Ginny,
  It is good to fwd. articles/papers in here. However, I hope you will take back  to an individual/group any reactions too.
  First of all, in the Gambia, all the polls were closed at the same time. Therefore, no psycholigal effect can be done for announcing one area ahead of the other.Imagine what the oppostion would have said if all votes were counted and wiated for fix time to announce them all. More over, the Foni's were not announced early. They came in late. So that was not only false, but making up stories.
  I think it makes sense for the opposition to recheck their supporters and see if they really voted or if they voted for them. Again, this might be difficult but not impossible. For anyone to say that there were less than registered voters who voted and yet tens of thousands from Casamance were registered in the Foni's, may be only those regsitered from the Foni's voted then. If less than 60% of the registered voters voted, how come Jammeh won in EVERY single area? He did not win only in Foni. The guy won even in Badibu and Bakau.
  I have seen some suggestions that the military voted in Bakau. Anyone who knows the Gambia knows that the biggest military camp is in Bakau. Do we expecet someone from Basse who is a military officer stationed in Bakau to go to Basse to vote?
  Now, let us all be real here. If Jammeh had won only a few constituencies, may be some of the arguments can be validated. For any Gambian to call the Gambians to the street because their relative did not win the Presidential elections is the most disrespect of Gambian electorates. And this is one reason why the opposition could not win. It is this kind of feeling that a few leaders of the oppostion think they are better than the rest of the Gambia either because they are more educated or have better opportunities in life. It is call ARROGANCE or IGNORANCE in English.
  Another thing the very few, and I must say, the very few of opposition supporters on cyberspace who felt that the Gambian poeple did not make the right choice may need to go on the ground and help. It would be very interesting to see here how many of them even contributed a dollar to what they believe in. I must admit, I respect the few who not only talk but act on what the believe and not just be a tiger-keyboard. 
  Thank you.
  Alieu.

Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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From: "The GDP" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:36 PM
Subject: [>-<] How Yahya Stole The September 22nd Presidential election.


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> Yahya ensured high voter turnout early in his stronghold of the Fonis.
>
> Yahya made sure that those results were announced first for the 
> psychological
> impact of resounding victory both on the opposition alliances and the 
> common
> Gambian.
>
> Yahya engaged in vote-buying and intimidation in all opposition 
> strongholds
> and on a massive scale to suppress votes for the opposition while at the 
> same
> time ensuring high turnout for himself in those areas. To prove this, the
> opposition needs to review each of their strongholds to determine how many 
> of
> their supporters actually voted. Nevermind for whom.
>
> Yahya delegated the issuance of voter cards, through his Yaye Compins, to
> unregistered citizens and non-citizens and he ensured that they voted
> especially in areas where he had no hope of any significant votes.
>
> Yahya had embarked on registering citizens of Cassamance with the aim of
> allowing them to vote in Gambia. The vigilance of the opposition and the
> Senegalese government dampened this prospect as to scale but those who 
> were
> transported well before that vigilance took hold and were lodged with 
> Gambians
> in bordering towns and villages, did vote for Yahya. They effectively 
> replaced
> the suppressed votes that would have gone to the opposition alliances
> variously.
>
> What should be done Now?
>
> The election and its results must be rejected outright even on the face of
> only circumstantial evidence much less actual physical evidence. It must 
> be
> rejected by all quickly and without delay or hesitation.
>
> Gambians must demand New elections and Right away, Sans further 
> campaigning.
> They must demand the New elections for a time certain, within weeks. The
> opposition must deploy its own observers, monitors and security personnel 
> to
> every village, hamlet, and town. And please don't tell me you cannot 
> afford
> it. It will be provided for you if you do due-diligence.
>
> When that demand is not granted, All citizens must take to the streets in
> every village and town, from dawn to dusk, in a foreward march to state 
> house,
> and demand the state back from Yahya.
>
> Thank you ladies and Gentlemen. Please forward this to the Gambia-L for 
> me,
> anyone.
>
> Haruna.
>
>
>
>
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