Joe, I agree with you entirely. No self-described Jola should feel ashamed because of Yaya Jammeh. It's all about individual responsibility! Besides, if we are to go by Mr. Kujabi's logic, all Mandingo speaking people should hang themselves for the failure of DK Jawara. He gave us Yaya Jammeh as a present -remember? Personally, I have many Jola friends some of whom literally detest what Yaya Jammeh is doing to the image of Jolas. So, instead of Mr. Kujabi feeling ashamed of Yaya solely because of what he speaks, he ought to be worried about what he does as a Gambian. People like Shingle Nyassi, and a former neighbor of mine Alagi Bambo Morro Jarju (of Radio Gambia Request prg fame,) are as Foni as anyone, yet they've maintained their integrity despite Yaya's ethnic-baiting policies. And just for the record, many of the most sycophant of Yaya's supporters are not Jola at all. I'm talking Baba Jobe, Dr. Saja Taal, Ms Fatumatta Jahumpa Ceesay, Tamsir Jallow, etc, etc. Get my point? So, this "guilt by association" mentality needs to go. If Mr. Kujabi puts country before citizen (any citizen,) I fail to see why he should feel ashamed, or guilty about what some fraud is doing in office. There's no such thing as a "group sin" in my view: you'll only reap what you sow! So, Mr. Kujabi, go to sleep with a clear conscience. Yaya is not a disgrace to Jolas only, he's a disgrace to our race - PERIOD! To think that in this day, and age, we'll be held hostage by such a despotic boffoon is unfarthomable. There's not a single Gambian abroad who likes to watch Yaya Jammeh tapes in the presence of non-Gambians. Do you think that's an accident? Just ask yourself that, and you'll realize you're in big company! Just a thought... Saul. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------