Hi Saul,

Thanks for forwarding the article about Yusupha Mbye's nightmare.  The article goes
to show the priorities of the Jammeh government, namely: the treatment of their
cronies, and military personnel.  The problem with this strategy is that sooner or
later their ineptitude will run the country to the ground; broke, and with no more
spoils to share.  That's when the very soldiers who he's presently lavishing favors
on will turn against him.

One of the postings sent earlier today mentioned the distribution of sugar and such
by president Jammeh to help people during the month of Ramadan.  Again, this is just
one more example of how president Jammeh, having presided over ever increasing
poverty in The Gambia, feigns sympathy, and concern.  And many people, poor as they
are, would be all too glad to express their gratitude to the guy who robbed them
blind in broad daylight.

Still on the issue of corruption and accountability, I have been following (as much
as I can) a lot of the traffic that's been generated by Ebou Jallow's apology to
president Jammeh.  I only wished that you had saved your energies.  The fact of the
matter is that sooner or later, they both will answer for whatever they stole from
the Gambian people.  Perhaps the only two questions I would like Mr. Jallow to answer
immediately are:

    1.  Did president Jammeh bother acknowledge his apology?  If so, can he share it
with us, as he did his apology?
    2.  What exactly is he studying at Georgetown University?  I just find it
interesting that lately he's starting adding Georgetown University to his signature,
and I find it rather pompous.  He's probably the only guy on this list who does that.

That's about it.  Have a great week, and best wishes.

Katim

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From: Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia [NY] <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Sorry for the blank posting


The story on Yusupha Mbye's nightmare in the UK was culled from the
Independent:
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Treatment of April 10 victim aborted Untreated Yusupha Mbye returns from UK
Family fear renewed trauma In a sad and cruel twist of events Yusupha Mbye
one of the still suffering victims of the April 10 2000 student tragedy who
narrowly brushed with death was flown back from the UK last weekend without
any improvement in his condition. Yusupha was wheeled to the private block of
the Royal Victoria Hospital where he had been confined for more than a year
before a month’s spell at Tayside University hospital in Dundee, Scotland for
surgical treatment. His discharge from the hospital after fourteen days and
his subsequent flight home seem to be the latest sequel to a mystifying trail
of circumstances, which left the student worse off than his family and friend
were hoping for. In a letter Ref: 320/189/01/part iv/( ) from the Department
of State for Health and Social Welfare addressed to the Gambian High
Commissioner in London for the attention of one Mr. Faye, one L. Yabou
deputising for the permanent secretary said that an amount of D298, 375.00
(13,750 pounds) meant as Yusupha Mbye’s hospital bill was paid by the former

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