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The unedited e-mail below came from a source in the heart of the Jammeh
government.

Ebrima

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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Another dismal trade season for the Gambian farmer
>Date: Thu, 23 Nov
>
>Ebrima,
>I am back. For the benefit of the rest, I have been away on official duties
>that is the reason for the long silence.  Well, when I returned, I learnt
>that Yahya Jammeh and his rogue government have been trying to hoodwink
>ALIMENTA, the European Union and especially the Gambian farmers by trying
>to form yet another company to act as a front for Yaya, Amadou Samba and
>Tarik Musa. The sole purpose of this ploy is to gain complete monolopy over
>the purchase of ground nuts this season.  Well, the European Union,
>Alimenta and the farmers are no fools.  They have done their homework and
>discovered that the dummy company, which is interestingly based in Atlanta,
>is not only a one-man operation but it is headed by a British national.
>Maybe the Software engineer at United Airlines who has been dormant for a
>very long time may have a reason for being off the list.  Those of you in
>the Atlanta area should get up and do your own investigations into this
>funny company whose registered name in the Gambia is HAILO. The local agent
>for these unsavory characters in the persons of Amadou samba, Tarik Musa,
>Software Engineer and the Butcher of Kanilai is none other than the former
>Manager of the defunct Gambia Cooperative Union Modou Dibba.  These people
>have claimed exclusive use of the Denton Bridge mill so that they can
>prevent other prospective buyers of this year's groundnut crop from using
>the facility which means total exclusion.  These people are still not
>satisfied with the amount of money they have stolen from the Gambian
>population; they are still looking for more money to steal.  They are a
>disgraceful bunch of shameless crooks.  They must and will be stopped.
>Otherwise, there will be no trade season this year as well, making it three
>years in a row that this incompetent, corrupt and immoral government is
>unable to handle the buying season.  The EU is insisting that the buying
>operations should be free, open and competetive with all those with the
>facility and ability to participate to do so.  No funds will be released by
>the donors to help with the settlement of the Alimenta case which Alimenta
>have won-hands down.
>
>The reason why Yahya promised the farmers that the trade season will start
>on the 15th November was because he thought that by then the European Union
>would have given them the green light but this did not materialise because
>of the discovery of these dummy companies.  Yahya also promised to announce
>the price of groundnuts around the 12th November which also did not
>materialise because he was warned that should he do so without first and
>foremost guaranteeing full access to other potential buyers, those who are
>prepared to finance the crop purchase will pull out leaving the Gambia high
>and dry.  In fact, we are very close to this becoming reality because of
>the dictatorial tendency of Yahya Jammeh. He will tell Gambians before long
>whether he owns Gambia or Gambia belongs to her true sons and daughters.
>We are fed-up with this goon treating Gambia as his personal property.
>Stay tuned for further developments. We will know before long whether he
>intends to comply or not with the conditions layed out for him and his
>cronies. Ebrima, it is nice to be back. I wish to assure you that we have
>not let up one bit.  We must see the back of Yahya Jammeh as we have see
>that of his hand-picked candidate for the chieftaincy of Sami-Kebba Fanta
>Komma. LONG LIVE YAHYALESS GAMBIA
>

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