We were unable to deliver this letter to the Ambassador on Friday, the 14th of April for delivery to Butcher of Kanilai. No one answered the door. Soffie The President, The Republic of the Gambia President's Office Banjul, The Gambia 13 April, 2000 We have no courteous salutation to address you by in this letter. Our intent is to express our utmost disgust at you and your gang of senseless mercenary thugs who murdered our gallant and young students. Like always, it does take some people a little time to figure out "false messiahs" but now the vast majority of Gambians are aware of your game and of your history. Some people say you have been a disappointment, but those of us who know better, say you have been the worse embarrassment to the Gambian people - MURDERER!! At this stage of the fight, we have ceased to list your lies, deceit and treachery. All of these have become part of our consciousness in the last six years. Now, all our efforts are directed towards a massive mobilization of Gambians internally and externally to move on over you and all that you represent. We have heard your trite explanation and attacks on the defenseless and peaceful students seeking redress for their fellow student, Ebrima Barry who was literally tortured bringing about his death as well as the rape of a 13 year old school girl by one of your goons in uniform. To add insult to injury, your vice president Isatou Njie Saidy, an equally pathological liar, now shifts the blame onto the students as the first to have opened fire. How dare you, the worse criminal in the history of the Gambia, how dare you call these defenseless students criminals? You can concoct any number of lies but nothing can save your impotent regime from this savage act against these students. The actions of these students are only a dress rehearsal, the finishing blow will not be held back. We glorify all the actions of the students; we vow not to let them die in vain; we urge a thousand more students to step forward and take the place of their fallen comrades and assert the bond of continuity. The audacity of these students will forever live in our memory. Furthermore, the audacity of these students also gives us the gratifying assurance of a bright future for Gambia, a future in which young people will take their rightful place in the genuine development of our society. You can bring out all the armory at your disposal but the people's will always prevails. But, be well assured that, we are equally poised for the final offensive against your neo-colonial stooge government and the mercenaries you keep to protect you and your ill-gotten blood tainted wealth. We hold you responsible for the safety of all the students under arrest. We demand the immediate release of all the detainees and that you, from your stolen wealth, pay reparations to all the families of the dead and injured. Finally, we have our eyes on the most priced possession of human beings, FREEDOM!. Come what may, FREEDOM must come. Yours Most DISGUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------