Thanks Mr.jobe well am not assuming that you are physically present in The
Gambia or belong to any political party.I think there is no hatred against
the government,it is the right of the people to criticize the
government,Gambia-L is an open forum where people share ideas,and there is
nobody to stop people from doing this.If you think we are assuming things
help us get the facts. What is the government doing to better off Gambia?Is
government forcing civil servants to buy APRC membership card?I am not a
political either but a concerned Gambian who debates on important issues
about my country.As I said earlier,we are ready to take up any challenges
without fear.Gambians are inclined to restore true democracy,the rule of
law,the rights, freedom of its Citizens and to pray to the Almighty Allah to
bestow mercy and blessings to this great Nation and its people.Let the
struggle continue.
Sariang.


>From: baba jobe <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: CIVIL SERVANTS FORCED TO BUY APRC MEMBERSHIP CARDS/INDEPENDEN
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>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:17:43 GMT
>
>Thank you very much Sariang. I totally agree with the end results that we
>all so much desire. But at what cost? What i was saying here is that we
>ought to be a little bit cautious and sceptical if you like, with certain
>information being received from the Gambia.
>
>Let the anger and maybe  hatred of the system in the Gambia not cloud our
>judgement. There are a lot of things wrong with the administration in place
>in the Gambia. That my dear friend, is a fact.
>
>But i beg to disaggree that everything  done by the government in the
>Gambia
>is wrong. The government is bound to get it right sometimes, no matter how
>small a percentage compared to the whole picture.
>
>Have it ever occured to you that Yaya might not be as bad as we are all
>being made to believe? Maybe the guy is making a lot of mistakes (trusting
>wrong advisers)? Just a thought which i think will be expanded for all the
>wrong reasons. Just think about.
>
>But what is surprising is that  the majority on this forum tend to ignore
>the fact that the Government gets it right sometimes. But choose to ignore
>that fact and refuse to believe that this government can get anything
>right.
>This is not conducive to democracy that we all so much desire, or should i
>say claim to desire.
>
>Let not our anger and hatred cloud our perspective and thinking.
>
>And Sariang, what makes you so sure that i am on the ground in the gambia,
>are you not assuming. You see this is got to  stop. When you are dealing
>with issues that concern a whole nation, you have got to be sure of your
>facts, and there should be no room for assumptions.
>Thus all information coming from, or about events in the Gambia should not
>always be taken as the Gospel truth, but scrutinsed objectively.
>
>For your information i do not support any political party in the Gambia.
>
>But i used to read the L when i was in the Gambia (a long time ago), and
>sometimes the information on the L would be so much at variance with what
>was actually hapenning/happened on the ground that it was unbelievable, to
>the extend of being laughable.
>
>If the people using this forum are not careful, they risk loosing the crust
>of what this forum is supposed to provide. This forum used to be an
>accurate
>source of information. That is why we all need to be focussed on the real
>end result desired in the Gambia, and let not our emotions guide us.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>baba
>
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