Gambians must realise one very important fact;that is law written on a piece
of paper is not a magic formula unless their is civil impetus to uprise
should in case that law is broken by the high authority figures.
For example if the law says everyone has the right to free speech,
and somebody speaks against President Clinton in the USA and he gets
arrested and word came out, the next day civil right leaders will gather
and publicly show their anger.In the gambia any such human advocate will be
teased 'our very own Mandela' and handed out to the authorities
that way all can enjoy his or her torture.The public is conditioned to be
more concerned about how you spell the word torture than how it must feel to
be the victim.We seem to secretely enjoy each others downfall.
Untill such real hidden attributes are eliminated and people stand willing
to die for each other you can count centuries more of mutilations be it
limbs or otherwise.We owe it to each other to feel eachothers pain; what
good is a life that only spend time praying for its own comfort and
pleasure? There is good natural reason that even a staffing lion go pass its
own speci. I have spent a life time looking for evidence of humanity and
some dear friends lie on me calling me the lunatic. My only true guilt in
life that i cannot understand myself is i cant seem to stop asking the
question why?


>From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections
>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 12:59:57 GMT
>
>Gambia-L:
>
>The e-mail below is an old mail from one of my sources in the Gambia. It
>was
>sent to me over three weeks ago, at a time when my access to Net was
>limited. However, given the importance of its content, I thought I should
>still forward it to the L for perusal.
>
>Ebrima
>___________________________________________________________________
>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections
>>Date:
>>
>>Ebrima,
>>
>>First of all, I have to tell you that we are almost getting there as far
>>as
>>Jammeh goes. He and his barbaric regime are feeling the pressure and if we
>>can sustain it, then victory will be on our side. I have a lot of stuff to
>>send you but because you are struggling with Internet access, I'll take my
>>time until you are connected next week. However, the reason why I am
>>sending you this urgent mail is because Yahya, having regard to the fact
>>that the APRC are in majority in the House, did ask the Attorney General
>>this week about the possibilities of enacting a new law which will ban
>>anybody charged with murder from contesting in the forthcoming elections.
>>Yahya also enquired whether such a law could be made retroactive or
>>backdated so that it will exempt Ousainou Darbo and those UDP members
>>charged with the alleged murder of Alieu Njie from participating in the
>>next elections. Ebrima, you see, Yahya has made abundantly clear to the AG
>>that a way must be found, given the murder charge hanging on Ousainou
>>Darbo, to ban him (Darbo) from participating in the forthcoming elections.
>>Jammeh now knows that he cannot win any election in the Gambia and, seeing
>>Darbo as a threat, he is now finding a way to ban him just as he did with
>>Sheriff Dibba, Hassan Musa Camara and others during the last general
>>elections. Ebrima, anyway we are waiting to hear what Cheyassin Secka
>>would
>>advice him with regard to this proposed new law that he, Jammeh, is
>>suggesting. But one thing is clear: if he tries to ban Darbo from
>>participating in the forthcoming elections because of a pending murder
>>charge, then civil unrest of an unimaginable proportion will be seen in
>>the
>>country. I only hope that his Attorney General, for the sake of the peace
>>and stability of the Gambia, will tell him in no uncertain terms that such
>>a proposed law cannot be promulgated. Ebrima, I now believe that these
>>people led by the butcher want war in the country judging by their actions
>>and pronouncement. But we are ready for them. This is a noble struggle for
>>us and we are ready to to re-capture our beloved motherland from these
>>bandits.
>>
>
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