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Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
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Saul

According to previous news broadcasts in The Gambia,
Alagi Kanteh has always been addressed as Rtd Lt Alagi
Kanteh. At no time have I heard him being addressed as
a Rtd Captain.

Good Afternoon

Sanusi


--- saul khan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > KB,
>
> Is it me, or is there something amiss in this whole
> "coup plot" business? Looks like Alagi Kanteh was
> supposed to be the leader. The guy was a Captain in
> the army, so one would assume he knows a few things
> about security. Yet, from the US Embassy Guard
> -Ablie
> Sanyang's "Cautionary Statement," rtd Capt. Kanteh,
> just out of the blue asked him -someone Kanteh DID
> NOT
> EVEN KNOW - whether he knows how to fire a gun, so
> he
> can become part of the conspiracy to topple Yaya
> Jammeh. Possible? Maybe.  Probable? I can't imagine.
> Kanteh would have to be the biggest fool to talk
> coup
> d'etat with people he doesn't even know. Did I miss
> something?
>
>
> On a related note, I understand that this Kanteh
> fellow has always had a problem with the APRC's
> lawlessness, for which he was once dismissed only to
> be re-hired. I understand Modou Soma Jobe (Baabaa
> Jobe's cousin) used to be his Deputy, but the two
> couldn't get along because Kanteh wouldn't allow the
> harassment of opposition sympathizers. That he was
> the
> only Commissioner who declares publicly that he's
> apolitical. Could this whole "coup" thing be part of
> the war to get rid of him, and people considered a
> thorn in the govt.'s side? I'm really stunned by
> what
> is happening to Emmanuel Joof right now. Are these
> people ever going to stop acting God? Will they ever
> settle for anything less than the total subjugation
> of
> ALL THINKING Gambians?
>
> Good morning.
>
> Saul.
>
>
> --- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Ebrima, my heartfelt thanks for the tremendous
> > journalistic work you did to
> > unearth these statements. In my humble opinion,
> the
> > victims and their
> > families should be grateful to you and your
> Sources
> > for bringing this to the
> > open and showing the whole world how these
> innocent
> > and defenseless citizens
> > are being railroaded by the illegal and callous
> > government we have back
> > home. I hope journalists in the country follow
> your
> > cue and do some further
> > digging in this case.
> >
>
>
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