Halifa, Thanks again for your prompt response. I still smell some casuistry in your resonse that begs for further analysis. You make a hypothetical induction that the Gambians are somewhat victims to a virulent struggle between two 'camps', and this shall produce nothing but doom to the Gambia. To support your premises, you use various language to characterize the Gambian people: "spectators", that naively watch events and "pawns" to be utilized in a power struggle. Now for your conclusions to be justifiable we need to unearth the deep causes of the current "status quo", or the power struggle. I am sure that you will agree with me that for 30 years the Gambian people had ever been empowered every five years to choose their destiny in a free and fair election, in which you even participated. Yet that power was hijacked in broad daylight through the barrel of a gun. So I will ask you this question, don't you therefore understand the position of those "overthrown" to adopt all means necessary to restore legetimacy as a matter of pragmatic utility rather than some dubious desire to come back to power? Looking at the current record of the incumbent "status quo", it is crystal clear that every Gambian is pressured to have no other choice but to resort to force to reposses their inalienable rights. I will therefore deduce that the only people to bring doom to the Gambia is the 'camp' that hijacked the voice of the Gambian people and not the ones who were illegally "overthrown". I will sincerely hope that you will address each 'camp' appropriately. Sir Dawda Jawara has all rights to claim the presidency, he was given the mandate by the people and not a group of soldiers from Yundum Barracks. Greetings Ebou Jallow. ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------