Jabou,
May I please repeat my assertion that ISATOU NJIE, who is married to JAY SAIDY and now the Vice President of the Gambia, is not a born-Gambian. NO real Gambian-born mother will order troops to shoot at innocent students demonstrating. Had it been a practice in the Gambia to slaughter and maim students when they collectively demand for what is theirs, many of us would not have been here today.
I even believe that mentioning this woman on the List is making her more important than she thinks she is. She is no more than one of Yaya Jammeh's hand-picks. Yaya Jammeh's incompetence is what put her where she is today. When Jammeh goes, the hag ("Doma") will also find way. I said "when" and not "If", because I am convinced that Jammeh Must Go.
 
Prince Coker  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jabou Joh 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 7:32 PM
  Subject: Re: Journalism as we know it?


  In a message dated 4/16/00 10:53:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
  [log in to unmask] writes:

  << G-L
   Deyda Hydara has demonstrated again that in his profession---getting to the
   truth is the ultimate objective. Deyda and the Point deserve the
  p"Putlizer". It
   is also very troubling that Isatoe Njie Saidy is willing to compromise her
  very
   SELF by distorting the truth. What happen to character and principles ? In
  our
   Gambian communities, these are scarce commoddities.
    >>
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  I'm afraid if the allegation that Isatou Njie Saidy was the one who carried
  out Jammeh's order to open fire on the students, she already compromised not
  just herself, but her ability to be an accepted member of our society forever.

  Jabou

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