"...Is removal of Jammeh is worth the
horrible consequences which would result from the violent alternative?"
Maybe not , yet I believe that  7 more years of violence characterised by
utter disregard for basic human rights, and poverty will definitely do a lot
more harm to the already emotionally and economically battered nation.
Countless valuable lives have been ended violently and families shattered
since the imposition of yaya's reign of terror. I wonder sometimes about the
negative impact that the exposure of our impressionable young generation to
a daily dose of Yaya's contempt and adulteration of our constitution and our
values (disrespect for elders, lack of refinement in utterance and
dishonesty) could have on the future of our country's leadership? Gambians
must find a way of making Yaya understand that in this day and age, his
sadistic tendencies and his misuse of power  would no longer be tolerated.
mariama

>From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Defeating The Jammeh Regime(yus)
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:49:45 EDT
>
>Karamba:
>
>I understand your point; most Gambians are nearing their thresholds for the
>tolerance of this regime and thus they might possibly be willing to take up
>arms should anything go awry with the elections in October.
>
>But no matter how you slice, dice, chew or regurgitate the subject of the
>repercussion widespread violence could cause in our country, this
>indisputable fact remains; Our country would end up in the same quagmire
>that
>our region is embroiled in.
>
>Thus the fundamental question of whether the removal of Jammeh is worth the
>horrible consequences which would result from the violent alternative?  I
>personally do not think so.
>
>IMHO, we should continue the struggle, but we should go about this the
>right
>way.  Everyone has part to play.  Newspapers, like the Independent and
>Foroyaa, are doing their jobs.  The L is playing a part.  The decent
>lawyers
>back home are doing the same.  So are the various community action groups
>as
>well as Gambian organizations abroad.
>
>I was once a Malcolm X fanatic as a result of listening his famous speech,
>the ballot or the bullet, when I was perhaps about 10 years old. Just
>recently, I have started to lean more towards the philosophies of Gandhi
>and
>King.  These great men believed that a struggle can be carried out and won
>in
>a nonviolent manner.  Their struggles did succeed and thus we can use their
>well tested methods as somewhat of a standard for how we plan to go about
>ours.
>
>Brother, I shudder to think of the terrible consequences which will befall
>our country should there be any sort of extended conflict.  For this
>reason,
>if provided the opportunity, I would counsel our leaders and people not to
>even consider or mention the violent alternative.
>
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