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The e-mail below came from a concerned Gambian in New York.
Ebrima Ceesay
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>Subject: Concerned Gambians met with Jammeh
>Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 05:56:50 EDT
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>New york, Saturday 9th, some concerned Gambians met with dictator Jammeh at
>the Park lane Hotel from 4.15pm to 4.45pm for 45 minutes. They arrived at
>the hotel at 1pm and were told that Jammeh was only meeting with some
>elders but they insisted that they must see him. They told the security
>that, if Jammeh is really committed to solving the Gambian problems, he
>will be prepared to meet them. One of Jammeh's security told them that he
>doubted if Jammeh will meet them because people are calling at the hotel
>only to insult them. He said that a Gambian pretended that he was a
>supporter of the president and he was allowed to talk with him only to
>insult him.
>After three hours of waiting, one Boto Sanneh sanneh came to tell them that
>only few of them will be allowed to meet with Jammeh for security reason.
>Boto started picking and choosing people whom he thought were supporters of
>Jammeh not knowing that all of them were there for one common reason, to
>show the dictator their dissatisfaction with his absolutism regime.
>About 5 of them were chosen and they took the elevator to the 24floor in a
>small room where they met the dictator-Jammeh in a big gown. All of them in
>attendance were not more than 12 people.
>Boto opened the meeting with the usual islamic Prayer. After the prayer,
>Boto said that "you are here and the good president is here; he is ready to
>solve your problems".
>Jammeh said that "I am happy to meet you people. One thing I cannot
>understand is Gambians in US can't help each other like the Senegalese
>people. Look at them in New York, the Senegalese have a radio station and
>have a good business but you cannot find any Gambian who has established a
>good business here.why?"He said "some of you people are here for 20 years
>and have never gone back to the Gambia and your mothers are suffering
>there".
>Boto called one Bangally, a Sarahuleh man, who is a member of our group to
>talk.
>Bangally said, President, we are here but will never forget about back
>home, our parents and our families. We are supporting them and doing our
>level best for them. President, one thing I must tell you we are not happy
>with your killer Government because you are killing our school children and
>arresting civilians.
>From there, Yaya sought to have the microphone from Bangally to reply to
>him and Boto took the microphone and gave to him.
>Jammeh then said, "you do not know what you are talking about because my
>Government has never killed a dog much more a human being. The students who
>were killed, no body knows who killed them. I am investigating the matter;
>therefore, you are talking nonsense to tell me that my Government is a
>killer Government". Jammeh said "you have heard what happened at Basse but
>you are not talking about that, where the opposition stabbed a person to
>dead.You are listening to non patriotic so-called educated people who are
>writing negative things about my Government on the internet. Why is it that
>they didn't go back to the country and do something".
>One Musa also got up and said "Jammeh if you build a house and put
>everything there for a person, but do not give him/her peace, you have done
>nothing for that person. That is to say if you build The Gambia but fail to
>the people their rights, you have done nothing for them.
>Jammeh said "people are in Gambia and nothing has happened to them because
>they have done nothing wrong. If you do something wrong we will deal with
>you.
>The attendance was very poor and after all people went there just to pose
>questions to Jammeh. He was expecting people like Boto to come and tell him
>that he is doing a good job for The Gambia but he was disappointed.
>We hope The Gambia television will show the Gambians this tape.
>I will take this oppotunity to thank all the gambians who one way or the
>other show soliderity to the Movement in New York during this event.
>
>Sincerely,
>A concerned Gambian.
>
>
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