Yero:
I doubt if anything will be said or done on this. Not when you have a
U.S Army General visiting Gambia at the moment (I just saw that news
item)...Jammeh knows where to scratch his behind...lol!:)
The current U. S ambassador is very tactful in the way she's handling
issues going on in Gambia and has been effective in her approach, so
far. This is the State Department's indirect condemnation of what is
going on vis-a-vis Janneh and co. The GPU has to seize the opportunity
accorded by the current ambassador to build on a momentum through the
U.S State Department. These are true, strong and good signals of
solidarity that must not allude the new GPU executive.

-Laye

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bro Laye:
>
> I share your submission greatly. If this was a Gambian journalist or
> politician, he/she would have been charged with "Giving false information to
> a public officer," something very common among these mad dogs nowadays, just
> for the sake of laughter on the hypocrisy that Jammeh and the APRC are
> trapped in. You are absolutely right on your visualization on the matter.
> Give it three to seven days though, especially with the thread being online
> now. If in the next days ahead, we don't hear someone being given "personal
> non-grata" at the US embassy or Uncle Pap Saine being questioned over
> publishing this one in such a manner, we shall start celebrating.
>
> If incase you are out of words, it is simply pathetic!
>
> Have a great day -
>
> thanks,
>
> Yero
>
>
> There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger. Fear
> and Worship only Allah alone!
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:05:08 -0500
>> Subject: Re: Democracy & Freedom of Expression --The Point Newspaper
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> CC: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Well Yoro. It is what it is in Gambia today. It is a pity that it has
>> to take a veteran U.S journalist for the Point Newspaper to publish
>> what otherwise would have been said by Gambian journalists had they
>> the freedom and the right to do so. Those who tried it ended up dead
>> or in jail. It is very telling that an American journalist can come to
>> Gambia and say these things and leave in one piece. if these were
>> words from a Gambian or African journalist, he would not see the exit
>> to the lecture hall without being escorted by the "boys."
>> The fact is, Yaya was not in the audience and would not have been in
>> the audience if this lecture was delivered by a Gambian Journalist,
>> however, before the end of the lecture, he would have had word of what
>> is said and who said it. Well, in the case of a veteran U.S
>> journalist, no one will bother to pass the word because they know they
>> are dealing with an "American" who can say or do whatever is normally
>> legal in the laws of Gambia and leave to enjoy a cold Julbrew at the
>> Sheraton. Bearing in mind that he has not said anything illegal or
>> contrary to the laws of Gambia, albeit the bitter truth in the eyes
>> and ears of authority.
>> So, the question we all need to ask is why would a Gambian or African
>> journalist end up dead or in jail if they said the same plain
>> truth?......This is today's Gambia.
>> I applaud the U. S Embassy for making available the outlet to let
>> truth be known where it is impossible for the citizens to say what
>> they want to say and how they want to say it.
>>
>>
>> -Laye
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> > Democracy & Freedom of Expression
>> >
>> >
>> > http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/democracy-is-impossible-without-freedom-of-expression-veteran-us-journalist
>> >
>> >
>> > This is a great gesture from the US embassy in Banjul.
>> >
>> > I was just wondering how can they relate to Jammeh if they continue to
>> > organize things of this nature -maybe a personal non-grata is limping in
>> > the
>> > wilderness for someone out there soon.
>> >
>> > Please read and share with others....
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Yero
>> >
>> >
>> > There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger.
>> > Fear
>> > and Worship only Allah alone!
>

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