Thanks for your comments ASBJORN

Violence does NOT pay in my opinion
It just goes around from one generartion to the next
look at the middle East conflict - this  eye for eye policy that the Jews and the
Arab adopted  never lead to any solutions instead it grew bigger and bigger like a
monster .
Of course it is not easy for anyone to sit back and take the agony of the pain and
sufferings that most third world leaders  impart on its people but Violence
definitely  is not the answer .Let us look at reasonable alternatives.
Have a nice evening
Habib

Asbjørn Nordam wrote:

> Hello Katim,
> I appreciate your paper, which  is exactly a parallel to the letter I have
> posted to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to answer. Like you I
> summoned the Jammeh-period, but also included something about living
> conditions, the present situation up country where the peasants for two
> years have not been able to sell the groundnut-production, and they are
> left without anything, not even to buy basic needs. And also something about
> the educational system. And asked how we in Denmark looked at the present
> situation. (* belove I have tried to translate the answer I got from our
> Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
>
> And your appeal for all Gambians to handle the situation "cool" is exactly
> what I thought and appealed for few days after the April-massacre, when I
> asked : we can cry Jammeh must go, but who will take over IF and after
> Jammeh ?
>
> Some Gambians like action - an eye for eye-, but like you I don´t find that
> is the way to do it. It will just create an unacceptable political
> "culture", which in the long run will  lead to more sufferings. (** I quote
> from Habib`s  postings: Sonkoh update)
>
> I do hope that you and others can  make a difference, but to me it looks a
> bit difficult for all of you sitting outside, when your families are still
> living inside.
> It´s my opinion that many of you will be needed in The Gambia when the time
> has come. If not permanently then for a certain period to ensure things are
> running like intended. So you will also have to plan how that can be done.
> The Gambia needs many offers from people who are prepared to suffer for the
> benefit of the people and nation. And maybe  not be rewarded until many
> years from now.
>
> Comment from Asbjørn Nordam
>

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