[Artemisia] Re: BoD Announcement

[Allen Hall]

Greetings Artemisia,

I stand with Duke Sean on this one.  I agree with his letter below.

Duke Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Oppenheimer" <sean_oppenheimer at hotmail.com>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Re: BoD Announcement


> Greetings All,
>
> This is a subject that has had a great deal of discussion already.  This 
> is a difficult situation to deal with no matter how you feel about any of 
> the parties involved.
>
> However, I would like to point out something VERY important regarding this 
> discussion.
>
>>in response to an petition
>>from the Crown of
>>the Outlands, Hoegaarden and Chiara, and subsequent
>>input from an
>>overwhelming majority of active peers of the
>>Outlands,
>
> This is a matter that was brought before the BoD by the Crown and Kingdom 
> of the Outlands.  This is not something that the BoD did to Brahim. 
> Likewise, this is not something that the Outlands did to Brahim.  The 
> actions of the Crown were found offensable by a great number of people in 
> the Kingdom.  The Kingdom ask that something be done.
>
> The Kingdom of the Outlands has experience a great deal of pain and 
> suffering relating to this subject.  Many people in the Outlands who were 
> directly involved in these proceedings have given a great deal of thought 
> to the matter.  Certainly much more than *Anybody* in this Kingdom has.
>
> Given a superior lack of first hand knowledge, I think it would be 
> extremely short-sighted for us to assume that Brahim and Ileanna are the 
> victims here.
>
> I know a great deal more of this subject than I am willing to discuss in 
> public.  I have discussed the matter with Brahim and he knows where I 
> stand. He also knows that I have a great deal of respect for him.  He 
> certainly has my sympathies for the experience that he has to go through 
> and the difficulty of the lessons he is learning.
>
> All we have heard on this matter is how the BoD has done some heinous 
> wrong to somebody that we all like.  I have remained silent on the matter 
> because nobody wants to entertain the possibility that somebody we like 
> and respect could possibly be fallible.  Well, we are.
>
> With all due respect to His Grace Ibrahim and others, like me, who like 
> him very much...
>
> The BoD got this one right.
>
> Respectfully submitted
>
> Sean
> Dux Artemisia
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Sondra Gibson <sgibson at edulog.com>
> Reply-To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list 
> <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
> To: "'artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org'" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
> Subject: [Artemisia] Re: BoD Announcement
> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:29:50 -0700
>
> Greetings Maximillian -
>
> There are some of us out here who do have a great deal of details.  I 
> would
> suggest that anyone who wants to know more contact Ibrahim or Dahoud
> privately.  I would also suggest that any talk of "awards being given out
> inappropriately" not happen when details are not known.
>
> I know that I can speak for at least 3 of the Peers of Sentinel's Keep
> (having just returned from lunch with them) who think the action of the 
> BoD
> is incredibly wrong.
>
> My heartfelt sympathy to Brahim and his past queen for the BoDs decision.
>
> Baroness Gefjon, OL
>
>
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