During the Jawara regime,The Gambian people enjoyed the rule of law,democracy, and human rights that earned them respect from other nations around the whole world.During these years the people desired a change and unfortunately,changes came as a form of a coup.The hard fact is that a legitimate and elected government was overthrown,since then The Gambian people have witnessed and continue to be part of some of the worst human rights abuses in the history of The Gambia. As a result a lot of people were massacred and buried in mass graves,of which the former Ministers of the Interior and Finance were also victims of those massacres.People were abducted from their homes and detained without trials. Recently,we have all witnessed the needless murder of innocent children because of the conscienceless convictions of Yaya Jammeh and his cohorts.A crumbling economy is an understatement as far as The Gambia is concerned. Based on my personal opinion the solutions include,but are not limited to the following----- 1. Every Gambian should stand up against what is wrong,and ensure that their human rights are fully respected. 2. All Gambians should unite to ensure that this current dictatorship is removed and never permitted to resurface.( NO MORE COUP DÈTAT ). 3. The leadership of all political parties should refrain from TRIBALISM,NEPOTISM and FAVORITISM. 4. Every Gambian should put the economic and security of the Gambia first,before any prevailing SELF INTERESTS are contrived. Comrades,I think we should use our intelligence to find a better solution to the problem in a constructive way.We should also try to respect the views of others, not to be dictatorial towards all sides of the struggle.We pray to the Almighty God to help us achieve our goal in a peaceful way,to avoid putting sores on top of our wounds. TO EVERYONE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL. Thanks Elhadj. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------