Author:Essa Bokarr SEY.
PROSE:A balad with "fertile" minds.
Reason O! Puzzle! There you go..."seuls les imbeciles sont recompenses!" Thats what a "fertile" mind said from the granary of French literature. Life has this habit of compensating and gratifying a Persona Non Grata! Life also has this habit of digging into history's quarry only to come and say..."Why did I compensate a non grata?" O Life! sometimes you speed up and wreck the train. There are so many leaflets we are yet to squeeze into our pockets. Who knows? Who doesn't know? Steaming polemics and freezing whispers.
Another French "fertile" mind said:"J'suis sur le drapeau d'une nation qui saigne!" Hmmm trotting on the flag of a bleeding nation? Is that what you are saying...you the "fertile" mind from  the orchards of French literature?
O God! O God! 
 

Editorial:

Following our editorial on our dear sister Fatim Badjie, we received numerous emails and phone calls from concerned parties. A good number of those who contacted us, were genuine in their interventions. They all pleaded for Fatim to be given chance, since she was new in the job. We assured the callers  that the Freedom Newspaper,  harbors no grudges against Fatim Badjie. Our editorial was meant to counsel Fatim to be wary of the devil Yahya Jammeh.

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                  By Alagi Yorro Jallow

It is imperative for me as someone who is interested in politics and as a student of government and someone with an innate political aspiration of my own to dissect the ever-changing landscape of America’s geopolitics and ascertain how Barack Obama, this son of a Luo (an ethnic group in Kenya), has all but attained a position that has until now been dominated solely by whites—that of winning presidential candidate for a party.

By A Concerned reader

Hi Pa Nderry,
 
Thanks for the good work you are doing with Freedom Newspaper, it is the top class new source for Gambia! However, I think you were being unfair to our girl Fatim Badjie. This is a fantastic appointment by President Jammeh, and although I am not quite familiar with Gambian politics, Fatim is action oriented and will inspire young women.
 
Fatim and I went to the same univesity, she graduated top class with a Mass Communication Degree at Tennessee State University (TSU) (By the way Oprah Winfrey attended the same school) and is a fantastic public speaker and great on radio and tv (she had her own radio show back in college).
 
Also I am very suprised your reporter (Bubu Hamma) miscategorized her and accused her off some element of shadiness for being on MySpace. Come on this Hillary kind of tactics, most university graduates are on My Space and there is nothing in Fatim's myspace page or her history that is shady. She has always been a woman of high class with strong moral aptitude. Also as you rightly mentioned, she really comes from a good family, her Dad is an Ambassador and her brothers are also very intelligent (one is a medical student at TSU and the other, I think her oldest brother Malik, is a wall street investment banker). As such its laughable knowing Fatim and her family that she would stoop to being with a married man (whoever it is!), come on that is just plain slander.
 
Anyway I dont want to focus on her personal life as her family can defend her and although I respect and understand your reservations about her qualifications for such a high profile job,  I just want you guys to give her a chance, she is more of an intellectual  and this might just be the shift the Gambian press needed ! And on behalf of all her sisters and friends at TSU, WE ARE ROOTING FOR HER.

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By Muhammed Jawara

Hello editor,
    Just read your piece on Fatim Badjie.  I have tried to ignore your attempt to smear her name but deem it necessary to remind you of your stand and what you often preach.  I know you would call me a judas or other names. True, i had my rough rides with your paper---rightly or wrogly that is left to history to judge.  However, that has nothing to do with what i want to write you about. 
    What i do want you to understand, as i have told you before is that your writings have immense implications on how other people live their lives.  Calling Fatim, Yahya Jammeh's girl friend does not serve any good for the Gambia.  Attacking her without giving her the benefit of the doubt is a clear betrayal of what you often preach.....impartiality.  I hope you give deep thoughts to issues before posting them for public consumption. Just a thought!
   
      Be Blessed...
  Muhammed Jawara
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By Adama Ceesay

Brother,am a regular viewer of your great magazine....one thing interest me...The appointment of Nancy njie as secretary of state...Well,I know for certain that Yahya Jammeh have been following Nancy when he was normal military officer...nancy was the only girl yahya love but of course he dont have any chance what soever  that time,later was nancy married to ebou jallow( not former junta spokesman)  and I know for sure when Jammeh took over,he invited nancy to state house,although she was still married...was not surprise ,when i heard she was divorce...ASK EX HUSBAND HE MIGHT KNOW MORE ABOUT NANCY AND JAMMEH....SOMETHING IS HAPPENING BETWEEN THIS TWO.....TELL YOUR REPORTERS IN BANJUL TO INVESTIGATE MORE....U WILL BE SURPRISE    ...keep the good work

Editorial:

The new Information Minster Fatim Badjie,  is not qualified for that job. She was appointed Minister based on tribal line. Besides, tribal politics, reports also have it that Fatim is Jammeh’s secret girl friend. Jammeh is that type of a leader, who uses his office to  abuse our  young ones. He's more of a prostitue, than a President. We are for real. After abusing the erstwhile Minister Neneh Mawdowl Gaye, now  it’s Fatim Badjie’s turn. Jammeh cleverly played his cards right, by sending Neneh to the UN. He does not want Neneh to see him with Fatim Badjie. That’s the hard fact. Neneh has been exiled in a civilized manner. Jammeh’s relationship with Fatim Badjie is not a secret in Banjul. Everyone is talking about it. Jammeh’s apatite for women is becoming a  cause for concern. We should tame this mad person, we call a President. Jammeh should learn to treat our women with respect.