Mr Drammeh, Please save yourself, and the rest of us the agony of another
Tombong explanation. There will never be any answers to any of these
questions because those who would take the steps to conduct the needed
investigations are the guilty ones, so how will they ever investigate
themselves? The process that was started the very moment that these students
were murdered is the same that is continuing, namely, an unfolding theatre to
feign innocence and outrage, hypocritical visits and sympathising.

I tell you that the epitomy of evil was Jammeh and Njie saidy actually having
the nerve to visit grieving families and students, not to mention handing out
gifts. How does a person who is responsible for murdering a person's loved
one actually have the courage to appear before them to give their sympathy?
Wow? The evil we are witnessing in Gambia today is unmatched by anything we
have ever seen or heard of.We do not need to hear any more explanations from
this lot, they just need to be removed, one way or another.

I know that a lot of people have expressed dismay at the suggestion of their
removal by force. Well, if one lives by the sword, one shall die by the
sword, and this regime has no decency to resign because they are abhorred by
the Gambian public, nor will we ever see a fair election if they are still
there. Just revisit what Yankuba Touray said about never unseating a "Mansa"
and that they will never loose an election.
That does not sound like there will ever be a level playing field so long as
we have this bunch in positions where they can abuse power all they like
without any repercussion.
Never thought I would say this but, If there are courageous soldiers who can
stand up to save our country and are driven by conviction to return it to
normalcy by handing over to a civilian interim government, I will have a very
hard time resisting the temptation to cheer them on.

Question is, are they there among the GNA, or are they just a bunch of
puppets who act only when Jammeh pulls their strings, and is their gallantry
relegated to waging war against their compatriots and children who they are
supposed to be defending ?

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 4/26/00 9:33:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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       Tombong,

       could you please help provide the answers for these questions please.
 A.Drammeh.

culled from the Point paper.

       Contradictions And Contradictions


      We cannot understand that following Jammeh's address to the nation,
students would still be languishing in custody. We cannot understand that
after declaring a week of mourning, the students are still being held.

       We cannot understand that while he was visiting the RVH praying for
wounded students, the others were still being held in detention.

       We cannot also understand that the government's legal adviser(s) have
not told them that it is unconstitutional to continue to detain the students
for such a long time.

       We cannot understand that the calls for full adherence to the rule of
rule are totally ignored, if not being treated with contempt.

       We cannot understand that people who said that the dead are bandits
who deserved to die are still around.

       We cannot understand that the talk of reconciliation is not matched by
the needed remedial measures that are being echoed and re-echoed by truthful
people like uncle Joachim Dacosta.

       We cannot understand that rumours have it that families of dead
students are being visited and sympatished with, yet the students that
survived the carnage are still in custody.

       We cannot understand that in this grave moment of our history, some
people are bent on pleasing, patronising instead of giving truthful and
proper remonstrances and advices.

       We cannot understand that government has not yet set up an independent
commission of inquiry to deal with the problem.

       We cannot understand that some bodies are still keeping mute.

       The truth is, as the old man put it, whether it is known or unknown to
government, the vast majority of the people abhor what has taken place, and
are silently waiting to see what will be done to resolve this issue.

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