ML,
    In the coming weeks we will have the opportunity to  open a dialogue with 
our fellow Gambian brothers and sisters regarding PDOIS. We  hope as we 
undertake to be owners of this party, that our Gambian brothers and  sisters will 
also join us in owning the party. We will try to clarify the issues  as we 
understand them, and seek to forge a consensus that deliberates on  how PDOIS's 
political, social and economic agenda transcends our partisan  divide. There is 
a lot of literature in PDOIS's political work that  supports this contention.  
  
 
    There are a lot of people who have been silent for a  long time; people 
who understand the mission and vision that has been  articulated so eloquently 
by the party, and have for so many years followed  the developments of the 
party, not wavering in their commitment to support  the cause that best 
demonstrates their national aspirations. To have a country  that every citizen would be 
proud to call home. 
 
    I also hope that there will be an honest  appreciation of the facts as we 
examine the issues. Many a time, people are  carried away by the socialism in 
the PDOIS acronym, to make claims that the  party does not make, and ascribe 
to them positions that they do not hold.  Some of them stubbornly refuse to 
see beyond the labels of 'Socialism or  Communism' and therefore say whatever 
comes to their head. It has just been  ridiculous. No wonder those who 
understand what PDOIS has been saying all  long just maintain their silence. 
 
   As we will try to open this new chapter of dialogue, let  us hope that it 
will be characterized by substance, knowledge of the issues and  a desire to 
forge a common effort to confront our real political problems. 
 
     Rene       



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