Beran, you beat me to this one. I just finished reading this garbage from
you know where and was about to inform the G_L community when I saw your
forward. I hope it is becoming clearer and clearer the types of morons we
are dealing with. It is unbelievable that someone would call himself a
doctor and append his signature to this type of rubbish. Sedat Jobe ought to
be ashamed of himself to be used by nonentities like Yaya and Baabaa Jobe in
this fashion. I see Yaya's rhetoric written all over this garbage. 'The
little Gambian nation being singled out and victimized by imperialists'.
Utter nonsense. This has nothing to do with law-abiding Gambians and our
peace-loving nation. We have top-notch Gambians working for the United
Nations. This is NOT about victimizing Gambia and Gambians. This is about
catching criminals and punishing them for their crimes.

I pray that God gives Sedat Jobe what he asks for. I hope his ill-advised
and infantile tirade causes the UN Sanctions Committee concerned, to spill
all the beans and bring out all the evidence they got against Baabaa Jobe,
and Yaya's plane. Then, Sedat Jobe will really have something to write
about. This man is a complete moron. If he had any sense, they would have
been engaged in damage control by now. Any respectable government would have
jettisoned Baabaa Jobe by now and not be seen hanging around with world
renown criminals/thugs. Let Baabaa loose. But No. The morons are hugging
Baabaa Jobe, fighting for him.

I am grossly offended and I hope all decent Gambians are offended by this
waste of taxpayers' money. Some low-life criminal is ostracized by the world
community and what do we have from the Foreign Secretary? Some childish
letter throwing tantrums against the United Nation. God help us get rid of
these morons. It was laughable reading about Sedat Jobe's and Blaise Jagne's
little investigations to know who was behind Baabaa Jobe's plight. How
uncouth of Sedat Jobe and Blaise Jagne to accuse British, French and
American diplomats, in public, of under-hand tactics when there is no
'formal' evidence to show that Baabaa Jobe or The Gambia was victimized. Who
the hell is Baabaa Jobe for Sedat Jobe to pen such a silly letter alienating
our development partners. Now if we are sanctioned by the international
community, Gambians know where to lay the blame at. This vermin is equating
our interests to that of Baabaa Jobe.

As far as I am concerned, the United Nations did NOTHING wrong to The
Gambia. Baabaa Jobe and the criminals behind him are the ones that are
ruining the reputation of our country. Only morons and criminals will fight
for a low-life like Baabaa Jobe.

I sure hope that the United Nations go for the real McCoy this time and tell
Sedat Jobe and the whole world the person that Baabaa Jobe represents when
he (Baabaa Jobe) calls himself the Director of  Millennium Airlines. Sedat
does not even have the wherewithal to recognize that Baabaa was NOT
sanctioned qua Gambian civil servant. The vermin was sanctioned in his
capacity as a private citizen, working in a private corporation, trafficking
arms among other things.
KB



>From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Gambia Gov't Takes UN To Task
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:34:37 -0400
>
>Gambia Gov't Takes UN To Task
>
>Following recent reports of travel ban by the United Nations Security
>Council resolution 1343 (2001) affecting Baba Jobe, assistant secretary,
>Office of the President, the Gambian Government in a strongly worded letter
>to the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee protested the
>recommendations of the sanctions committee with regards to The Gambia and
>in
>particular Mr Baba Jobe.
>
>Below we reproduce the full text of the letter of protest signed by the SoS
>foreign affairs, Dr Sedat Jobe. Following the release of the report of the
>Security Council Panel of Experts on Sierra Leone Diamonds and Arms, the
>Government of The Gambia, through its permanent representatives in New
>York,
>addressed a letter referenced GPM/UN/GEN 39 NA/(BIJ-VYA) of the 23 January
>2001 to you inviting the Panel of Experts to visit The Gambia before the
>Security Council considered the report. I am therefore surprised that
>despite the fact that no reaction to my government's request was
>forthcoming
>from you and without any pre-information or request for clarification from
>The Gambia, when the subject of sanctions on Liberia was being discussed, a
>Gambian national Mr Baba Jobe has been included in the list of Liberian
>nationals affected by the Security Council travel ban.
>
>I am even more amazed by the fact that the mention of Mr Jobe's name on the
>list was accompanied neither by an indication of his passport number nor
>his
>date of birth, as is the case with the other persons affected by the
>sanction. Following informal enquiries with the Sanctions Committee, my
>representative at the United Nations was informed that the inclusion of Mr
>Baba Jobe's name on the list, was as a result of a request from the French,
>British and United States governments. Consequently, a formal request was
>sent to you, demanding for the details surrounding such a serious
>allegation
>which the government of The Gambia cannot definitely treat lightly, if it
>is
>corroborated with evidence.
>
>Mr President, having waited for almost four weeks for your response, we
>have
>taken it upon ourselves to inform the Gambian public that we believe that
>the decision to include a Gambian on the list was a well calculated move
>and
>is prejudicial to my country, which despite its size has been playing a
>major role in the quest for peace and stability in the West African
>sub-region and beyond. Furthermore, my department state has decided to
>inform the international community about the very undemocratic, illegal and
>non-transparent manner in which the security council handled this matter.
>The Government of The Gambia is aggrieved by the fact that a decision of
>such magnitude has been taken without any research and consultations with
>the country affected.
>
>It must be noted that situations like this one, will sooner rather than
>later undermine the moral authority of the Sanctions Committee. When I
>consulted with the British, French and American Missions in The Gambia,
>they
>did not seem to know about the origin of the inclusion of The Gambian
>national. This can hardly be an illustration of the high standard of
>justice
>and equity that is expected of the committee in passing judgement on Member
>States and their citizens. It is my belief that the inclusion of The
>Gambian
>national in the list is an error which is of great prejudice to the
>individual and the prestige of The Gambia as a country.
>
>Mr President, let me draw your attention to the fact that The Gambia as a
>signatory to the Ecowas 'Moratorium on the Import, Export and Production of
>Small Arms and Light Weapons', signed in 1998, is the only State that has
>not so far requested for a waiver of the Moratorium in order to import or
>exports arms. The Gambian President Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh has even
>gone
>beyond that and informed Member States to the agreement very clearly that
>if
>they continue to request for waivers, there will be no raison d'etre for
>the
>Moratorium.
>
>Against this background therefore, describing a Gambian Official as an arms
>trafficker is not only a very serious matter but a case that has to be
>followed up, so that The Gambian public can have all the details necessary
>for a better understanding of the matter. It is our belief that this
>accusation is unfounded, because if it was true the matter would have been
>treated more professionally and we would have received a detailed
>communication from the Committee prior to the publication of the list.
>
>If the foregoing is confirmed the sanctions committee must convince the
>whole world that it is fair and respectable and has the courage of
>recognising its mistakes when they do occur, especially when they tarnish
>the international reputation of a member state of the United Nations who
>gave invaluable service to the Security Council during the two years that
>it
>served as one of its Non-Permanent Members.While awaiting your reactions, I
>beg you to accept the assurances of my highest consideration and the
>sincere
>will of the government and people of The Gambia to assist the Security
>Council in its endeavour to create a world of peace, justice and equity.
>
>
>
>
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