Ousman, Just one last word on Baba Jobe. The tip just given by one of Ebrima Ceesay's people on the ground regarding Baba Galleh and Yorro Jallow being investigated for being "non-Gambians" has Baba Jobe's hand writing all over it. Believe me! Just inquire. You see, Yorro Jallow is a West Jaranka like him Baba. And he (Baba) has on several occasions tried in vain to entice that gentleman to relent in his expose' of this regime's mischief as a journalist. First, he tried to dole out favors to the guy, and when Yorro refused, he tried subtle coercion. Unbeknownst to most Gambians, they (Baba and Yaya Jammeh) actually sent their business front -Amadou Samba sometime right after the first "Independent" publication came out to bribe these people with cars if they would abandon their quest to keep the "Independent" newspaper alive. The gentlemen refused. For Yorro, at one point, on a trip to see his dad who lives in Sankwia, he was confronted, and surrounded by a mob of Baba Jobe-inspired hooligans from his native Karantaba. These thugs openly threatened the gentleman's life. He had to cut his stay short in Jarra to be on the safe side. But, apparently, even that type of harrassment isn't enough. Because of these gentlemen's determination to live up to the creed of their newspaper, it's an all-out war against them. This whole investigation has absolutely nothing to do with citizenship. I don't know about Baba Galleh, but Yorro is as Gambian as anyone I know. And this whole exercise goes to show how ruthless and vindictive Baba really is. Your points on his Libya sojourn elucidates the hold Baba Jobe has on Yaya Jammeh. Because despite all his puff, Yaya is at heart a coward. Just as he couldn't and still can't muster enough courage to go after Edward Singhateh for his role in Korro Ceesay's murder, he doen't have the guts to take on Baba. You'll see why shortly. You see when Yaya goes to Libya, guess who his right-hand man always is? When he is supposed to have a tete-a-tete with Ghadaffi, it becomes tete-a-Baba-tete. Yaya doesn't speak any Arabic, and Ghadaffi's English leaves a lot to be desired. So, guess who always interprets for Yaya? Ask around, and you'll get to see pictures/video of Al-Ghadaff, Yaya and Baba talking about whatever it is they talk about. Given his fifteen years in Libya mainly learning terrorist tactics, making any type of move against Baba is not on the cards as far as Yaya is concern. Ghaddaffi is an expert in the only language that Yaya understands: State Terrorism-cum-thuggery. Since Baba is Yaya's point man/expert on Libya, he'll remain a VIP as long as Yaya rules. Anything that will upset Ghaddaffi isn't something Yaya will risk. And to further butress Baba's position (his trump cards,) Baba is on a first-name basis with the biggest terrorist/murderer/rapist/crook ever to thred on West African soil: Charles Taylor! Not only did Baba knew Taylor in the murky world of Libyan Terrorist Training Camps, Baba's (blood) younger brother -Sheriff Baa, has been one of Taylor's most-trusted body guards for well over a decade now. Charles Taylor, with Liberian timber and diamond money, could make life hell for Yaya on a whim. Just ask Ahmed Tijan Kabbah! Yaya Jammeh may be an idiot, but he's not crazy. When he "dissolved" the July 22nd Movt, someone called me to jubilate that "Jarra Boy" is finished. I told the guy to go see a psychiatrist. Do you know that Yaya Jammeh gave this man his own personal Lexus just weeks after he supposedly was "finished?" And when most Gambians were celebrating his "disgrace," he was shown on Senegalese TV accompanying Sedat Jobe, and being introduced as "Presidential Adviser!" His part-time job is to run Yaya Jammeh's single-plane airline with Salieu Jallow. Not bad for someone without any education to speak of. Is it? Further, on the guy's ruthlessness and vindictiveness, he married some girl by the name Tida. This girl, who is something of a dim wit from first-hand sources, got hired at Gambia Airways. But get this: this dim bulb actually had the nerve to dictate to upper management where she WANTS to be posted and what she WANTS to do regardless of her notorious tardiness. These seasoned professionals (the top managers,) who know better, assigned her duties that they know are commensurate with the little skills she has. In other words, a position where her inefficiency and ineptitude will cause little harm. Not a bad management decision I dare say. But guess what? Old girl got pissed, and you guess right, she ran to Baba, co-Owner of the Gambia. Within weeks, Messrs. Manjang and Kunjo, the two top managers -who command a lot of respect from their subordinates for their competence- were summarily fired on totally spurrious charges. That these exemplary team had recorded very impressive results at GA did not matter. Here is Baba and his hold on Yaya Jammeh! He was best friends with a younger cousin of my dad. As a little boy, I and my friends used to follow them around especially when they organize football matches. But some things are best left unsaid. But, I'm warning the UDP people for the last time to be prepared for Baba. What happened in Basse last weekend will be seen by Baba to be a personal humuliation. If there is to be any killing, it should be him, and his people who do it. So, to have one of his boys die at the "hands of the UDP" must be really grinding this man inside! I swear to god, since that incident, any mention of the name "UDP" has been provoking a barrage of "mother expletives" from Baba. I bet you. Ask anyone who has met him since. If the UDP people let their guard down, they'll pay VERY dearly for it. Baba today is more dangerous than Idi Amin after the Israeli raid on Entebbe. So, Saihou Mballow and co, here you have it. You cannot say I didn't warn you. You can either protect yourself or foolishly rely on law enforcement officials whose role, loyalty, and m.o. we all know too well. All one needs to do is ask the parents of the little kids butchered two months ago. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you all, because you'll really need it! Saul. >SAUL, > >Knowing Baba Jobe the person he is ,I AGREE with you in totality.The UDP >has >to have a well trained self defense team to protect ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------