kending hakilimah, I like #7 with large fries and a coke(0-:)chuckles!.Seriously though, I think this dream is not far-fetched and will soon become a reality. Thanks for making me laugh unconsciously. The Butcher's horror is really not a laughing matter. He has to go! HERE IS #7: >(7) all former senior officials of the defunct AFPRC/APRC regime must >report to the nearest police station immediately; MR MAKVELI >From: kending hakilimah <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: I had a Dream... >Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 04:41:00 GMT > >Gambia-l: > >I wish to share a dream I had last night with the rest of you. >It goes like this: > >I woke up in the morning of July 21, 2000 and got ready to go to work. As >usual, I tuned to Radio Gambia while drinking a cup of tea. Then, a >somewhat >interesting programme I was listening to was abruptly interrupted by an >announcement. I recall hearing this from the announcer: > >"Here is an important announcement. > >The repressive ... authoritarian regime of Yahya Jammeh has been toppled. >And the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy (CRD) has assumed >Supreme >Authority in the nation's affairs pending determination of the will of the >people... >The Gambian people have had enough of the APRC's butchery and thuggery. >The >CRD views its intervention as most unfortunate, but necessary given the >ruthless nature of Jammeh and his gang of bandits. > >The Committee wishes to inform the public of the following actions: >(1) The president, Secretaries of State, members of the National Assembly, >and all political appointees are dismissed from office; > >(2) the so-called constitution ... handcrafted by, and designed for, Yahya >Jammeh is abrogated; > >(3) all decrees passed by the AFPRC/APRC junta are declared null and void; > >(4) the illegal restrictions on freedoms of association and expression are >hereby lifted; > >(5) all financial institutions are ordered closed until further notice; > >(6) Banjul international airport and all other points of entry are >temporarily closed; > >(7) all former senior officials of the defunct AFPRC/APRC regime must >report >to the nearest police station immediately; > >(8) a dusk-to-dawn curfew is imposed with effect from tonight; > >(9) looting, vandalism, sabotage, and vigilanteism will not be tolerated; >and > >(10) plans will soon be formulated with maximum popular input to ensure the >restoration of democracy within six months. > >While the CRD guarantees that justice and humanity will guide its actions, >we will crush any atempts to re-instate the Jammeh dictatorship in the >Gambia. > >Thank you for your attention. A subsequent announcement will dilate on the >circumstances which compelled the CRD to intervene on behalf of the Gambian >people. Stay tuned." > > >Not long after the "announcement," I woke up from my sleep. I got >frustrated that it was merely a dream. I also got mad at myself for not >remembering any of the names associated with staging the "humanitarian >intervention." But the scary part is that I was named as a member of the >CRD's Transition Team. > >Enough! Back to reality. Yahya must go! > >K. Hakilimah > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------