Tombong,
I don't know who Jabou is, so I can't speak for her. But my own feeling is
that the very question of you or anybody else "intervening" to get some
citizen's god-given/birth right for him or her should not even arise. There
was a Gambia before Yaya Jammeh, and there will be one long after he's gone.
You sound as if the Jammeh admn. is the victim here. It's not and never has
been! Why are you surprised that people believe Jabou so easily? We're
talking about a regime that has butchered a cabinet minister (Koro Ceesay;)
a regime that abducts and tortures it's opponents in broad day light (Waa
Juwara;) a regime that summarily denies peasants due process (the so-called
Sikunda Ten.) The list goes on and on.
In short, Mr. Saidy, if you want to see justice done, champion the cause of
Koro Ceesay's family who are still waiting after five years for an answer.
Failing that, how about the cause of people like Waa Juwara whose only crime
is to differ w/you people?
We'll be waiting.
Saul
>From: TOMBONG SAIDY <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Jammeh's government seizing Gambian passports/RESPONSE
>Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 04:19:27 PST
>
>Jabou,
>
>I am really disappointed by you. First and foremost, I sent you a private
>mail and if I want to go public about it, I would have posted it for every
>body to read. Secondly, I assumed that you wanted to keep this
>person's/family's name private since you deliberately withheld the names.
>Looking back at your postings, especially since Ambassador Grey-Johnson
>took
>over at DC, I am not after all surprised. I can fully remember the personal
>attacks on Ambassador Grey-Johnson from you and some members of the list
>had
>to intervene before it stopped.
>
>A few selected members of list accepted your assertion without even
>verifying the truth of your statement. I know some people live and survive
>by 'Jammeh bashing', but for the interest of peace and a hopeful future,
>let
>us be more objective in our criticisms and arguments. If your assertion is
>true, could you please give us the name of this person or persons whose
>passport has/have been seized by Ambassador Grey-Johnson or any other
>Ambassador of that matter.
>
>I will repeat, I can assure you and all the "nay-sayers" out there that it
>is not a policy of the Jammeh Government to seize passports of
>non-supporters and the President did not direct any body to do so. I have
>never set my eyes either, on this so-called "Jammeh List".
>
>This is a challenge to Jabou and the other to give us the name or names of
>the persons whose passports have been taken away by any Gambian
>Embassy/High
>Commission. You have been preaching about transparency, could you please be
>transparent at least on this issue.
>
>
>PEACE
>
>TOMBONG SAIDY
>
>
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