Karamba,

You can count on a two hundred dollar ($200) contribution from me. The
military cingolo of Italy (whatever that crap signify) / the moron of
Kanilai must be stopped!!

As koto Abdoulaye is wont to say: No justice, no peace!!! I'm sure he is
busy drafting the email petition.

Regards,

Madiba.
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> >I thought I would bounce around an action plan for list members to consider
> >in light of the tragedy we are all trying to deal with. Since we all agree
> >something meaningful has to be done relatively quickly, I suggest we
> >immediately name a G-L crisis coordinator to be our point man in doing the
> >following:
> >  1- Be a repository for an emergency fund drive aimed at collecting money
> >.
> >We can all send contributions immediately to this coordinator.
> >  2-The said coordinator would then be authorized by us list members to
> >hire
> >lawyers in Gambia pronto to first establish the names and identities of all
> >the victims. Our coordinator and the lawyers can then formerly approach the
> >victims families to offer them representation. This would enable our team
> >of
> >lawyers to meticulously investigate the entire events surrounding the
> >massacre by interviewing survivors and talking to witnesses. While the
> >government is busy rationalizing the killings and crafting a cover-up, we
> >too
> >can have our people reconstructing the crime. Once the investigative phase
> >is
> >over our lawyers can submit their findings to us and the world. If we don't
> >initiate our own enquiry, these brave students who paid the ultimate price
> >would not have the honor, dignity and justice we owe them. None of us have
> >any faith in Yahya Jammehs judiciary  nor should we even consider awaiting
> >their socalled enquiry.
> >If list members agree and we proceed today, by the seven day (sarah) I
> >anticipate we would have put together some money to even help in the Sarah
> >.
> >Our coordinator would be asked to donate to each of the families by the
> >weekend. We can have our lawyers announce by Monday that they have been
> >retained by us to handle this matter. They would immediately begin work by
> >seeking the release of students still held . I understand the government is
> >trying to arrange a meeting with parents in a cynical attempt to pacify the
> >very obvious anger they know has engulfed the people. With our lawyers
> >announcing what amounts to probono representation, the parents can even
> >condition any meeting  with the government to the presence of counsel to
> >shield them from the kinds of wicked manipulation this desperate gov't
> >would
> >try.
> >Please list members let us begin rightaway. I would like to suggest Saffie
> >Ceesay of Silver Spring , Maryland for the USA  and Alpha Robinson for
> >Europe. If the suggestion is approved I would send  mine this evening.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Karamba

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