In a message dated 4/9/2006 9:50:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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Secondly, I believe that Hon. Sallah and the NADD leaders were acutely  aware
that Mr. Jammeh needs to be CHALLENGED at all levels; that despite  his
policy of intimidation, there are Gambians who will stand up to  him;
Gambians who will not be cowed by his threats; Gambians who will speak  truth
to power.



Brother Sidibeh,
 
The difference between Halifa Sallah and co challenging Jammeh and standing  
up to him despite the fact that it may not have gotten anywhere is that these  
ladies and gentlemen have never sold their integrity to Yaya Jammeh and have  
indeed been steadfast in their opposition to him throughout. Therefore,  they 
can never be on the same footing as Dibba and others who are well aware  of 
what the APRC engages in vis a vis our people and yet, they were right  there 
and did not speak out during a long spate of crimes against the  people. Now 
this is not to say that other Gambians who have supported  this regime in the 
past cannot change their mind and oppose them now, but in the  case of Mr Dibba, 
as an elder politician in our country, he was one of  those who remained 
silent while the APRC committed these heinous  crimes against the people and he 
never uttered a word during all of that time.  You can say, he was infact, very 
much a collaborator.
 
That coupled with the time he has chosen to speak out after representing  the 
beast for so long that gives the impression that he is trying to save face  
after coming to the realization that the ship is sinking, and with his arrest,  
he may very well also have felt that he was next on Jammeh's chopping block. 
 
I am simply making an observation that definitely needs mention. His  
speaking truth to power should have come a long time ago because the reasons for  any 
decent Gambian to do so have been there all long. They were there before he  
joined them, they were very much there while he served them all these years, 
as  they are there today. Perhaps Mr Dibba is a late bloomer then.
 
Given all that, one cannot help but think that his last minute change of  
heart is intended to save face and we simply said so.
 
Jabou Joh

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