Gambia-L: The e-mail below came from a concerned Gambian in New York. Ebrima Ceesay _______________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Concerned Gambians met with Jammeh >Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 05:56:50 EDT > >New york, Saturday 9th, some concerned Gambians met with dictator Jammeh at >the Park lane Hotel from 4.15pm to 4.45pm for 45 minutes. They arrived at >the hotel at 1pm and were told that Jammeh was only meeting with some >elders but they insisted that they must see him. They told the security >that, if Jammeh is really committed to solving the Gambian problems, he >will be prepared to meet them. One of Jammeh's security told them that he >doubted if Jammeh will meet them because people are calling at the hotel >only to insult them. He said that a Gambian pretended that he was a >supporter of the president and he was allowed to talk with him only to >insult him. >After three hours of waiting, one Boto Sanneh sanneh came to tell them that >only few of them will be allowed to meet with Jammeh for security reason. >Boto started picking and choosing people whom he thought were supporters of >Jammeh not knowing that all of them were there for one common reason, to >show the dictator their dissatisfaction with his absolutism regime. >About 5 of them were chosen and they took the elevator to the 24floor in a >small room where they met the dictator-Jammeh in a big gown. All of them in >attendance were not more than 12 people. >Boto opened the meeting with the usual islamic Prayer. After the prayer, >Boto said that "you are here and the good president is here; he is ready to >solve your problems". >Jammeh said that "I am happy to meet you people. One thing I cannot >understand is Gambians in US can't help each other like the Senegalese >people. Look at them in New York, the Senegalese have a radio station and >have a good business but you cannot find any Gambian who has established a >good business here.why?"He said "some of you people are here for 20 years >and have never gone back to the Gambia and your mothers are suffering >there". >Boto called one Bangally, a Sarahuleh man, who is a member of our group to >talk. >Bangally said, President, we are here but will never forget about back >home, our parents and our families. We are supporting them and doing our >level best for them. President, one thing I must tell you we are not happy >with your killer Government because you are killing our school children and >arresting civilians. >From there, Yaya sought to have the microphone from Bangally to reply to >him and Boto took the microphone and gave to him. >Jammeh then said, "you do not know what you are talking about because my >Government has never killed a dog much more a human being. The students who >were killed, no body knows who killed them. I am investigating the matter; >therefore, you are talking nonsense to tell me that my Government is a >killer Government". Jammeh said "you have heard what happened at Basse but >you are not talking about that, where the opposition stabbed a person to >dead.You are listening to non patriotic so-called educated people who are >writing negative things about my Government on the internet. Why is it that >they didn't go back to the country and do something". >One Musa also got up and said "Jammeh if you build a house and put >everything there for a person, but do not give him/her peace, you have done >nothing for that person. That is to say if you build The Gambia but fail to >the people their rights, you have done nothing for them. >Jammeh said "people are in Gambia and nothing has happened to them because >they have done nothing wrong. If you do something wrong we will deal with >you. >The attendance was very poor and after all people went there just to pose >questions to Jammeh. He was expecting people like Boto to come and tell him >that he is doing a good job for The Gambia but he was disappointed. >We hope The Gambia television will show the Gambians this tape. >I will take this oppotunity to thank all the gambians who one way or the >other show soliderity to the Movement in New York during this event. > >Sincerely, >A concerned Gambian. > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------