Comrade
I will never advocate for a boycott. I feel it is the
right of all eligible Gambians to vote in these
elections.
Have a wonderful day
Sanusi
--- MLJ Conteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
Brother Owens:
>
> Does this mean that you support a boycott?
>
> Naphiyo,
>
> Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sanusi=20Owens?=
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: May 14, 2001 10:01:36 AM GMT
> Subject: Re: ELECTION FUND UPDATE
>
>
> Comrade Conteh
>
> I would have responded to your comments about our
> contribution towards the Election Fund, but Hamjatta
> Kanteh has somehow done the job for me and there is
> not much that I could add on except to say that
> calling for a united opposition 6 months before the
> election gives an indication that Yahya Jammeh is
> popular than the likes of Ousainou Darboe, Hamat Bah
> and Sidia Jatta. We have to be careful on how we
> assess things on the ground. No disrespect to
> Comrade
> Joe Sambou, I must applaud him for spearheading this
> initiative but having said so, we have to avoid
> giving
> our detractors the impression that we are just a
> minority. I personally believe that Yahya is less
> popular than the rest, and if elections are held on
> a
> level playing field, we would see the demise of
> APRC-amen.
>
> On that note I would wish to hear something on how
> free and fair elections should take place in October
> 2001 first before talking about a United Opposition.
> Any suggestions on this subject matter, I kindly
> await
> to read them.
>
> Have a wonderful
>
> Sanusi
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
> In
> a message dated 12/05/2001 11:53:26 GMT Daylight
> > Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >
> > > << We just cannot exhibit intellectual know how
> > without
> > > sacrificing few dollars to our struggle. These
> > actions
> > > my some of the comrades clearly indicate an
> agency
> > > theory. We are determined to maximize the
> profits
> > (win)
> > > of the opposition, but some of us are bent of
> the
> > desire
> > > of individualism.
> > >
> > > Dr. Saine indicated that he would call friends
> who
> > still
> > > have not contributed to our fund drive. I
> > therefore want
> > > to borrow a page from him and call on the
> > following
> > > people to send in their contributions: Messrs
> > Lamin Manneh,
> > > Kebba Dampha, Sanusi Owens, Bamba Laye Jallow,
> > Yahya
> > > Darboe, Momodou Olly Mboge, Hamjatta Kanteh and
> > the rest
> > > of the gang. We must match our intellectual
> zeal
> > with
> > > our pockets. We just cannot do the talk and
> don't
> > > do the walk. I therefore urge the above to send
> > in their
> > > contributions. We can only be serious about our
> > > opposition to the dictatorship in The Gambia
> when
> > we are
> > > willing to contribute. >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Mr Jassey-Conteh,
> >
> > Well, first of all Gambia-L is not an intellectual
> > forum but a forum for all
> > Gambians regardless of how well or how they wish
> to
> > express themselves. So
> > why do we obsess ourselves with this talk on
> > intellectualism? Lets give it a
> > rest. If people want to show off, i'm pretty much
> > sure there are forums
> > online where they can parade their stuff to their
> > peers who are more incline
> > to be appreciative of what they intend to
> "exhibit".
> >
> > On the question of contributing to the fund for a
> > united opposition, i happen
> > to be residing on the other side of the Atlantic
> and
> > here in Britain, whilst
> > we remain committed to funding a united opposition
> > in the coming elections,
> > we also happen to be doing our own thing. It
> seems
> > to me that the difference
> > between us is that we don't see how we can give
> our
> > moneys to people who
> > haven't reached agreements with us as to what we
> > should expect from them in
> > return. I don't know about anyone else, but
> speaking
> > for myself, i view this
> > contribution as an investment and would only
> invest
> > provided certain
> > conditions prevail. Anyway, us in the UK have
> > figured a long while that what
> > prevails is not constant with with hopes and
> > anxieties in a post Jammeh and
> > in the event have been working on a document that
> > will seek to rectify the
> > current flaws. In due course, James will be
> > available to give an overview of
> > these things we have been and are still working
> on.
> > Rest assured that if the
> > conditions that i seek prevail, there would be no
> > question about me
> > contributing to the election funds.
> >
> > In my opinion, you are good person but like all
> good
> > human souls, flawed
> > nonetheless. Your flaw is unwittingly a
> > self-righteous thing. But unlike most
> > self-righteous stuffy people on this List, you are
> a
> > good person. And i
> > always feel a bit constrained to engage you when i
> > see you go too far in your
> > zeal. Mr Jassey-Conteh, we mustn't be dismissive
> of
> > what others are doing
> > for the struggle. There are a lot of decent things
> > that people are working on
> > offline and they do not go about showing off. Each
> > must do what each can in
> > their peculiar circumstances. None should dictate
> to
> > anyone what they should
> > do with their lives or the manner in which they
> > should contribute to the
> > struggle.
> >
> > Finally, i urge you to please drop your defence of
> > Almamy Touray. If he is
> > worth defending, he will not join the APRC no
> matter
> > what it is the UDP had
> > done to him. There are opposition alternatives to
> > the UDP; if he is believes
> > passionately that Jammeh is wrong for the country
> in
> > 1997, what has
> > significantly changed about the political
> landscape
> > to warrant him to join
> > the APRC. After all, wasn't it the same APRC that
> > had butchered those
> > innocent young souls - some of whom hail from from
> > Touray's Niani
> > constituency - and to this very minute remains
> > unrepentant? You are too good
> > an individual to pick the cudgel up for Touray.
> > Almamy Touray should have
> > been expelled from the UDP the moment he was
> > criminally incriminated in human
>
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