I find this report very disturbing and confusing. Whether it is a problem of
facts or the nature of the reporting, the situation demands our attention.
First the paper could do better than giving its readers unconfirmed reports
especially when it comes to thes kind of issues. Anyone who is familiar with
Cassamance or the area around Kanilai can not imagine how reports of 5000
troups could not be confirmed! Secondly, what has the Jammeh's move to
kanilai got to do with troups in Senegal?
To put is mildly, I do not understand what the paper mean by this:
>The reports say it may be either linked to the
> still volatile situation in the area or the alleged transfer of President
> Jammeh to Kanilai, which is not far from the border between the two
> countries.
Thirdly, how is Jammeh in kanilai, 5000 troups in Senegal and Lt. Col Sarr
come to be in the same article? Unless the writer knows more about the case
than the readers (unfortunately there is little in the text to tell us that)
any attempt to link them may be only speculative.
It is not my intension to question the credibility of the writer or the
paper, but I find the article very loaded and based on too many
unsubstantiated (at least thats the impression given) claims.
This, I find very disturbing especially when potentially consequential
issues are being reported.
Malanding Jaiteh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pa" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 2:02 PM
Subject: Senegalese Camps at Border
> Extract from The Independent.
>
>
> Senegalese army camps at Kanilai border?
>
>
> Unconfirmed reports reaching The Independent suggest that the Senegalese
> authorities have established two army camps close to the border with
> Kanilai.
>
> The reports speak of two army camps holding about 5,000 Senegalese troops
> stationed a few kilometres from President Jammeh's home village of
Kanilai.
> The village has been at the centre of speculations over the alleged
> temporary transfer of President Jammeh from State House in Banjul to allow
> construction work to continue.
>
> According to these reports, the alleged military build-up is meant to beef
> up security around the area. The reports say it may be either linked to
the
> still volatile situation in the area or the alleged transfer of President
> Jammeh to Kanilai, which is not far from the border between the two
> countries.
>
> The Senegalese High Commissioner to The Gambia Monsieur Mamadou Diop,
> however, categorically denied the establishment of these camps describing
it
> as 'not possible'.
>
> Monsieur Diop said setting up military camps so close to the border with
The
> Gambia has never been contemplated by his government. He said the
> Senegalese military camp closest to the border with The Gambia is at
> Bignona, 150 km from Kanilai.
>
> Meanwhile, intelligence reports reaching The Independent suggest that
former
> Army Commander Colonel Samsideen Sarr who was removed from the army
earlier
> this year and later surfaced in the US, is said to be traversing the West
> African sub-region. Lt. Colonel Sarr was linked to an alleged report sent
> to the Senegalese government highlighting an alleged involvement by
> President Jammeh in transacting arms to Casamance rebels, which High
> Commissioner Diop also denied in an earlier report in this newspaper (Dec.
> 6-9).
>
> This latest report claim that Lt. Colonel Sarr is being trailed by Gambian
> intelligence officers. There has been no independent confirmation of these
> reports..
>
>
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