Hey Gl community, does any one have the email addresses of the
following news papers, THE POINT, THE INDEPENDENT and THE OBERSEVER.


>From: Alpha Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: UPDATE
>Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:19:09 +0200
>
>Tombong,
>
>To dare to throw your analysis at us is really an insult to your
>intelligence
>and ours too. I do not have time to deal with the dust that you are trying
>to
>throw at us, but I hope someone will take all your contentions one by one
>apart
>and expose the dishonesty, hypocrisy and ignorance so present in what you
>wrote.
>
>Let me nonetheless remind you that this forum has reliable information
>about
>what transpired and is still receiving reliable information. Saiks was in
>the
>Gambia and was right there on the scene. FOROYAA had people on the scene
>through
>whose observations they were able to compile a report which formed the
>basis of
>a letter entitled " The state of the Nation-Letter to the President" sent
>to
>Jammeh. I would suggest that you read this letter and Saiks' narration.
>
>Here is an excerpt from that letter for you to think about:
>"Hence, two phases of the confrontation with the security forces proved to
>be
>fatal. The first one was events at the GTTI which gave the other students
>who
>were far away from the scene the impression that their other colleagues
>were
>being shot. The  second incident is near the headquarters of the
>paramilitary
>forces when real live bullets were used."
>.............
>"The fact that the students did not fire any live ammunition is precisely
>the
>reason why no one has heard the death of a security officer........."
>
>Really reading through your last paragraph one could see how ignorant you
>consider the Gambian people to be. Talking about the things Jammeh did for
>GAMSU. Now, let me remind you that I know Jammeh personally from our school
>days
>at Gambia high school. Those were the days when Jammeh had to be helped
>financially to get on with his schooling. Let me quickly say that I am not
>here
>to belittle or ridicule him, that would be petty. The question that you
>should
>therefore ask is: how comes that that poor student turned army officer has
>now
>got so much wealth to dish out to buy all the things you have listed for
>GAMSU,
>build Kaninlai, buy cars for Government departments, afford to buy all
>those
>animals parading the state house and simply live the life of luxury he is
>known
>to be enjoying, send people to Mecca and so on and so forth. Think about it
>for
>a while Tombong. You know I know you too from our school days and I am sure
>you
>will not find it difficult to find something wrong here, or have you erased
>the
>memory stored in your brain?
>
>Now, that aside, even if Jammeh was born rich and there are no reasons to
>doubt
>that this wealth he is throwing at people belongs to the Gambian people,
>does
>that mean that GAMSU should become subdued and kill their conscience, keep
>their
>eyes shot, just because Jammeh is supporting them or because they are not
>directly affected.
>
>Let me leave you with Pastor Martin Niemoeller who lived in Germany under
>Hitler's rule. This is what he wrote:
>
>They first came for the Communists
>And I didn't speak up
>because I wasn't a Communist.
>
>Then they came for the Jews
>And I didn't speak up
>Because I wasn't a Jew.
>
>Then they came for the trade unions
>And I didn't speak up
>Because I wasn't a unionist.
>
>Then they came for the Catholics
>And I didn't speak up
>Because I was a Protestant.
>
>Then they came for me
>And by that time
>No one was left to speak up.
>
>Think about it Tombong.
>
>Alpha Robinson
>
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