Blunt analysis Karamba. But let's see how the Jammeh govt reacts to the
proposals being put fwd. Some of us still believe in miracles.

Saul.


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>Subject: Re: nyc: The profligate president that should be removed
>Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 02:28:14 EST
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>I must confess when  some great list members proposed we make a collective
>effort to engage the government of Yayah Jammeh, I felt a sudden shudder in
>my spine. Sure their intentions are most laudable in that they want us all
>to
>try to work at resolving the numerous problems we face as a people. They
>set
>out parameters that could conceivably serve as a framework for the dialogue
>even though this government  by dint of it's nature would find those basic
>conditions anathema. If a government has to be goaded into treating it's
>people lawfully , it is my contention that attempting to constructively
>engage that government would not only be inconsistent, it would also
>inadvertently rationalise all the wrongs that have come to symbolise this
>regime. Why, list members , do you think it would be worthwhile to engage a
>government whose leadership constantly run roughshod of the laws and
>constitution of the nation? They have honed criminal behavior to a fine art
>by murdering and torturing their opponents with impunity. While they were
>quick to throw people out of their homes and confiscate their property,
>they
>have failed to properly adjudicate these so called cases of ill-gotten
>wealth
>in a court of law. Their intention was not primarily geared towards
>recovering public funds , something I support whole heartedly, rather they
>embarked on their brand of justice which was essentially premised on
>vindictiveness.
>If for some reason some list members want to hold their noses and agree to
>engage the president by proxy through his aids in a bid to bring change, I
>can say with reasonable certainty it too would be an exercise in futility.
>Do
>we seriously that Dr Sedat Jobe or Tombong Saidy or anyone close to Yahya
>would somehow turn to men of virtue ? They know this President is a
>criminal
>and ought to be removed from office but being in the positions they are has
>gotten the better of them. They will tag along for as long as the shipwreck
>avoid making them casualities. For the men around the President, no price
>is
>too high for them. The people of the country can die of treatable
>illnesses,
>schools can fail  and the people can wallow in extreme hardship, these
>folks
>would take no responsibility. They and the man they serve are content with
>running a rudderless government that is unraveling to the core. They have
>all
>become experts at shirking responsibility and blaming someone else for
>institutional failure. How for example can the president possibly do
>anything
>about corruption when he is it's very embodiment. Sure he would loudly and
>personally dismiss a few government employees as a way to posture for the
>public and to some extent the international community most of whose leaders
>would not touch him with a ten foot pole because of his questionable
>legitimacy. It would however be seen for what it is, a hollow and
>meaningless
>harangue that does not address the rot the he personifies.
>
>I think a better Gambia lies squarely in the hands her children. We must
>always be thankful if the thoughtful among us urge us to coalesce and do
>good. Since we are all stakeholders in the affairs of our country , our
>efforts would hence be primarily self-serving in that the very things we
>endeavor would benefit us too.  By the same token , I believe we have  a
>similar responsibility to reject off hand a tyrant who by all indications
>has
>ruined the country in a cruel and cynical drive to enrich himself and
>oppress
>an already beleaguered people. What i would  urge list members is to do all
>they can to remove Yahya Jammeh and all that he represents and help build
>the
>institutional framwork that can enable us all to do right by our nation and
>people
>
>Karamba
>
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