Mr Sidibeh,
Thanx for your input. I thought I'd remind you of the essence of wad i
wrote.It's summarised at the very botom of my post, so  I have decided to copy
and paste for you.

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"The one single problem that outweighs the countless others i have with Jammeh
and his government is the murder in cold blood of kids demonstrating.
(this being the backbone of their fundamental human rights). Unless and until
someone answers or pays for that, i (for all i am worth, which can be argued
is not worth much anyway),won't be swayed one bit, even if the streets of The
Gambia are paved with diamonds!!!
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This Mr Sidibeh is my argument and until something is done about it, Jammeh can
build hospitals in every hamlet, village and town, and i wont be swayed.

Thanx
Manneh

Quoting Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dave,  Yus,
>
> I strongly believe that the most important reason behind the APRC
> candidate's victory at the October
> Presidential elections is the relatively sudden transformation of
> Gambia's
> infrastructure since the AFPRC ceased power in 1994. Since last
> summer,
> months before the elections, some friends and I, both in Copenhagen and
> in
> Stockholm, concluded that Jammeh was going to win the Presidential
> elections, even in the absence of psychological intimidation. It was
> also
> clear that Human Rights issues, in as much as they could affect the
> outcome
> of the elections, were closest to the hearts of relatively "informed
> and
> educated" Gambians, especially those based overseas. The questions I
> have
> tried to grapple with was not just the logical WHY? but perhaps more
> importantly, what to do about the answer(s) to it?
> My immediate concern right here is simply to point out that dismissing
> infrastructure development issues as insignificant or rather separating
> them
> from issues relating to democratic freedoms narrows down the struggle
> for
> Human Rights into compartmentalised icons vulnerable to manipulation
> by
> political opportunists. (Rights to basic health care, to decent housing,
> to
> education, and food security, all fall under the U.N Charter for Human
> Rights).
> I am afraid that failure to appreciate the importance of the
> construction
> projects to overall development and its effects on the national psyche
> risks
> costing you your credibility as proponents of a loyal opposition. On
> the
> other hand you seem to directly enhance some APRC supporters usurp the
> reputation of proto-nationalists.
>
>  I will submit my take on these matters in a separate post to the list
> by
> the week-end.
>
> Have a good day.
>
> Momodou S Sidibeh
> (Stockholm/Kartong)
>
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