Gambian citizenship, we are all entitled to our own opinion. Each and every one of us may choose to believe in whatever he or she chooses. I therefore still believe that President Yaya Jammeh and many others in his regime are not Gambian citizens. They succeeded in penetrating our system after migrating from Cassamance, and even today, this is happening in The Gambia.
There is no doubt that we both have ties as far as Guinea Bissau and many other parts of the sub-region, however should that be used for ones political gains. Should the constitution and the people not be respected? We are talking about a country here, her laws and her people. Should every Tom, Dick and Harry just be granted Gambian citizenship just for political gains? Should they be let to participate in our electoral system? Should they be let to use assets seized from native Gambians who are persecuted? Common let us be factual here.
Finally, I urge all online papers to be each others brother keepers and refrain from being critical against one another. Let us all cut that crap and treat one another with respect and maturity. Our focus at this juncture should not be back-stabbing one another, but how to bring about a change in The Gambia that we can all call “FOR THE GAMBIA OUR HOMELAND”. God bless you all.
This writer is a graduate student at New York University, and an editorial staff at allgambian.net. He can be reached at bsminteh@allgambian.net or freegambia@gmail.com or bsm235@nyu.edu
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 15 Aug 2006 02:16:33 |
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Bronx
USA
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Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 05:32:56
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Dalton,
I think your caption is sensational. Binneh was never an army chief. Either you are ill informed or you are deliberately pushing a story with that sensationl title. I am tempted to believe the later. |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 07:07:55
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The students of english in this forum can also vote on this matter so that both myself and Bronx (SM) can take rectification of the usage of the word "chief" in the context.
Note: I am not refering to armmy chief of staff, as i can sense that's what you mean. In all respect, the piece and headline is neither exaggerated nor sensational.here you are again, getting stocked on "chief". I stand to be rectified on it. If so, good catch. I hope you are doing what you are doing with a honest view to rectify, and not to underrate. You said something about "online newspapers too" then. I checked it, and the dictionary had a meaning for online newspapers.
Folks, kindly vote if you know what it is. This one shouldn't be hard to falsify or make true in this forum, of english professors.
Let me know what chief means in the dictionary/lexicon you consulted. Mine conforms with dictionary.com's meaning, and i qoute "You will agree with me that you were the commander of fajara Barracks, also a trainer at the Gambia's military school." Chief, used as in respect of a commanding position. Like a thread down is talking about Chief E Manneh, as in title. Also, in Nigerian common english, Chief/oga, as in "Boss".
Dictionary meaning for chief below. Source (www.dictionary.com
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Humbly,
Gainako !
3 entries found for Chief.
chief ( P ) Pronunciation Key (chf)
n.
One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
A chief petty officer.
Nautical. The chief engineer of a ship.
Slang. A boss.
Heraldry. The upper section of a shield.
The most important or valuable part.
adj.
Highest in rank, authority, or office.
Most important or influential. See Usage Note at absolute.
adv. Archaic
Chiefly.
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[Middle English chef, from Old French, from Latin caput, head. See kaput- in Indo-European Roots.]
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chiefdom n.
chiefship n.
Synonyms: chief, principal, main, leading, 1foremost, primary, prime
These adjectives refer to what is first in rank or in importance. Chief applies to a person of the highest authority: a chief magistrate. Used figuratively, chief implies maximum importance or value: her chief joy. Principal applies to someone or something of the first order in power or significance: their principal source of entertainment. Main applies to what exceeds others in extent, size, or importance: the main building on the campus. Leading suggests personal magnetism, a record of achievement, or capacity for influencing others: one of the leading physicians of the city. Foremost emphasizes the sense of having forged ahead of others: the foremost research scientist of the day. Primary stresses first in the sense of origin, sequence, or development: primary school. It can also mean first in the sense of “fundamental”: the primary function of this machine. Prime applies to what is first in comparison with others and to what is of the best quality: a theory of prime significance; a prime Burgundy.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 15 Aug 2006 10:07:20 |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 18:03:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Dalton1
of prime significance; a prime Burgundy.
BATCHI the long and short of it is that it was a malapropism. This guy Binneh was a commissioned officer fine. A senior army officer by Gambian standards. But Chief is synonymous with Head of an entire apparatus such, Army Commander, Navy Commander, Army Chief of Staff, Director general of NIA etc etc. He was never an Army Chief! He wanted to be one wen he lined in innocent young soldiers and took them to the gallows
You may have been excited by Binneh's U-turn vis-a-vis his pathetic piece on Sintet. The damage was already done.If Binneh and his likes have nothing better to say except gossip and inciting violence whilst stashed away in Uncle Sam's country, let THEM SHUT UP. Binneh, Pa Nderry , Sankareh equal to RUMOUR MILL OPERATORS. |
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Bronx
USA
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Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 18:08:56
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Dalton1,
I am not disputing the meaning of chief. But in military parlance army chief is not confered on unit commanders and drill sergeants/trainers. Binneh will be the first to tell you that he was never an army chief.I am not trying to berate you in any way. I am just making an observation. Your title is sensational and you can't hide behind english professors on this one.
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Bronx
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 18:27:57
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Dalton1,
What I said about your so called newspapers is right.What you guys have is a web page...a crude one at that. Newspapers like the New York Times do have online presence. But they are not called online newspaper.You refer me to look it up in dictionary.com, well I did and it doesn't have a meaning for "online newspapers". Your sites are not even close to serious blog pages like dailykos. But you don't see them calling themselves newspapers. They carry more breaking news and investigative writeups than you can ever imagine. The Gambia journal is another great example. But guess what they have a printed version too. Until you can pull that off my friend, you have no newspaper. What you have is a website. |
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Dalton1
3485 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 18:32:10
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Bronx,
i take the rectification in good faith, but i am sure you know "sensationalism" goes with intention, in the negative way. When it is not intentional then we don't call it "sensational", probably the right way to go is "wrong word usage", which to the point is easier for me to swallow. All i intended to mean is "army boss", since he told me on the phone he was the head of Fajara barracks.
I have always suspected Madiba is an english student. Thanks for rescuing the students. We need more help from those that know as we slack our englsih.
And i agree that the damage against my village is already out there. We have many projects at home and outside. Think of it when you try to sell something in the western world, you have to convince that it is a peaceful place with no bandits, and that such is geared towards developments.
"There is no doubt that we both have ties as far as Guinea Bissau and many other parts of the sub-region..", Binneh
Here again instead of Binneh being a panafrican, he is trying to base an apology on origin sentiments, which i totally disagree with.
For records here, I know with CERTAINTY both Lang Tombong, and Tumbulli Tamba were born and raised in Sintet, with good morals, and termed to be among the best people, especially Lang Tombong. What happened at the military though, as i am someone who never joined it, cannot say. With regards to Musa's childhood, i will be talking to our former Sintet mp, and will clarify to me.
With regards to "citizenship" in Sintet for our Jolas, they get it all wrong. The Alkaloo of the place is a Jola, and "Sintet" is the name of a Bainunka woman who first settled there, and which is why we still have Bainunkas there.
When our Sintet Fulakunda pioneer settlers migrated from kiang-Jali to Sintet, as they reared their herds moving around, the Badjie Jolas of Sintet hosted them, which is why in every function traditionally, they are accorded the respect of consulting with the "meites". The Alkaloship is always with Tamba Kunda Jolas.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 15 Aug 2006 19:28:34 |
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Bronx
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 18:52:15
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Dalton1,
I am done as far as this thread is concerned. Whether it is your intention to push a writeup such as Binneh's to clear the image of your beloved village by using sensational headlines is hard for me to ascertain. I can only gauge what I read as incorrect terminology to push a writeup. Your intent, well I'm not in your head. But the context reading from afar sounds sensational to me. |
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Dalton1
3485 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 19:00:02
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also, the good thing that happened to Binneh was his escape in the last alleged coup-nov 11th, where we lost a lot of Gambians.
lets say Binneh was with them until the coup happened, and if this coup didn't happen, would he have resigned like Sidat Jobe did, because of the atrocities committed.
As far as i am concerned, as soon you see injustice, you should call it quits.
i am not pointing any finger individually to any of them, especially this ex-military men, ex diplomats turned critics to the regime. i am careful to differentiate between crying for the loss of a position or crying for the currents nightmare. i cannot read any one's heart, but always emphasized this part of it.
With much respect to any of them, not lik Ebou jalow, even after he fled, he is still praise singing the very guy who caused him to leave. That part i respect really well about most of them.
i do talk to Binneh on a regular basis, but this last utterance couldn't be gone scot free. |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 15 Aug 2006 19:29:18 |
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