POWERFUL. Joke would not say that you did not warn him. You told him from
the onset that as soon as he finished his thesis, you will be on his back.
He finished his thesis with a whimper; sobbing as a little child frightened
of an imaginary thing. You gave it to him where it hurts most. Joke's most
cherished commodity is to gain respectability from decent folks. You told
him in no uncertain terms that it takes more than he brings to the table to
gain respect from people. I knew all along that you got Joke's number. The
moron does not know who he is dealing with. This is not about smarts and
writing coherent English. This is about basic integrity. Thank you very
much, my brother. You just made my day. I hate the vermin.
KB



>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: To Kebba Joke
>Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 17:06:21 -0000
>
>Hamjatta,
>
>I was going to get back to Mr. Jobe last weekend, but on second thought, I
>decided to ignore him. Like many have opined here, I believe the man's sole
>motive for being here is to distract us from engaging in productive
>ventures. While he sometimes protest that he's open to conversion, he never
>passes up an opportunity to say why he CANNOT support any of the
>alternative
>parties to Yaya Jammeh (the APRC party and the man are one and the same.)
>And to make matters worse, Jobe Nying keeps telling us that highlighting
>the
>atrocities committed by this rogue regime aren't "issues that matter" to
>Gambians. I wonder which Gambians he's speaking for?
>
>Besides the twisted logic the man exhibits, there's something really scary
>about Jobe which yourself and KB have already highlighted: Mr. Kebba Jobe
>Daddy Nying is a very COLD, SADISTIC, and hypocritical character. He's a
>first-hand witness to the Hell Ride Gambians are being dragged on by the
>Criminal Syndicate a.k.a. APRC govt., but because it hasn't affected him
>directly, he's indifferent to the calamity. He is comfortable supporting an
>irredeemably despotic regime, even while he decries the main opposition's
>potential for those tendencies! (This, while conveniently ignoring the fact
>that there is NOBODY in the UDP leadership whose background or personality
>would lend one to fear him/her to be a potential murderer, or autocrat. NOT
>one!) Unlike most fools who support this govt, this man actually has all
>the
>facts in hand, but has decided to close his eyes to it. That's simply very
>cold, and obtuse. Very ANIMAL-LIKE I dare say! No human being with their
>innate faculties intact should behave like that.
>
>Mr. Jobe Nying  cannot support the UDP because they're a bunch of "angry
>tribalists" whose intent to "reverse everything" the APRC has done will
>plunge the country into "civil war." This isn't the first time we've seen
>people invoke such fears to disguise their real intention: seeing the
>perpetuation of a corrupt, and absolutely tyrannical regime. If we're going
>to be honest, we're duty-bound to separate our personal interests from that
>which benefits/hinders our larger society most. When one does that, it's
>not
>hard to realize that (based on impartial evidence,) there has never been a
>more vindictive, angry, and tribalist group of Gambians than the APRC
>govt.!
>What do you call the seizure of people's homes without due process? What do
>you call the sacking of long-serving civil servants because of their blood
>ties to prominent members of the old order? What do you call the
>appointment
>of people to public and security positions based on ethnicity? (Yaya Jammeh
>wants the power to appoint Chiefs because electing them is bound to cause
>social disharmony. In West Kiang  -a 90%+ Mandingo region, he appointed a
>transplanted Foni native Bekai Gibba –his kin-  to the Chieftancy. Need I
>point out the anomaly in the army? So much for wanting social harmony!)
>
>There's simply no precedent for what the APRC is doing in any of these
>areas
>in Gambian history. The PPP at their worst, NEVER ventured so far. Mr. Jobe
>Nying's Hobbesean fear of UDP tribalism is clearly refuted by the character
>of that party's leadership's own family trees. It defies basic commonsense
>to call someone like Ousainou Darbo whose two wives are all from a
>different
>ethnic group a tribalist. Does Mr. Jobe Nying want us to believe that the
>man is capable of inciting his native group against "others" when his own
>children are half that "others" in their genetic makeup? Where is the logic
>in that accusation? And that isn't the only twisted logic/claim Mr. Jobe
>Nying  has made. Even his claim on the GDP and its significance is wrong. I
>assume the man isn't familiar with Finance/Accounting, so I forgive his
>interpretation, but it would be helpful if one tries to understand such
>matters before basing erroneous claims on data one can hardly interpret
>right. But having read all Mr. Jobe Nying's submissions, I came to two
>simple conclusions.
>
>1. Mr. Jobe Nying is right that Yaya Jammeh isn’t the biggest menace to our
>society: Him and his types are! There’s a theory in modern politics called
>“Plausible Deniability” that is often used to save leaders from
>embarrassing
>situations. In other words, the leader didn’t “see” what he’s in fact seen,
>or  doesn’t “know about” what he actually knows to be going on: Reagan in
>the Iran-Contra scandal, Helmut Kohl in the “money for influence” pact his
>party had with many German businesses, etc. Get the drift? The Kebba Jobe
>Daddy Nyings of the Gambia have turned this whole concept into a shameless
>art form. They live and breathe it daily. They know about the savagery
>constantly meted out to opponents of the regime. They know about the open
>bleeding of public coffers. They know about the falsification of all types
>of govt. documents. They know about the sorry existence the majority of
>Gambians are forced to live thanks to the APRC.  They know about the
>alarming EXODUS of TALENTED Gambians (the bedrock of the economy.) And they
>know about the unjustified harassment many ordinary Gambians are subjected
>to on a daily basis.  Yet, despite all this, the Kebba Jobe Daddy Nyings
>shut out these facts because things haven’t hit home directly. So they
>defend the criminals, and rationalize their actions, as “neutral” civil
>servants, or “respectable” Cabinet Secretaries. They call it “Serving My
>Nation With Honor.” A very catchy phrase indeed. But once Yaya Jammeh fires
>them, or their wives, sisters, daughters or sons run afoul of the system,
>then Raja Sesame! What a mighty surprise! The opposition, and critics on
>Gambia-L are indeed right about the APRC govt.! It’s time to be
>“patriotic.”
>But until then, it’s “plausible deniability” with the deformed logic of a
>hypocrite. Talk about trying to wake up a “pretend-sleeper!”
>
>2. The second point is this attempt to portray anyone who calls for justice
>for victims of the APRC as “extremists,” “haters,” “intolerant,”
>“tribalist,” “anarchist,” etc. Very disingenuous, this one. You see there
>are two types of Gambians: those who are demanding justice and fair play
>uncompromisingly, and those whose assiduous attempt to protect their vested
>interest believe the pursuit of material well-being is exculpatory.
>Somehow,
>as long as they’re making money, or have “big jobs,” it really doesn’t
>matter HOW they do it.  Ignore basic human etiquette? Why not! Close one’s
>eyes to murder and mayhem? Who said you can’t? Prostitute oneself and
>wive(s)? It’s just “temporary” – I’m the permanent owner. How about letting
>Massa XYZ have a little fun with sister Kumba, or daughter Fatou? Hey
>what’s
>the harm – since they’re bound to give it up, they may as well give it up
>to
>the “Big Man” – the “good genes?” This is the twisted mentality of the
>Kebba
>Jobe Daddy Nyings. They cannot understand why some of us could stick to
>principles when turning a blind eye could get us “good jobs” and material
>things as members of the “In” club. Their behavior is as sickening as it is
>shameless. The disgust and contempt is certainly mutual. People on our side
>should take Kebba Jobe Daddy Nying’s labels (“extremists,” “haters,”
>“intolerant,” “tribalist,” “anarchists,”) as a compliment. Anything kinder
>from one who so cheerfully strengthens the hand of the devil, would be a
>blow to decent human beings everywhere. There’s no salvation for one who
>arrogantly cheerleads for a band of ne’er-do-wells bent on destroying
>everything decent about a whole people. What is going on in the Gambia is a
>tragedy of epic proportions, and the complicity of people like Kebba Jobe
>Daddy Nying in it is shameful. Very, very, shameful.
>
>Good day!
>
>Saul.
>
>
>
>Kebba Joke,
>Yeah, that's right! From now onwards, you shall be known on this forum as
>Kebba Joke - courtsey of Brother KB.  As he wittily pointed out to you, you
>are nothing but a big joke. So we will just have to finesse the earlier
>identity crisis you've gone through and save you the trouble of mistaking
>yourself for Daddy Nying. We will henceforth expunge the "b" in the "Jobe"
>and replace it with "k" so you shall become now as Kebba Joke. I advice all
>my compatriots to stick to this name so there wouldn't be any need for
>confusions. See me? Kebba Joke, the joke is on you.
>
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