Essa, No i just have the ramnents in my mind iam sure someone can help! I will ask my musically inclined mind friends around someone got to know! u welcomed karl >From: Elow Wole <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: RE (There is beauty in diversity) >Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 17:15:04 GMT > >Kalilu: I like your piece and it reminds me of a poem I read a few years >ago. Can you polish the edges (show the actual stanzas etc) and resend it? >Do you remeber the title? Thanks! > >Essa > > >>From: kalilu camara <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: RE (There is beauty in diversity) >>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 16:54:29 GMT >> >>My Dear Brother, >>Can i agree with you more, no ,noway.There is beauty in diversity, >>both in look and deed!What seem to be the missing link here is trust. >>My dear sister wants to learn? Well this is how you can tell. >>You can tell the tree by the fruit that it bears. We need a system so that >>no body will mess us up either my thwist or sear ignorance.We need armed >>forces that will not tolerate being molded by false decrees >>and everchanging constitutions.We want to protect you my sister.We are so >>far away in abroad we could sit still and say nothing and let young >>flesh bake in the oven. But we can imagine and our conscience will >>not allow us to be silennt anymore! This is not always of our free will >>all the time to scream and shout from a distance.My dear sister i suggest >>this song (From a distance God is Watching Us)? I dont know the singer but >>someone up in here knows.My sister if we want to dance the dance we have >>to >>work the work.Work has we have discovered is not >>a muscular strain alone even Donkeys do that!What we need is a collective >>application of our God given presence to make an urgent >>difference we need you and your kind to trust in our endeavour. >>Nothing is going to come without our collective spirit.Many more are on >>death row!Its so apparent and yet still so invisible like the infamous >>statue! If the fruit is testated stinky and offensive then the time to >>remove the tree is now.How many more Young Gambians lives >>do u want us to sacrifice in silence; now dont shake your head tell me! >>How many 12 !00,?100? the oven is bought and portable! It is new and never >>been used the fingers are itching and uncertain!The natural >>course of action is to find the sense inwards and say forgive me for i >>know >>not the pain i cause you,the natural response is yes you are forgiven for >>the sake of God! And wisedom of time you a free to leave! >>Now away go and find the soldier within u! Give him that.God is the >>council. >>NO one is going to reduce me to their level!I have seen big >>lights deem in the distance, i have seen stars die young, riches >>reduced to same and anger, I have nothing to proof to no one including >>myself! I have a painful conscience that is dogging my souls, while >>statues >>of fools swallow the young, can you imagine that!!!None is made of wood >>everyone hurt all the same.Let Yaya do his own laudary and leave us alone >>there are much more things in life more fulfilling than being >>the"President" >>that he is, he keep saying i dont want that title. Then resign! dont you >>have the guts to face the uncertainty!This is the uncertainty you are >>unknowingly subjecting more than a million others like yourself to!Dont >>deny >>our emotins because u dont live in us we do! >>And dont dare talk about you understand us better than bla bla bla.... >> >> >> >> >> >>>From: saiks samateh <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: RE (There is beauty in diversity) >>>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 06:24:14 PDT >>> >>>Dear Sister, >>> >>>Your mail was brought to my attention yesterday almost at the same time >>>when I >>>was informed of the arrest and detention of the General(Momodou Domo >>>Saho)who >>>could have also been another SOS or another commissioner if he wanted,but >>>will >>>never identify himself with a regime that goes on murdering defenceless >>>students,he spent must of his time and energy giving support to students >>>who >>>have been drop-outs from school because they either did not have money to >>>pay >>>their fees or something else,such people will never be spear by a fascist >>>regime. >>>To your points,at one moment I decided not even to reply since it was too >>>personal,nothing political,nothing objective. >>>See here, you said; >>>Being anxious like Pa Dacosta I want to know who gave the orders... >>> >>>Hmm ,is it not ridiculous if we have an army that can shot and kill >>>innocent >>>students and yet we do not know "who gave the Orders"what type of army is >>>this?should such and army not be dissolved immediately before it happens >>>again since the order of command could come from no where,lets call for >>>it >>>now >>>before some else close to us becomes a victim,my dear sister. >>> >>>You wrote; >>>You believe in your self.You believe that you are incorruptible.Why are >>>you >>>not able to recognize the fact that somebody else might be in possession >>>of >>>a >>>similar positive trait.... >>> >>>Sister,I have gone again through what I wrote and I found nothing there >>>of >>>such statement,this is your own story.I have many friends and political >>>friends,it is a question of being a schizophrenic to believe that one is >>>the >>>only "incorruptible"person in the Gambian with a population of more than >>>one >>>million people.I have no personality problem to the extend of seeing my >>>person >>>in this light. >>>You wrote: >>>I can contribute some crowns to the funds,order Soffie Ceesays Gamsu >>>T-shirt >>>to name a few.At the same time allowing others too to do their duty.Saiks >>>where is your collective spirit. >>> >>>Sister,history could sometime be very short,believe me but it is only >>>life >>>human beings who make history !!!Sofie is part of a collective,it is a >>>collective spirit that produce those T-Shirts and not Soffie as an >>>individual,there are no "Soffie Ceesays Gamsu shirt" but Gamsu T-shirts >>>produce by the labour of a collective spirit and for the collective >>>struggle >>>against this fascist regime.I am also a member of that collective. >>>You see the struggle is not a struggle for collection of charities,it a >>>struggle to bring about social change in the interest of our >>>people.Sister >>>this is an issue concerning among other things the brutal murder of >>>innocent >>>children,the torture and illegal arrest and detention of ordinary people. >>> >>>You wrote again, >>> >>>During your stay abroad what in the name of the struggle you doing in >>>London-Oslo?During your stay abroad what contacts have you made during >>>your >>>studies to be able to channel medical resources Home? >>> >>>If perhaps you dont know I leave in Oslo and not in London.We perhaps >>>have >>>agree here that we have a different interpretation of what the struggle >>>is >>>all >>>about.If you have the liberty to ask me what I have done to better the >>>condition of that dirty and poor RVH and yet still demand from me not to >>>question those who collect tax monies,go the world round taking loans in >>>the >>>name of the Gambian ,only to use that money to buy bullets and murder >>>children >>>instead of incubators,or x-ray machines, build bunkers and palacess or >>>buy >>>an >>>airplane instead of creating jobs,by bandage and medicines for the >>>hospitals,give our children a better education,then my dear sister the >>>intention of your response have a hidden agenda. >>>One of my boss received this letter from the RVH,reference >>>nr.RVH/36VOL.II,dated16 july 1998, >>> >>>......On behalf of the Hospital management board,I seize this opportunity >>>to >>>extend my sincere gratitude for the generous donations....... >>> >>>Sister even though these things were sent to the Gambia,they never >>>changed >>>the >>>condition of the people,in fact in the same letter there was the demand >>>for >>>more.Who should you bring to accountability ,me ? because I am speaking >>>against the brutality of this fascist regime ? >>> >>>You wrote again: >>> >>>You were home guess during the crisis,where you at the hospital to render >>>your >>>service ? >>> >>>Yes my dear Sister I was home then.No I was not at the hospital but right >>>there where does children were brutally murdered under my very eyes,one >>>of >>>them was even dying in my own hands,I hope you get this because I have >>>said >>>this before.And I will tell you if not good luck who knows I might have >>>been >>>another victim,that does not concern this forum and I will not go into >>>details >>>here,but I wash my hands and feet from blood stain of the innocent >>>children >>>at >>>the Red Cross ground. >>> >>>To conclude my dear sister,the struggle is something permanent,there are >>>no >>>short cuts to victory,the masses them selves must come to that end,to >>>believe >>>that one can make a revolution through military coups is wrong.Why did we >>>not >>>learn from Burkina Fasso,from Liberia,from Chana,fron Grenada etc.The >>>consequences are the very one we are having,the murder of Ousman Koro >>>Ceesay,the murder of innocent students,the farmers ground-nuts,the >>>bunker,the >>>zoo,the palace,the roots coming home festival,the lack of jobs,the >>>unlawful >>>arrest and detention,how can we defend all these things.Or do we have to >>>conclude with what C.L R James said,that "The question of men who carry >>>out >>>certain progressive agitation and then betray the cause is a commonplace >>>of >>>history" The struggle continues. >>> >>>For freedom >>>Saiks >>> >>>____________________________________________________________________ >>>Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >>>http://webmail.netscape.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 >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>________________________________________________________________________ >>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 >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >________________________________________________________________________ >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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------