http://www.andymorganwrites.com/have-we-seen-the-last-of-one-eyed-jack/ In depth writing about global music, culture & West African affairs Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/have-we-seen-the-last-of-one-eyed-jack/#comment-1431 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:36:18 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=906#comment-1431 Hi Anne,
I’m really happy to have received a message from you. I already have your book, and I’ve read parts of it, with a lot of interest. It’s a really good overview of the background to this complex situation. I don’t know about you, but I find what’s happening a challenge not only to those who follow the Sahara, but to journalism in general. It’s almost impossible to write the truth about what’s going on. And yes…when will we return? That’s the painful question. Back in 2009 I was getting ready to buy a little plot in Tessalit and build a little house. Those dreams have gone. We all have ‘assouf’ now… It would be a pleasure to meet up with you someday. All the best, Andy.

]]> http://www.andymorganwrites.com/have-we-seen-the-last-of-one-eyed-jack/#comment-1428 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:52:05 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=906#comment-1428 Alas, I do not think we have seen the last of him! Local reports seem to put him back on the streets of Gao. It was only wishful thinking.
I found your business card on a terrace, in Timbuktu, in 2007, dropped by Kathy Bordier, but we did not meet then, nor since, not even in Pouzols. Shall we ever be able to go back to Timbuktu, or Kidal, or Tessalit?
You might have heard of my book, alas in French, about the Tuareg rebellions.
Keep writing on the situation, they need our support.

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