Did anyone else catch the $2,000 dalasi ransom will free one person?  Hmmm...

What's that about?

Methinks it's not just about witchhunting here, but just another way
to control and frighten the population.  It seems the ground work was
already being laid for this sorta thing by all of the chicainery with
Jammeh pretending ('cause tha'ts what it was), to cure all kinds of
illnesses and telling people that he could see the unseen.  He's just
trying to step his game up.  Because he knows that no one, or at
least, pretty much no one, is going to say anything.

Ginny





On 3/9/09, Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Lamin, this situation must be stopped by Gambians.  Now, read these latest
> news about the abuses that go on in the Gambia and read the nonsense from
> Haruna and see the mindset of some of us as our rights are being trampled.
> This is why I continue to urge the opposition to nurture a resistance wing
> within their ranks.  Halifa Sallah is picked up and all is minding their
> business among the opposition.  Is Ousainou, OJ, and any other that want our
> support to lead us not aware of the witch hunt activities of the last three
> months in the Gambia?  Is this something that we should even questioned them
> about?  If they are not willing to stand with the people at their time of
> need, then why should any with an ounce of sense listen to anything they
> have to say, even for a second?  Folks, am I missing something here?  Is
> this is not part of our problem?  Where are all those that counsel OJ,
> Halifa, Ousainou, Hamat, or any other?  How come we are not expressing our
> disgust with the docile nature of the opposition, but always manage to wake
> up when this and that leader is barely mentioned in a sentence?  Yes, Yaya
> is a joke alright, but how come we could not see the jesters the opposition
> leaders in the Gambia are becoming.  This is really pathetic.  Folks are not
> willing to utter a word as Gambians are being abused, yet, we see a buffoon
> come to tell us UDP and NRP should unite and that is all is needed.  Haruna
> might as well continue with his logic, that the Fula and the Mandingoe vote
> are all that is needed to defeat Yaya, same neurotic mindset that was is the
> vision of Hamat Bah.  With the latest assault on Gambians, is yaya not
> abusing any he feels to abuse regardless of party or tribal affiliation?
> Lamin, sorry for doing a dual commentary on you piece here, but I could not
> resist.
>
>
>
> Chi Jaama
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> Joe
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:38:54 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [>-<] MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
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> Forumites
>
> Below is another developing witchcraft story, this time from the Professor's
> own heartland of the Fonis. The information emanates from highly reliable
> sources.
>
> Please read the alarming violation of human dignity by the Professor's
> government.
>
>
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>
> LJDarbo
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>
>
>
> The Sintet Mass Arrest
>
> Earlier on this morning, February 9th 2009, Yaya Jammeh ordered paramilitary
> men to surround Sintet for witch craft operations. During the process, they
> arrested all the women, and men, estimated to be over 1000 people and they
> are currently held in Kanillai, Yaya Jammeh's  acclaimed birth place . The
> only few spared are some of the youths. Many has gone for hiding for fear of
> reprisal. The situation is very tense.  According to villagers who expressed
> dismay over the mass arrest, they were only performing ablutions early dawn
> to do their morning prayers, apparently the surrounding uniformed men closed
> the village allowing no entry or exit. In other villages of the Fonis, a
> ransom of D2000.00 Gambian dalasis will free one person.
>
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