William: Well said! Abdoulaye WILLIAM NJIE wrote: > > Goodness! Where do they find the likes of you, > Ambassador? You want us to be greatful for you doing > your freaking job? Like Yusupha said, your timing > can't be more off. You chose a time of grief to tell > us what you are doing for the Gambian students. If we > could trade those material things for the lives of > the students, we will. I understand you're trying to > defend yourself from the accusations, but for crying > out loud, shove the material things. > > I do not condemn anyone for accepting a position with > the current governmnent but you have to be ready to > share the blame if shit hits the fan. Personally, my > conscience will not allow me to work in an environment > that goes against my principles, but hey, that is just > me. > > I am sick and tired of hearing Yaya referring to the > country as "his"; sick and tired of the likes of you > expect us to be greatful for doing your jobs; sick and > tired of the govt. servants (especially the police, > military, fire) act as if they don't work for the tax > payers but for Yaya; sick and tired of the lack of > accountability from the government; sick and tired of > the human right violations, which usually goes > unpurnished; and frankly just freaking sick and tired. > Reality check, you, Yaya and everyone that earns their > paychecks from the tax payers, are just hired help. > You work for the people. > > I do not know you, so I will not judge you, but as > long as you continue to hold that position and any > other Govt. position, you should be ready to take the > heat especially if you're ready to defend the actions > of the regime. I guess the military, police, and fire > are not under the government anymore, or do you think > we are just plain stupid. Unless the students had guns > shooting at innocent unarmed people, (which from what > I have been reading they did not) I want to hear > anyone try to justify what happened on Monday. > > If you cannot provide us answers, don't try to shift > the blame, especially not to the students. > > William. > > --- Essa Sey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Your "excellency" Bokarr Sey, it is absolutely > > shocking and sad that you have > > chosen this moment to further your government's > > cause. As an official > > representative of the Gambia govt, you should have > > joined all of us in > > condemning what happened today. Instead you chose to > > represent yourself and > > govt by using half truths and half baked statements. > > > > In your attempt to dissociate the regime from > > today's tragic incident you > > state: > > Quote > > I want to put it you personally that there is no one > > amongst us serving under > > Jammeh and Jammeh himself who would be so > > irresponsible to order the massacre > > of students > > Unquote > > > > In response to this statement, my question is > > whether the top military > > commanders in the GNA do not serve under Jammeh? > > Unless the military chain > > of command has completely crumbled, your statement, > > coming from the Gambian > > Ambassador to France, should be considered as a > > shameful attempt to cover the > > truth. > > > > In your continuing bumbled attempt to defend I don't > > know what, you state: > > Quote > > I want those of you whirling accusations to know > > that some of those students > > who lost their lives are closely related to people > > working under Jammeh.Some > > are related to Jammeh himself. Did you know that? > > Unquote > > > > This statement is not relevant in relation to what > > happened today. As far as > > most of us are concerned, all that counts is that > > innocent students were > > killed today. I even doubt the validity of the > > statement you made since > > there is no evidence to support your claims. > > > > Unfortunately, you have chosen this time to defend > > your regime. But history > > Mr. Jow and co. > > > > My choice was carefully > > calculated and i am equally shocked by the way i see > > some of you try to "forcefully" put people into > > positions that simple logic repells.There is no > > shame in trying to remind brothers and sisters to > > jointly see the issue at hand as a national > > tragedy,after all.However, you reserve the right to > > interprete my wriring as you wish. > > > > The same deliberate and subjective judgements are > > raining on me now,this was obviously what i > > expected.Mr Jow i am in no way trying to exonerate > > any person or regime.My point is simple and straight > > forward and i maintain it.One of the children who > > died is my relative believe me or not thats your > > opinion and you have the right to either reject or > > accept what i say. > > > > Mr Jow please note that i practicalise my support > > for those poor students by lobbying for support from > > all quarters.A ontainer full of chairs,exercise > > books,wheel chairs etc that has been loaded from a > > city called Dieppe in France is on the to the > > Gambia.I collaborated with Alhaji soriba Gassama(the > > former president of the supreme islamic council) to > > get those materials transported to schools and > > clinics in the Gambia. > > > > Thats only to let you know a bit of what i am doing > > for students in the Gambia.You can call soriba > > Gassama to find out.Part of my priorities as > > Ambassador is to do a ot for our school children.One > > of the dossiers on my desk now is to look into the > > possibilties for vocational training in favour of > > Gambians in the canary islands.This is just to let > > you know that your attempts to deliberately say > > that i am not on the side of the students is FALSE > > and intended to politicise the situation. > > > > My father was a teacher and died a teacher like > > yours and both of them we should pray for to rest in > > peace.So Mr Jow my position is not to apply > > cosmetics but is rather intended to let you feel > > that no one in the Gvt.will enjoy seeing students > > being killed please lets argue reasonably. > > > > My intention is not to be playing a merry go-round > > game with anyone on the forum,however, my believe is > > that there is no shame as Ambassador to exchange > > views with anyone on such important issues. > > > > Essa Bokarr SEY. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > has been the best judge of tyrants and their > > coconspirators. Time will tell! > > > > > > Yus > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > > postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > ===== > William A. Njie > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send online invitations with Yahoo! 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