In a message dated 1/22/04 12:03:14 AM Central Standard Time,
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> I wonder why they are concentrating
> ONLY on mass graves under the first republic, and want to ignore the mass
> graves under their own republic.

Elhadj Mustafa,

They are concentrating on that because they think it is a political ploy in
their favour.
The APRC regime is foolish enough to believe that everytime they are in
trouble, all they have to do is pull a trick out of the first republic accusation
hat and Gambians will gladly keep them in power against their will.
Let me be clear, the mass murder of Gambians under any republic is not
acceptable, but in recognizing mass graves under the Jawara regime, the APRC can
show their sincerity and at the same time refute allegations of the mass graves
of soldiers murdered under the guise of coup attempts and buried behind the
toilets at the Yundum barracks as alleged by former members of the GNA.
I think that they should go further and let independent forensic experts into
the country to dig up the areas in question and conduct some tests to show
the people that these allegations are either false or that they are innocent of
these acts.
Now THAT! will be really doing something meaningful.
We muslims do not put much reverence on the erection of monuments to the dead
because it is infact forbidden by the Sunnah of Rasulullah as any learned
Islamic scholar can confirm. Even graves are not supposed to have any structures
built upon them. Another indication that these people are shooting from the
hip before thinking in the hope of convincing  people that they are good for us.
Their actions are akin to one being finely attired while their behind is out
in the open for all to see. Their record is already enshrined in the Gambian
history books, and the more they do, the more they will have to pay for those
deeds.

Jabou Joh

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