In a message dated 4/30/2002 11:54:07 AM Central Daylight Time, 
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> Fact·Sheet On The Gam·bi·a Since [ 1994 ]: Hu·man Rights A·buses
> 

Thank you George Sarr. This is the exact reason that no matter what is touted 
as the accomplishments of the Jammeh regime, so long as their hands are 
stained with the blood of Gambians, what they do does not matter because to 
be the law, and to be respected, you have to abide by the law. 

Providing badly needed and overdue services with the people's tax money is as 
it should be, and not some accomplishment to be broadcast. If  a government, 
being the servant of the people, does not utilize  the people's tax money and 
loans taken out on the people's  behalf,  ( lest we forget why there are 
governments in the first place) and which ultimately will have to be repaid 
with people's tax money ,  what  is the use of government then?

Yaya Jammeh's regime has blood stained hands and they think that constructing 
buildings and other infrastructure with the peoples' money and passing them 
as gifts of their generosity, and sending out town criers to sing their 
praises, and buying allegiance from those who will sell their soul for a 
dalasi will make this immense fact dissappear or be forgotten. 

Unless and until these people take our constitution out of the toilet and 
start ruling by it and abiding by it's laws, no amount of window dressing is 
going to make us forget about all the murders and human rights abuses they 
have committed and which have never been investigated. 

This  " fly in the milk", along with the police state disguised as a free and 
democratic society can never be addressed or rectified by Yaya Jammeh;s 
regime. Why? Because they rule by coercion, arm twisting and bribery of the 
feeble minded, and because any investigation into the murders and other 
mysterious goings on will lead to their doorstep, and they have no courage to 
own up to their misdeeds.It would be tantamount to an investigation of 
themselves.

The above combination is the only way they can stay in power, and no one 
knows this better than the very culprits themselves. Thus, the need for all 
these PR people like Gassa and co. 
A government that is competent , sincere and law abiding does not need to use 
the tactics that have become the trademark of the APRC regime to stay in 
power. The people will simply decide based on their record and what their 
performance translates into for the average Gambian in their daily lives, 
regardless of their political or other lallegiances.. Such a government would 
not need to constantly look over their shoulder to prevail. 
Those who continually pedal the so-called accomplishments of these bullies 
with blood stained hands know very well the reason why their services are 
needed, and what their job really is.


Jabou N.Joh

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