landing,
i think it is very unethical to talk about jammeh's father like that.
jammeh's dad has nothing to do with this discussion.  how would you feel if
it was the opposite.  please do unto others as you would like others to do
to you.
mini



>From: Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: ATTN ALIEU S. KEITA: JAMMEH'S FATHER(Social Outcast)
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:15:15 -0500
>
>Mr Landing Jatta:
>
>You are absolutely doing a dis-service to the Gambia-L, and Jammeh's
>parents are not the issue. Contributions
>like this only muddy the real and relevant issues, and ultimately affects
>the reputation of the -L.
>
>Musa Jeng
>
>Landing Jatta wrote:
>
> > Mr. Alieu S. Keita,
> >
> > Since you are the first person to began personal
> > attacks on Ebrima Ceesay and Dr. Katim Touray, two of
> > our decent citizens, I also think it will be fair game
> > if we also do likewise to your man, President Jammeh.
> > I have a short story to tell about your man. I
> > understand his father was a social outcast not only in
> > the Jola tribes of Foni and Cassamance, but also
> > amongst the entire Pagan Clan of Gambia, Senegal and
> > Guinea Bissau. He was a social outcast because he was
> > notorious of drinking Palm Wine upon Palm Wine, and
> > locating from "Balpucherr" to "Blapucherr", dancing
> > "Bukarrehbou", whiles Jammeh's mother used to rally
> > behind her husband's friends to discourage the husband
> > from his useless and drinking habits.
> >
> > Worst of all, I understand Jammeh's father used to
> > stay away from home for months, without visiting
> > little Jammeh. The mother had endured single
> > motherhood for years; there was always no father
> > figure for little Jammeh even when it was time for him
> > to be enrolled in school. This means than Jammeh did
> > not enjoy fatherly love and family values. NO WONDER
> > WHY PRESIDENT JAMMEH DID NOT HAVE LOVE, CARE FOR OUR
> > INNOCENT SCHOOL CHILDREN ON APRIL 10, 2000, AND
> > THEREFORE, MASSACRED ABOUT 18 OF THEM. But may be now
> > that he has a child of his own, he would now realize
> > how a Mother's or Father's love for her or his child
> > meant, or what family values truely means.
> >
> > Jammeh's Father was so good at dancing "Bukarrehbou"
> > at "Balpucherrs" that every time there was a dancing
> > competition, he always won, and the prizes that were
> > often awarded were his father's favorite food: Palm
> > Wine. No wonder, during the last ROOTS FESTIVAL at
> > Kaninlai, President Jammeh too went back to his roots:
> > "Bukarrehbou" dancing. I understand during the
> > festival, Jammeh went down on his two limbs with his
> > fundamentalist Turban whiles his ADC held the prolong
> > tail-end of his Turban, and began to "Bukarrehbou"
> > well like his father, until his aides had to intervene
> > to stop him from dancing. No wonder, there is nothing
> > in this man's head, except pot smoking, drinking and
> > screwing women.
> >
> > President Jammeh cannot tell where his late father's
> > grave yard is. So what does this means to us? It does
> > mean that we have a President who lacks family values
> > and parental love; therefore, how can he develops love
> > and care for our children? Very sad moment in our
> > history. May God bless our country.
> >
> > MR. ALIEU S. KEITA, IF YOU DO NOT STOP PERSONAL
> > ATTACKS ON INNOCENT PEOPLE, MORE OF MY LITTLE STORY ON
> > YOUR MAN WILL CONTINUE.
> >
> > LANDING JATTA.
> >
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