G--L
Students were the initial and primary backbone supporter of the Jammeh regime.
They saw in him the fullfilling of their dreams, a brighter future, guarantees
to opportunities and better things to come. When High schools were constructed,
it only reaffirmed their belief to their hero. Now, what an irony, their heroe
has snuffed away their young lives, and hopefullness has turned to utter
despair.
Extending my condolenses to all parents and the Gambia as a whole. To the G-L,
the lives of these kids should not go away in vain.
Musa Jeng
Ceesay Soffie wrote:
> "YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD". Mahatma Ghandi
>
> I join Gambians the world over in condemning the barbarism that has been
> visited upon our FUTURE. I mourn the deaths of these courageous souls and I
> extend my condolences to all parents in the Gambia.
>
> I have not been able to stop the tears since hearing of the MASSACRE. How
> do I say to parents mourning the lose of a child that YOUR CHILD WAS/IS PART
> OF SOMETHING POSITIVE; THAT YOUR CHILD KNEW THAT TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS-QUO
> IS TO BE LIBERATED; THROUGH THEIR CONSCIOUSNESS THESE KIDS TOOK NECESSARY
> ACTION IN THE HOPES OF TRANSFORMING OUR SOCIETY; THESE KIDS KNOW THAT WHAT
> WE HAVE IN THE GAMBIA IS A PERVERSION REALITY; AFTERALL, WHAT IS OPPORTUNITY
> WITHOUT FREEDOM? HOW CAN THESE PARENTS SEE THROUGH THEIR PAIN THAT THEIR
> LOSE IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE IN VAIN? OR DO THEY KNOW THE IMPLICATIONS OF
> THESE KIDS' ACTION? I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO.
>
> The call for action has been heeded by these brave souls and nothing, not
> even the guns will stop the massive wave of change that these students have
> initiated. To the apologists for this sick, sick regime, FOR SHAME!!!
> Victimizing and brutalizing our people will be stamped out by all and any
> means necessary. Let's keep the mobilization effort going. Abdoulaye,
> re-send your call for the letter writing campaign so that those of us who
> were hesitant or were procrastinating will take action; If for no other
> reason but to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters back home,
> write and send those letters out. Do it! The inevitable consequence of our
> inactivity will be our mendicant existence for as long as we keep quiet.
> Let us cut the cancerous cells out.
>
> Mr. Sey, the hatred you are talking about is visited on the Gambian people
> by you and yours and I mean it personally. Think about it! The man you
> serve is nothing but an egocentric wannabe who has a neurotic need to self
> destruct and we are seeing it. Won't you jump out of the ship before it
> sinks with you? Is it worth the respect that people have for you, your
> dignity? What about your conscience?
>
> In pain, feeling numb, yet knowing I can't sit still .....
>
> For the liberation struggle
>
> Soffie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yusupha Jow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 10:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Massacre of Students in The Gambia
>
> Your "excellency" Bokarr Sey, it is absolutely shocking and
> sad that you have
> chosen this moment to further your government's cause. As
> an official
> representative of the Gambia govt, you should have joined
> all of us in
> condemning what happened today. Instead you chose to
> represent yourself and
> govt by using half truths and half baked statements.
>
> In your attempt to dissociate the regime from today's tragic
> incident you
> state:
> Quote
> I want to put it you personally that there is no one amongst
> us serving under
> Jammeh and Jammeh himself who would be so irresponsible to
> order the massacre
> of students
> Unquote
>
> In response to this statement, my question is whether the
> top military
> commanders in the GNA do not serve under Jammeh? Unless the
> military chain
> of command has completely crumbled, your statement, coming
> from the Gambian
> Ambassador to France, should be considered as a shameful
> attempt to cover the
> truth.
>
> In your continuing bumbled attempt to defend I don't know
> what, you state:
> Quote
> I want those of you whirling accusations to know that some
> of those students
> who lost their lives are closely related to people working
> under Jammeh.Some
> are related to Jammeh himself. Did you know that?
> Unquote
>
> This statement is not relevant in relation to what happened
> today. As far as
> most of us are concerned, all that counts is that innocent
> students were
> killed today. I even doubt the validity of the statement
> you made since
> there is no evidence to support your claims.
>
> Unfortunately, you have chosen this time to defend your
> regime. But history
> has been the best judge of tyrants and their coconspirators.
> Time will tell!
>
> Yus
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