To the Chief Editor: The last possibility of truth being revealed has collapsed.
Posted by African Press International on December 17, 2008
I am very disappointed that you want to respect the feelings of obama
and would agree to keep secret the material that you have. You certainly will be in good company but while it’s understandable for media in the US to do so because they want to curry favor and guarantee access, there is no reason for you to do this unless you too are trying to climb to the top of the heap with a media empire and obama has promised you help.
It is the way he does business so come to think of it that is entirely possible. It is very unlikely I will be online at the time you meet to discuss with readers, but I hope you address this issue: has obama made promises to you regarding your media plans for the future? If you really are a journalist then your mission is to report the story to the public without regard for the feelings on one man and his sponsors. The funny thing is all the attacks by mountain sage and the rest were completely unnecessary. All that was needed was a bit of flattery from the president elect and you gave in. I didn’t realize how much I was hoping you really would come through until I read your posting the other evening and realized that the last possibility of truth being revealed has collapsed.
What does the imam who brought the documents out of Kenya think about that? As long as that secret is kept he will remain in some danger though the
more time passes, the less impact it would have if revealed. They will simply make an exception to the constitution by act of congress. That imam, though, must have thought it was important to do what he did. Is he disappointed with this turn of events? I hope you will post something about his reaction to your cooperation with obama’s request to make the story go away.
By Teresa Kao
