Jabou Joh:
Welcome back to the forum and thank you once again for your incisive
analysis.  If Yahya Jammeh/ "Alieu Keita" is capable and wants to
discuss substantive issues, of which I believe he is perhaps unable or
unwilling, let us not engage him in trivia.  Another lost opportunity
for Jammeh and his apologists!

Ebrima Ceesay: For some of us who know you and your family origins in
Njau, you have nothing to be ashamed of.  Keep ignoring "Alieu Keita" as
it appears he has nothing to contribute to this forum.  As has been
characteristic of this forum or this market-place of ideas, trashy ideas
and immature individuals are sooner than later history.

I humbly join all those who have called for restraint on this forum.
The issues at hand are bigger that Yahya Jammeh/ "Alieu Keita."  Thanks.

Abdoulaye
No justice, no peace!
Jammeh Must Go!

Jabou Joh wrote:
>
> I have been out with the flu and lots of work, but on trying to catch up with
> what has been happening on the L, I have to agree that once again,  we are
> falling victim to the simple art of distraction and deception.One major point
> to emphacise, and something  to keep our eye on, are those whose only purpose
> for joining this forum  is to disrupt, and shift our focus from the task of
> exposing the dictator and his allies. Seems to me we should be well aware of
> such tactics by now.
>
> Our efforts are valuable tools in exposing and eventually getting rid of Yaya
> Jammeh and his cohorts , and the proof lies in the fact that we now have
> "Alieu, the real Jogomai, aka lacks the courage to identify himself by his
> real name Keita" on this list, and he is here because he knows that our
> collective effort and voices are a force to contend with.
>
> He is also here simply for the purpose of distracting us from the task at
> hand, and his modus operandi is to send post after post filled with
> nonsesical accusations and bait to pit us against each other. He tested the
> waters of "reconciliation and forgiveness, and found that there was no
> inclination there, so he is now on a mission to cause chaos, foster suspicion
> and instigate people to loose their self restraint and start using abusive
> language and loose focus.
>
> I cannot imagine why anyone would find offense at being cautioned not to use
> abusive language. We are vey much a culture that values good manners, and we
> must be careful that we do not let others inspire behaviour in us that is not
> only undesirable, but also ends  up taking away the respetability of this
> forum.
> That is the purpose for  people like "Keita" to make an apperance here, make
> no mistake about it.
>
>  People, the Wollof have a saying that "just because someone wants to put
> your share of the meal in the dog's bowl, does not mean that you have to eat
> your meal out of the dog's bowl."
>
> In order to be viewed with the respect and dignity we want to elicit both as
> an effective force for positive change in our country, and well brought up ,
> well mannered people, we must be careful not to have others manipulate us to
> the point of  loosing sight of who we are, and what we want to accomplish. It
> is our responsibility to act as a group of people who are worthy of
> representing our country, and that means we must behave in a respectable
> manner always, regardless of external manipulations, otherwise, we display a
> weakness of character that will be our undoing, especially since we are faced
> with someone who employs both mental, as well as other forms of manipulation
> to play a very devious game.
>
> I know that it has been suggested that we engage "Alieu Jogomai Keita"
> constructively, but how does one confront the devil and find some good in him
> I ask you? I have said it before, and I will say it again, the only
> redemption for "Alieu" is to confess to his crimes, and let justice prevail
> in our land, and in those acts lies his demise, and therefore, it is a futile
> effort to even suggest that he will engage in any sort of exchange that
> towards this end.
> We have had ample proof in the past that this regime is not interested in
> anything other than self preservation to continue in their pillage of our
> country and our people, and doing the right thing will eventually lead to
> their demise, and no one knows that better than they.
>
> We must realize that the reason that the likes of Yaya Jammeh has not only
> surfaced in our midst, but managed to survive as our head of state is that
> people like him study us very carefully, and focus on our weaknesses as a
> people to manipulate us for their own purposes. It is high time we stopped
> falling victim to such manipulative tactics or we will be forever ready
> victims for devious and manipulative people.
>
> In passing, I also want to tell "Alieu" that Colin Powell does not infact
> engage in the review of asylum applications as mentioned in his response to
> Ebrima Ceesay's letter to Secretary of State Powell. That is the job of
> junior foreign service workers, so the statement that Ebrima Ceesay's efforts
> are towards the procurement of asylum for some people is utter nonsense.
>
> Infact, the best case for granting asylum to Gambians  is made by our own
> head of state. All one needs to be considered  for asylum in another country
> is to be in the unfortunate position of having a tyrant and human rights
> abuser as a head of state in one's country. The reason that Gambians are all
> over the World, and seeking asylum, becoming citizens of other nations,
> working etc  is a direct result of the sorry leadership and mis-management by
> our leaders over the years, with  the present regime being in a class of
> their own in this category.
>
> Therefore, throwing these things in the face of Gambians abroad as a weapon
> is not a feather in the hat of our dictator and his administration, but
> should rather be a source of great embarassment because it is a direct
> measure of his ineptitude to govern, as well as his lack of recognition of
> the real role of a government and it's responsibility to it's citizenry.
>
> Let us focus on what we are doing, and if "Alieu"or any of his cohorts want
> to practice the art of deception on this forum, the best thing we can do is
> to just sit back and watch them make total fools of themselves which is
> something that they have perfected into an art.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
> In a message dated 2/13/2001 12:15:33 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Gambia-L,
>
>  First I would say what's up with the noise? Didn't we learn our
>  lesson(s) from such distractions before? Why are we falling in again....it
>  beats me folks. Let's focus on the task...the big mess of Yaya Dirimo!
>   >>
>
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