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The unedited e-mail below is from a concerned Gambian whose name I am
witholding. I urge all Gambians and friends of the Gambia, to send protest
mails to Dr Stovall as soon as possible. I myself will work on a pamphlet to
be titled "The Case against Yahya Jammeh" and send it to Dr Stovall before
the 5th January 2001. Thanks!

Ebrima Ceesay
Birmingham, UK

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>To: [log in to unmask] Subject: YANKUBA TOURAY & TOMBONG SAIDY
>COMING TO RUST COLLEGE IN JAN 2001 Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000
>
>Dear Ebrima,
>
>Before breaking you the news, I must first of all commend you and extend to
>you my sincere thanks and gratitude for a case well presented in your
>Sunday article not to only The Gambian people, but to the entire
>International Community at large. In your piece, you have vividly made a
>very convincing case against MORON JAMMEH, a well compiled facts which
>would easily convince even a jury of pre-ks to convict the MORON. To that
>end, I once again extend to you very many thanks for a job well done. Keep
>up the good work.
>
>Now back to the NEWS. I want you to make another convincing case as you did
>in your Sunday piece against what I call giving a THUMBS-UP TO JAMMEH THE
>STUDENT KILLER BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES,
>EITHER UNCONSCIOUSLY, OR THEY ARE TRULY AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
>GAMBIA ON A DAY-BY-DAY BASIS.
>
>NEWS FLASH:- Ebrima, could you believe that RUST COLLEGE of all colleges in
>Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA has invited both YANKUBA TOURAY and TOMBONG
>SAIDY as distinguished delegates from The Gambia(ROOTS) to give a
>presentation of African Culture to STUDENTS of RUST COLLEGE? The
>presentation is scheduled from JANUARY 12-13, 2001. And these people are
>part and parcel of an administration who had slaughtered our students in
>The Gambia, and yet here they are invited to give a presentation as
>DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS to STUDENTS.
>
>The program has been sponsored by the NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT
>LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (NAASLC), whose Chairman happens to be an African
>Professor: DR. A. J. STOVALL. Dr. Stovall heads the Division of Social
>Science at Rust College. I understand from sources that he had been to The
>Gambia a year or two ago, and had visited JAMMEH, and even photographed
>with him. What does that tells us as people? This means that Jammeh is
>using some African Americans as propaganda tools to polish and cover up his
>killer image.
>
>Here is what Dr. A. J. Stovall, Chair, has installed in the NAASLC website
>on YANKUBA and TOMBONG'S invitation:-
>
>"A distinguished delegation from The Gambia(ROOTS) West Africa led by
>Honorable YANKUBA TOURAY, Secretary of State and the Honorable TOMBOMG
>SAIDY, Minister of The Gambia Radio and Television Services are scheduled
>to make a special presentation on African Culture-Theory and
>Practice-Opportunity or Publicity".
>
>Ebrima, I am really appalled by this, because many Gambians have graduated
>from Rust College, and many are still attending the college; and I am sure
>they all are appalled by this invitation, because it is against human
>decency and moral values. In fact, it is totally against the mission
>statement of NAASLC which reads as follows:-
>
>NAASLC MISSION STATEMENT:- To address issues of Liberation, and Provide
>analysis of Progressive African Leadership Models, Past and Present and
>Outline Revolutionary Leadership Paradigms of the Future.
>
>If the above mission statement endeavors to address progressive African
>leadership, therefore, slaughtering students qualifies progressive, African
>leadership? I think Dr. A. J. Stovall is just doing publicity for MORON
>JAMMEH, period. Therefore, Ebrima, I think every Gam-ler should send
>protest email to Dr. A J. stovall in protest for inviting those whose hands
>are stained with student blood, and more significantly, those invitees does
>not even have the moral gist to attend such forum. Listed below are the
>contact information of Dr. A. J. Stovall:
>
>Dr. A. J. Stovall, Chair Division of Social Science Rust college
>
>Tel: 662-551-4095 x 4311 Email:[log in to unmask] website:www.naaslc.org
>
>May Allah bless you and your family in this month of Ramadan, Christmas and
>Happy New Year.
>
>
>
>
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