Mr. K. Camara,
Iīm still here, but Iīve been so busy that itīs been long time since I wrote
anything to the list.
Glad to hear from you. I do hope that you are OK and manage.
I wonder where you are living and what you are working with, since you have
met one danish delegate to the UN ? I donīt know the man, but I know that
every year we send some young people to the UN assembly, most of them
members of the different political parties youth organizations, so they can
get experience and meet youth from all over the globe.
Tomorrow sunday I will go first to London, and tuesday morning continue to
The Gambia for 3 weeks stay - if THEY let me in.
I have friends who has trained in Libya with the "inner-circle" around Mr.
President, and several of my friends were very active in Moja-G. Specially
one friend who knows certain people very well has warned me. He think that I
have been too active criticizing the President. So he told me not to go
alone, be careful where Iīm going, who Iīm talking to. And always in the
morning have someone I inform, and again by night, that Iīm back home and
secure. I refuse to be paranoid. Over the years I have visited all kind of
people, friends, families, people in office, ministries, as well as local
alkalis, peasants etc. I think I know how to behave, and I want to see with
my own eyes, listen with my own ears, and make my own judgements on the
situation. I try to respect all, no matter religion, race, postition,
education, political orientation. And what has happen in The very many years
I have visited The Gambia has led to my "criticism". I went to the danish
authorities many years back and told them what I believed about the
Jawara-era democracy. And I am - as a human being- upset of every tyrant who
oppress or harass his own people, no matter if itīs Pinochet, Milosoviz or
Jammeh. But because I know so many people in The Gambia, what happens there
are "closer" to me, than what is going on in Malysia, Yugoslavia or Chile.
Nearly every time I get information from The Gambia, there are people
involved, who I know personally or know something about, or have visited, or
know their compound. Itīs like it all happened here in Denmark. So I donīt
think I have anything to worry about. If this government can not take
criticism from a tourist or man like me, itīs up to them.
Well, this time I plan to see if I can meet some from the APRC party, and
maybe discuss what I experience. I wanted to go now because I thought that
maybe the local elections would be held, even I doubted since the april
incident.
Else my plan is to go up river, as far as possible. I have never been far
up, only up to Soma, Mansa Konko, Farrafenni. Last time Halifa Sallah
promised me that I could go with his people for two-three days to see the
project they are involve into. And I will try to find people who I only met
on the Gambia-L, for in. Modou Mbey, who is now back from Taiwan after a
very successful study. And my list is so long - as always of people I got to
see and say hello to. Every time my list expand because I meet more and more
relatives, friends and their extended families, and still I have to see my
friends from the very beginning, my first tour back in 78, those from
Kartong etc.
From where in The Gambia are you ? Where is your family living ?
Before itīs will be to long letter, I will finish here. I also have to pack
my suitcase and ensure that I have everything with me.
But itīs been very nice to get the letter and greetings from you.
Regards from Asbjørn
on 21/10/00 12:55, kalilu camara at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> My dear friend Nordam,
> I have the pleasant opportunity to meet Jeppe Bruus Christensen
> he is Danish youth activest.He is a member of the Danish Delegation to
> Un general assembly 2000.
> Iam wondering if you are still on he is interested to meet with folks like
> you.
> kalilu
>
>
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