G-Lers,
Good Evening    I wish to disagree totaly with you your standpoint, and I
hope I will be given the oppportunity to be heard, for once.
The Military, has nothing to do with the APRC party and I hope this will be
appreciated. It was after careful study that the British Government resumed
the Military Aid , and I hope this will be understand by all. We obviously
need a strong and well trained security force to handle security internal
and external agression. It was only with a well trained and a discipline
Armed Force that we managed to avoid crisis happening during the 22 July
take over. If you recall, the BATT was here and nothing like the coup could
have happened, it was only the when the Nigerians came that they
'instigated' the boys to take over the Government of the day. If te BATT
were here it would have been different we would have the PPP Regime, to
fight.
Governments come and go,but the Executive stays, the Army is a very
important part of the Executive, and I personnally expect every future
seeing Gambian to be able to read between the lines, and see the obvious
reason resuming training to the Officers of our country.
It was very disappointing to read comments of some Lers, who commented along
the lines that, this officer is a selfish, drunken murderer. This is
obviously very unfair, and disappointing for a youngman, patriotic enough to
choose the Army as his career. If he reads these postings he will surely be
selfish as he has no reward in recognition of his service. He would rather
join the other camp and support his family, sometimes we need to understand
how some people act as we may be responsible whether conciously or not for
their actions. I can't imagine Ebou Jallow being supported by Ebrima Ceesay,
afterall he had the same chance being given to this youngman, give him the
benefit of the doubt, as you do not know him.
Exercise your right to criticize but do not involve the non political organs
of the government. Or else you will not be different from those you
criticize,at least The Gambia has nothing to loose by getting a course for
our officers to study in Sandhurst. If not to get highly trained, patriots,
willing to die for the freedom ofthe people of the Gambia.
Please understand my constraint to make further comment, as I plead for your
reasoning.


>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: After 7 years UK RESUMES MILITARY COOPERATION
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:25:56 EDT
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>Saul, Ndey and Ebrima, thank you very much for your contributions on this
>matter. Ebrima, please thank your source for us for also registering the
>disgust the decent Gambian folks feel about this matter. Ebrima, am sure
>you
>and other young and dynamic Gambians in the UK are highly capable of
>mounting a vigorous campaign against Yaya and his government. We just have
>to let the authorities know, in no uncertain terms, that we do not
>appreciate such types of 'aid'. Ebrima, you can complement your contacts
>with those of other young Gambians we know that have contacts with some
>British MPs. Yaya's every action must be attacked. As the High Commissioner
>in Banjul indicated, this scholarship for Mendy is only a beginning. We
>should campaign for the British to revoke the scholarship and cease all
>military cooperation with The Gambia. We should remind the British that
>just
>five months ago, this same military massacred innocent children in broad
>daylight. Up to this day, no one has been punished for that heinous crime.
>Before the British train our military for regional peacekeeping operations,
>they should try and ensure that our military is not used by Yaya to
>brutalize ordinary Gambians.
>KB
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