Batch, you are also doing the same despicable thing both Ousainou Ngum and
Ebou Secka did. You are trying to paint people in a light that they do NOT
deserve. Do you realize the gravity of what you are doing? Do you know
Chongan? Did you know he was at Gambia High School in 1981 probably
preparing to take his O'Levels? What does this man have to do with people
that were tortured in the aftermath of the 1981? This man suffered untold
misery trying to defend the legitimate government of the day. All he gets
from you is vicious accusations you cannot back up. You should be careful
the kind of accusations you throw at people. Calling people murderers and
accessories to murder is a very serious allegation you should not take
lightly simply because you might think that you can get away with these wild
accusations.

It is true that we need to look into the past to avoid future mistakes. But
don't you also think that before you brand people as torturers and murderers
you should at least have proof of what they did?
KB



>From: Samba Linguere <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: WHAT HAPPEN TO US AT RIP.
>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:42:36 -0000
>
>Mr Ngum,
>
>Exposing and criticising the evil deeds of the past and the present in
>order
>for us to avoid paddling in the same boat in the future is fair enough. The
>brutality and savagery of the Jammeh/APRC/AFPRC regime is still being
>experienced even by the ordinary person in the streets. The days of the
>coup
>witnessed untold suffering meted out to sometimes very innocent people, and
>at other times to people who have never been taken before a court of law to
>be fairly tried. This was just a reminiscence of the days of Hitler.
>
>However, it is also appropriate that we remind those who were in positions
>of authority their deeds. And I think you are right in reminding Chonga
>about his actions. The lesson that we all need to learn is that in the
>final
>analysis, no single individual has any power on to himself. Power belongs
>to
>the people.
>
>The aftermath of the 1981 coup d'etat was also a very dark part of our
>history. Some of us who witnessed it at the then Depot remember detainees
>being forced to crawl on wet cement floor, and being told to groan "hee
>hoo!
>man maam laa", meaning in wollof, "I am a donkey". I could quite remember
>people like Alieu Sallah tied on the rear of a Senegalese military being
>dragged round the football field at Depot. It was unbelievable that human
>beings can go to that level. It was at that same time that O.J. ordered a
>very young innocent life to be taken.
>
>I also remember just recently when Ebou Colley (Samsudeen Sarr) was the
>army
>commander - his pompous display of authority and arrogance, especially
>after
>the Farafenni and Kartong attackers were captured. These young
>"mercenaries"
>were so brutalised that it would beat the imagination of anyone with
>conscience that human beings could inflict such pain to other human beings.
>And interestingly enough Sam was right infront of the whole nation
>mystifying State House and its security. He categorically indicated that
>anybody who was thinking of attacking State House was an idle dreamer. It
>really makes me wonder how serious Sam is when he calls on people to
>confront the Jammeh government with arms.
>
>All what I am saying is that we can all share our experiences, but we must
>be mindful of people who helped the regime to consolidate, and after
>falling
>out with Jammeh want us to rally behind them to fight an onslaught. This is
>no sincerity, but real opportunism. Imagine Cheyassin Secka, after all the
>bad things he did, writing in the Gambia-L, condemning Jammeh, and
>soliciting our support and sympathy. What will it be like?
>
>No hard feelings, but a cautious comment.
>
>Batch
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