<p>Hahaha...serious matters can be made so funny! Thanks ;-) </p>
<p>@Gideon The metaphor has been used, and let's call a spade a spade the intention is obvious.Unfortunately there is no MRA (mail retrieval protocol) perhaps it will be good to acknowledge the mistake for that is a better fix. A reminder to watch what we say...whatever we say has an impact either positive or negative!</p>
<p>Cheers!<br></p>
<p>Cheers!<br>
OJ<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 30, 2012 1:14 PM, "Nigel Roberts" <<a href="mailto:nigel@channelisles.net">nigel@channelisles.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I don't know about your particular country, but anyone using a metaphor about an identifiable person or persons involving the word 'thief' in England risks a Claim of defamation.<br>
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And it seems that in parts of Africa that may be MUCH more risky.<br>
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<a href="http://cpj.org/2009/03/ivorian-editor-abruptly-jailed-in-libel-case.php" target="_blank">http://cpj.org/2009/03/<u></u>ivorian-editor-abruptly-<u></u>jailed-in-libel-case.php</a><br>
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The charge related to a front page column headlined "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," with a photo of President Laurent Gbagbo in the center and photos of former members of his government who have been imprisoned in recent corruption scandals, according to CPJ research. An arrow identified Gbagbo as "Ali Baba."<br>
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