Beran, Thanks for that good news! Atleast we know that the possibility of a coaliton is in PDOIS' coffers (as implied by Halifa). That is a positive sign. The major concern with having to wait for the incumbent APRC to lose majority (>50%) of votes is that APRC diehards will tend to take things to the extreme when they come to find out that the chances are slim to none for them to win a second round of votes. As long as we have people like Baba Jobe and his group on the ground, don't rule out mayhem in the wake of APRC going down the drains. I hope and pray that a second round of votes, if it comes to that, will be as peaceful and flawless as our Senegalese brothers did. Therefore, to eliminate any chances of chaos and mayhem perpetuated by these APRC thugs, let there be a coalition party from the unset. This, I hope, will guarantee that the APRC gang will be wiped out in the very first round of elections. It is quite obvious that the thugs have lost their grip of all conscientious voters, so this is a chance for the opposition to get rid of them without much hassle. Yes, Dr. Saines' document has very salient points which can be annexed into any coalition proposition. Once again, I urge all to embark on convincing all active opposition leaders to consider a coalition before the elections. This, I believe, is the only sure way to get rid of these pests. We can come up with an excellent proposition initiated here on this forum from which they can draw. It has been done before, I see no reason why we cannot. I may be looking at the issue from one side only, so correct me guys. I am open to suggestions and rectifications. I just have this strange twicth in my head that a coalition amongst the opposition should work, given the current situation on the ground. Let's stand up to the challenge my people! Our experienced political scientists, doctors, intellectuals, journalists, activists and voters, let's get to work for a better homeland. Here's a chance we cannot afford to miss. Even those of us drawn into such political discussions purely due to our frustrations can make a huge difference. Politics have never been part of vocabulary, but like most of you, I'm PO-ed by what's going on back home. I owe it to my conscience to RISE UP, SPEAK UP AND LIVE UP against the the tyranny we're exposed to. Enjoy your day. Abdoulie A. Jallow Send money to anyone,via e-mail. Free & secure. https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=ajallow%40usd.edu _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------