Jassey  Conteh,

Your  intentions  for  the  Gambia  as  pronounced  here  may  be  noble
but  I  have  issues  as  to  your  reasoning.  I  am  just  surprised
that  you  are  accepting  an  "olive  branch" from  Jammeh  even  as
he  comtinues  to  fire  "opposition"  civil  servants  daily.  What  do
we  need  to  convince  us  that  prounouncements  from  the  APRC
regarding   this  "olive  branch"  is  short  on  honesty  and  long  on
platitudes.  How  can    he  ask  for  coperation  and  yet  fire  those
him  and  his  cronies  believe  are  in  the  opposition.  Nothing  has
changed  since  the  election  and  if  anything,  Jammeh  continues  to
treat  opposition  members  with  contempt.  Mark  my  word  on  this:  if
Dibba  accepts  any  post  from  Jammeh,  it  will  not  last.  He  too,
shall  be  used, abused  and  refused  just  like  the  Pap  Cheyassins
and  Saja  Taals.

In  our  quest  for  a  better  Gambia,  we  owe  it  to  ourselves  to
differentiate  between  the  well-meaning  Gambians  and  those  who  are
there  for  themselves.  It  is  in  this  vein  that  we  should  not
make  the  devil  a  bed  fellow.  As  far  as  Jammeh  goes,  you  are
either  with  him  all  the  way  or  you  take  the  high  way.  He  has
proved  this  a  number  of  times  and  its  time  we  recognize
such  "olive  branches"  as  just  perfunctory  statements.

Alagie  Barrow

Nashville  TN

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