Sister Jabou
  You really speak for me that is why I did not want to comment on the issue when it surface on the media. What is happening in that country is madness. Things are getting unbearable and the dictator needs a medical check up. Human life is very valuable and the numerous keep Yaya Jammeh did in that country is affecting his brain cell. Belief me he is gone cracy!!!

[log in to unmask] wrote:
  Malanding,

The authors of the opinion pieces on this crazy issue are much kinder to 
Jammeh and this unbelievable claim of his than I would ever be. 

The fact that professionals like "Dr" Mbowe are willing to compromise 
themselves both personally and professionally like this is truly amazing and is 
symptomatic of everything that has gone wrong in our country. 

It is incredible that the man and all the yellow bellied stooges who are 
afraid to call Yaya Jammeh the mad man he is have not only completely ignored 
basic scientific principles that would need to be followed in this case, but 
they have truly lost their dignity as human beings and are willing to endure 
anything for the sake of keeping their jobs or whatever it is that is making 
them put themselves and our country into this shameful situation. I keep 
wondering is it possible that Mbowe does not realize that he can never hold his 
head up as a doctor anywhere in the World anymore after this is all said and 
done? The idea that Jammeh is being let into that hospital and sick patients 
left at his disposal can only happen in today's Gambia and Mbowe can remain in 
his profession only in today's Gambia.

But, this ridiculous situation is just another example of the fact that the 
way Jammeh has been governing our country is proof positive that he and all 
those who serve him in this regime hav'nt the slightest idea what they are 
doing. The examples where they have demonstrated this are far too numerous 
already.

The fact that Yaya Jammeh thinks he can actually pull a stunt like this and 
then think the rest of the World will let him get away with it is proof of 
his insanity. The man has been doing whatever he likes in the Gambian and 
getting away with it for so long that he has come to the point where fantasy and 
reality have merged in his mind and those who are supporting him in his 
madness know he is crazy (I really believe that he has gone crazy) but they are 
doing so because they can maintain whatever priviledges they are enjoying so 
long as Jammeh is there, his madness notwithstanding, and they are foolish 
enough to think that this fantasy will last forever. They are foolish enough to 
forget that there is a tomorrow when they will have to face not only their 
compatriots, but the rest of the World.

I get angry when people say that Jammeh is trying to dupe the international 
community into believing he has a cure for AIDs so he can capitalize on that. 
That is an insult to the intelligence of the international community because 
there are indeed proven scientific methods by which proof of any cure have 
to be established and the same kind of disregard of reason and the rule of law 
that has prevailed in The Gambia under Jammeh does not apply out here in the 
rest of the World. 

How long does Yaya Jammeh, Mbowe and the rest of the "yes sir boss" crowd 
think that this stunt will go on before they have to be paraded before the 
entire World as liars and cowards and our country made the laughing stock of the 
World?

I understand that WHO has been making requests to come to the Gambian and 
conduct the necessary due diligence but of course they have been ignored. If 
both Jammeh and Mbowe knew that the claims being made had any substance to 
them, they would not hesitate to invite the WHO and any other authority to come 
and put it to the test. The fact that they have not done this and instead 
think that they can continue to peddle this falacy while keeping everyone at bay 
is proof of their ignorance.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 2/13/2007 10:20:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, 
[log in to unmask] writes:
Sister Jabou,
Thanks for this forward but this is getting unbearable.
While I can understand Mr Jammeh perceiving himself as not only a great 
leader but a doctor, healer and all the baggage that comes with his 
unique, unprecidented position, I find Mr Mbowe's stance very offensive. 
AIDS is not a joke and he damn well knows that. It is not funny to use 
presidential bully pulpit to make falls claims about curing this 
horrible disease and he knows that too. Mr. Mbowe owes it to himself, 
his family, his peers in the practice of medicine and to his position as 
the Gambia's chief medical officer to stop associating himself with this 
blasfemous behavior. Using medical jargon and misleading statistics as 
a smoke screen for Mr Jammeh to use the sick poor and helpless Gambians 
for this ego trip is very sickening and shameless. I do not want to be 
personal but the behavior of Mr. Mbowe and many others at GRTS and Daily 
Observer is outright grotesque and unpatriotic as Gambians. The Gambia 
does not deserve sons and daughters who would rather keep their jobs 
than to protect its good name or the very poor and sick citizens. The 
Presidency do not deserve the service of those who do not have the 
backbone or descency to give it good advice it needs. I wonder whether 
Mr. Jammeh realize what the whole world are saying about him and the 
rest of his Gambia?
Providing Mr. Jammeh the forum to toy with sick in hospitals to satisfy 
his ego is atrocious. But more henious is professionals deliberately 
concocting stories and broadcasting them including posting half-nake 
women on every media outlet including the internet. God damn you all!

Malanding Jaiteh




[log in to unmask] wrote:

>Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
>Issue No. 017/2007, 12-13 February, 2007
>
>Editorial
>A SECOND ADVICE ON HIV/AIDS TREATMENT IN THE GAMBIA
>Foroyaa first raised the question: Has a cure for HIV/Aids been found or 
are 
>those living with HIV/AIDS being assisted to cope with the illness through 
>good nutrition, control of opportunistic infections; elimination of stigma 
and 
>better environmental and psychological conditions? We called for clinical 
>tests to be done. 
>Dr Mbowe told GRTS that clinical tests have been done and that the results 
>of the viral loads have been received since 4th February 2007. According 
to 
>him, 9 people infected with HIV/AIDS had gone through the treatment. He 
>indicated that five people have undetectable viral load, one patient has 
moderate 
>viral load and three patients have high viral loads.
>Apparently, Dr. Mbowe is convinced that HIV/AIDS now has a cure. Infact, 
the 
>treatment is continuing. 
>The issue of HIV/AIDS cure is a scientific one. It is irresponsible for us 
>to merely give opinions. What is of profound importance is a scientific 
>opinion.
>Since, the world community maintains that there is no cure, the WHO has a 
>duty to act with speed to set up a committee of relevant medical 
scientists to 
>come to the Gambia to take part in the investigation and then inform the 
>world community whether a cure for HIV/AIDS have been found. Any delay in 

>setting up such a committee of scientists would be a sign of 
irresponsibility and 
>insensitiveness to the plight of those living with HIV/AIDS in The Gambia, 
in 
>particular and the international community, at large. 
>The moment to act is now not later. The debate on international radio 
should 
>be followed by scientific enquiry which is the only method appropriate to 
>validate or invalidate a scientific phenomenon. 
>
>
> 
>


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