Thanks everyone for your responses to that farce of a letter written by the Gambian government to the IMF and the equally wanting response from the IMF. In retrospect, the report by the IMF was so skeletal and devoid of any content that analyzing it would be a real waste of time. Instead, condemning it as a farce would be more befitting. KB and Hamjatta, you did a good job of this. Therefore, I apologize for being nit picky about the technicalities of your responses to the report. I admire the insight contained in the well written articles you both bring to the table in respect to the travesties being carried out back home. Though only there in spirit, you are both an integral part of the struggle in Cyberspace against the demon from Kanilai. KB, I must say though that I am very much against the "violence at all costs" alternative that you have adopted. This said, we should leave that debate for another day, because as they say: United we stand and divided we fall." I would rather have you in my camp or vice versa in the struggle against the oppressors. Angelika, thanks for your suggestions about the different aspects of the economy that can be studied. Hopefully, in the very near future, we will have an atmosphere that will be more conducive to this type of research. I am sure that after the dust has completely settled anyone that does this type of research shall discover some alarming results. I shudder at the thought of the damage that will be uncovered. Have a nice day everyone! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------