DEAR  GAMBIA

Whereever iam,whereever i go you come along with me.
I can feel you,sense you,touch you,taste you,hear you,and more over
still loate your sufferance wherever i go lonesome.
You have endured me as a child,given rise to the groundnuts, rice and fruits
that nourised my spirit.
I know you know iam a fruit of your existence a product of you endeavoure.
I cry in your name day in and day out.
I call your nations name that you may piece by piece ,person by person live
in peaceful dignity.
I dream of your fallen children whose pain and sufferance resonate with my
childhood years open your sandy beaches.
I walked your steaming terrain shoeless towards  the heavenly shades of your
giant cotton trees.
I ate your mangoes as if they were gifts from heaven unknown.
My feelings of gratitude open you will not go wasted this i promised.
I love who you are but motherland i cannot but disdain what you have become
overnight.
You have become the sad presence of a lonely mother who has lost her most
beloved children.
You have reduced to the dissappointment of a lonely younger brother who has
lost his older brother in the wilderness looking for the all mighty dollar.
Surface it may i say you still remain the life blood of me,but i cannot be
with you!
                            karl

>From: kalilu camara <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Operation Gambia First- Towards a common strategy to liberate
>             The Gambia
>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 06:13:36 GMT
>
>HIt no more ! Pinche no more ! Offend no more ! And we shall find
>amist the darkness eachothers hand for the sake!!!
>
>        There issues that are much more in demand!
>Who can complain about a drop of water on a brand new furniture
>when three lead bullets are still stuck in a three year olds head!
>
>>From: Mori Kebba Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Operation Gambia First- Towards a common strategy to liberate
>>             The             Gambia
>>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:04:44 -0500
>>
>>Mr. Jallow,
>>
>>Thank you for realizing the problems in the Gambia and also acknowledging
>>that violence is not the alternative. I think you were all responsible for
>>the injustice Yaya and his government are playing on the Gambians, however
>>welcome to the revolution.
>>
>>Mori Kebba Jammeh
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:48 PM
>>Subject: Operation Gambia First- Towards a common strategy to liberate The
>>Gambia
>>
>>
>> > I have been reading and analysing the various comments, frustrations
>>and
>> > common fulminations towards the evil Yaya Jammeh within the G-L
>>community
>> > and come to a very surprising observation.  G-L has all it takes to
>>change
>> > Gambia forever.  Honestly the Gambians do not need weapons or an "army"
>>for
>> > that matter to get rid of Yaya Jammeh. Infact an armed struggle could
>>be
>> > entirely counter productive if handled irresponsibly.  I am by
>>profession
>>a
>> > "hawk" besides I have personal issues with Yaya Jammeh.  For your
>> > information on two occassions a few years ago, I was in Brokhenspruit (
>>30
>> > minutes from Pretoria), South Africa, training with Executive Outcome
>> > mercenaries who use to serve with the Special Magte, an elite force
>>during
>> > the Apartheid regime.  We went through some rigorous training with all
>>kinds
>> > of "violence" from assasinations, kidnapping to plastic explosives to
>> > infiltrating the Gambia.  This program was very well financed, and it
>>shall
>> > be imprudent to reveal the sources but some prominent Gambians in the
>>Uk
>>and
>> > US knew about it. We sent almost 20 spies to Banjul, who constanly kept
>>me
>> > updated about almost everything happening in the Army, NIA, and the
>> > StateHouse itself.  Twice we attempted to strike, and almost succeeded
>>in
>> > one final attempt had it not for the greed of one Gambian businessman (
>>a
>> > good friend of Samuel Sarr the "international financier") and of course
>> > Abdou Diouf's ineptitude who eventually ordered my arrest and
>>deportation
>> > from Senegal.  I finally come to a surprising discovery that there
>>could
>>be
>> > a viable alternative, via the internet in late 1999, to expose Jammeh's
>>evil
>> > government.  So far the rest is history today.  Since Jammeh's closure
>>of
>> > the "Voice Out" forum hosted by the Gambia Net, his government has been
>> > going down hill very rapidly.
>> > The essence of my comment is G-L has at its disposal a very powerful
>>weapon
>> > that can crush that devil in Kanilai.  I would advice that the advocacy
>>of
>> > violence should be a last resort.  Remember the Gambia now is a
>>Garrisson
>> > State that feeds on its own people with violent means.  To cripple
>>Jammeh
>> > you must attack his most vulnerable weakness, and that is his mortal
>>moral
>> > flaw.  The idiot has no moral basis to run the Gambia.  He is an evil
>>lier,
>> > a murderer, a kleptomaniac, a devil worshipper, a misogynist and a BIG
>> > COWARD.  It takes moral will power to crush a demon not bombs and guns.
>>Pa
>> > Dacosta is a remarkable example, my hero, whom all responsible Gambians
>> > should emulate and build a solid cadre of "civil society" across the
>> > political spectrum in the Gambia.  Evil is evil and honest Gambians who
>>care
>> > for their country more than themselves should speak out against it.
>>This
>> > has been registered very well within G-L, and that catalysed Jammeh's
>> > current downfall.  Keep up the good work and detest any temptation to
>> > violence atleast for now.  JAMMEH WILL RUN VERY SOON WITHOUT A SINGLE
>>GUN
>> > SHOT.  The only language he understands is violence, so don't give him
>>the
>> > opportunity to express himself again.  Trust me he is only waiting for
>>that
>> > opportunity in other to declare a state of emergency and delay the
>>struggle
>> > against him. The Army, as I am very well informed, will be very
>>reluctant
>>to
>> > use its weapons against the people again.  They hate Jammeh as the rest
>>of
>> > us.
>> > Our first priority now is to court the Senegalese Government and
>>sensitize
>> > them about our democratic and peaceful concerns in the Gambia and the
>> > subregion.  G-L should write a letter similar to the one written to
>> > President Clinton registering the appraisal of our common heritage and
>> > commitment for democracy, peace and the rule of law; condemn the
>>immoral
>>and
>> > evil government of Jammeh which augurs no well for the peace and
>>stability
>> > of the subregion to speak less of Cassamance; categorically emphasize
>>our
>> > common human rights concerns with respect to Jammeh's brutalitarian
>>regime,
>> > highlighting the students massacre of April, US reports to congress,
>>the
>> > Amnesty International reports and the testimonies of prominemt
>>Gambians.
>>I
>> > would seriously emphasize that the Senegalese government should be
>> > persistently engaged and consulted to generate their goodwill and
>>positive
>> > collaboration in our struggle.  Folks the instrumental key is Senegal
>>and
>> > not UK or the US Government.  I am a giving this advice after serious
>> > consultations with alot of people in high authority in the US.
>> >
>> > Ebou Jallow
>> > Washington, DC
>> >
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