Mike,
This is good news ,congrats and give my regards.
For Freedom
Saiks
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From: malik kah <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: Malik>>Re: call for restraint on abusive adjectives
> Ebou, I would have loved to pursue you on a number of issues which you
> raised, but unfortunately I couldn't, because my wife gave birth to a baby
> boy last night and I am very much occupied by that. Any way thanks for the
> polemics.
>
> >From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Malik>>Re: call for restraint on abusive adjectives
> >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:56:33 -0800
> >
> >Mr. Kah,
> >
> >I have noticed again that you are shifting perspectives. I have also
> >noted that most of the preliminary positions you raised are issues of
> >state policy rather than the intrinsic functions of the armed forces.
> > The military has a mandate, like any other state agency, to
> >implement policies as directed by the legitimate authorities of the
> >day; they do not have the option to pick and choose what orders to
> >follow, and which to reject. The officers have a constitutional
> >obligation to execute the orders of the Commander-in Chief ( the
> >elected president). If an officer has genuine and legal grounds
> >against the execution of his duties, he has the option to tender a
> >resignation through his chain of command. Since antiquity, the armed
> >forces has ever been an instrument of the state- a disciplined
> >profession responsible for the orderly management of violence. A
> >classic military leadership concept is the maintenance of a triad at
> >the strategic level i.e. the people's hearts and minds, civilian
> >authority and military professionalism. These three are like
> >magnetic pillars that maintain the balance in any successful military
> >effort. Now if you are telling me that the military should be
> >responsive to the mob sentiments, then my friend you are asking for
> >chaos; on the other hand if you tell me that the military commander
> >should have the latitude to pick and choose a cafeteria of orders,
> >then you are asking for anarchy- because the armed forces might as
> >well be labeled another arm of the government with constitutional
> >powers to check and sanction the executive in their sui generis
> >terms. Either/or your concept of "peoples army" is wrong and very
> >dangerous to civilized society. Winning the hearts and minds of the
> >local community is very different from cavorting with popular
> >political sentiments.
> >Now to your last assertions about officer promotions and loyalty
> >issues..etc, etc. I am yet to see any government on this planet
> >which does not promote senior officers based on some appreciation of
> >loyalty- this occurs every where.
> >Finally, Mr. Kah, you see whenever the armed forces assume a law
> >enforcement role, it requires serious structural adjustments of the
> >forces concerned to fit a specific policy objective. Armies don't
> >issue policies, civilians do! They just obey and complain later.
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Ebou Jallow
> >Georgetown University
> >Washington, DC
> >
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