strange behaviour with controls

I have two scripts in two prims. one prim is the controller, the other is being controlled. the controller prim is very basic, shouts out "Left" "right" "up" "down" etc. on a channel. the prim being controlled hears the command is supposed to rotate itself accordingly. the problem is no matter what key I press the "left" command is sent out.

Controller

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSitTarget(<0,0,.1>,ZERO_ROTATION);
    }
    
    changed(integer change)
    {
        //llSay(0,"changed event");
        if(change & CHANGED_LINK)
        {
            //llSay(0,"someone is sitting on me");
            key user=llAvatarOnSitTarget();
            if(user != NULL_KEY)
            {
                //llSay(0,"requesting controls");
                llRequestPermissions(user,PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS|PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION);
            }
        }
    }

    run_time_permissions(integer perm)
    {
        if (perm)
        {
            llTakeControls(CONTROL_FWD | CONTROL_BACK | CONTROL_RIGHT | CONTROL_LEFT | CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT | CONTROL_ROT_LEFT, TRUE, FALSE);
        }
    }
    
    control(key id, integer held, integer change)
    {
        integer pressed = held & change;
        float time=llGetTime();
        if(time >=.2)
        {
            llResetTime();
            //llSay(0,"control event");
            if(pressed & CONTROL_LEFT|CONTROL_ROT_LEFT)
            {
                llSay(2809,"left");
            }
            else if(pressed & CONTROL_RIGHT|CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT)
            {
                llSay(2809,"right");
            }
            else if(pressed & CONTROL_FWD)
            {
                llSay(2809,"up");
            }
            else if(pressed & CONTROL_BACK)
            {
                llSay(2809,"down");
            }

        }
    }
}

Receiving (controlled prim)

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llListen(2809,"",NULL_KEY,"");
    }

    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        if(message=="left")
        {
            llSetRot(llEuler2Rot(llRot2Euler(llGetRot())+<-PI/8,0,0>));

        }
        else if(message=="right")
        {
            llSetRot(llEuler2Rot(llRot2Euler(llGetRot())+<PI/8,0,0>));
        }
        
    }
}

I've messed with the order that the if statements fall in, and it seems to be firing the first rotational keypress clause no matter what. any idea why this is?

[edit]double post[/edit]