Joe,

I always tender an apology when I am wrong about something, but it does not
mean that I have changed my views or have become an apologist for the corrupt
and imcompetent APRC regime.

I do agree and did point out in my initial post on the subject that our
terrorists are the APRC regime and also expressed my hopes that the U.S will
not add them to the list of tyrants whose atrocities they lend a deaf ear to
until they are no longer useful to them before they are labelled too
dangerous for the World.

I also did not miss the fact that this man stated that he had concluded a
diamond deal? I am sure that was no coincidence that he just happens to
choose to go to our country where rumours about illegal diamond trading has
long been alleged.
Yes, if the U.S law enforcement agents on the ground ignore the  long
rumoured blood diamond link, perhaps then it is a quid pro quo for the
regimes'  supposed assistance in the war against terrorism?

It makes one wonder if the whole exercise will actually result in any sort of
safety for the World  when the game of "you scratch my back and i will
scratch yours" abounds.
Yes, the U.S will bite any bait so long as the magic words " fighting
terrorism" are used, but I am sure those Federal agents will come across
plenty that confirms the APRC own brand of  terrorism as practiced on our
people, but I am sure that is not a major concern for them at all.
Jabou Joh

In a message dated 1/17/03 1:42:03 PM Central Standard Time,
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> Jabou, whether the CIA or FBI initiated this arrest, I never believed that
> terrorists from the outside have any interests in the Gambia.  The
> terrorist
> in town are home bred and that is Jammeh and his mafia.  Crooks around the
> world know that the US will bite at any bait set in front of them in the
> name of fighting terrorism, thus, we shall see more of these bait and fool
> incidences.  This also confirmed what most of us have been saying, that
> Gambia was a transit point in the underworld market of blood diamond
> trafficking.  So, this is a perfect chance for the US to look into Baba
> Jobe's criminal activity on behalf of Yaya.  They still have ties to
> Charles
> Taylor.
>
> Chi Jaama
>
> Joe Sambou
>
>
>

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