Hey Gl community, does any one have the email addresses of the following news papers, THE POINT, THE INDEPENDENT and THE OBERSEVER. >From: Alpha Robinson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: UPDATE >Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:19:09 +0200 > >Tombong, > >To dare to throw your analysis at us is really an insult to your >intelligence >and ours too. I do not have time to deal with the dust that you are trying >to >throw at us, but I hope someone will take all your contentions one by one >apart >and expose the dishonesty, hypocrisy and ignorance so present in what you >wrote. > >Let me nonetheless remind you that this forum has reliable information >about >what transpired and is still receiving reliable information. Saiks was in >the >Gambia and was right there on the scene. FOROYAA had people on the scene >through >whose observations they were able to compile a report which formed the >basis of >a letter entitled " The state of the Nation-Letter to the President" sent >to >Jammeh. I would suggest that you read this letter and Saiks' narration. > >Here is an excerpt from that letter for you to think about: >"Hence, two phases of the confrontation with the security forces proved to >be >fatal. The first one was events at the GTTI which gave the other students >who >were far away from the scene the impression that their other colleagues >were >being shot. The second incident is near the headquarters of the >paramilitary >forces when real live bullets were used." >............. >"The fact that the students did not fire any live ammunition is precisely >the >reason why no one has heard the death of a security officer........." > >Really reading through your last paragraph one could see how ignorant you >consider the Gambian people to be. Talking about the things Jammeh did for >GAMSU. Now, let me remind you that I know Jammeh personally from our school >days >at Gambia high school. Those were the days when Jammeh had to be helped >financially to get on with his schooling. Let me quickly say that I am not >here >to belittle or ridicule him, that would be petty. The question that you >should >therefore ask is: how comes that that poor student turned army officer has >now >got so much wealth to dish out to buy all the things you have listed for >GAMSU, >build Kaninlai, buy cars for Government departments, afford to buy all >those >animals parading the state house and simply live the life of luxury he is >known >to be enjoying, send people to Mecca and so on and so forth. Think about it >for >a while Tombong. You know I know you too from our school days and I am sure >you >will not find it difficult to find something wrong here, or have you erased >the >memory stored in your brain? > >Now, that aside, even if Jammeh was born rich and there are no reasons to >doubt >that this wealth he is throwing at people belongs to the Gambian people, >does >that mean that GAMSU should become subdued and kill their conscience, keep >their >eyes shot, just because Jammeh is supporting them or because they are not >directly affected. > >Let me leave you with Pastor Martin Niemoeller who lived in Germany under >Hitler's rule. This is what he wrote: > >They first came for the Communists >And I didn't speak up >because I wasn't a Communist. > >Then they came for the Jews >And I didn't speak up >Because I wasn't a Jew. > >Then they came for the trade unions >And I didn't speak up >Because I wasn't a unionist. > >Then they came for the Catholics >And I didn't speak up >Because I was a Protestant. > >Then they came for me >And by that time >No one was left to speak up. > >Think about it Tombong. > >Alpha Robinson > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------