KC! Excellent. You have just revealed the symptoms of what has been the cancer Gambiensis. Ditto!! >From: kalilu camara <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections >Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:52:12 GMT > >Gambians must realise one very important fact;that is law written on a >piece >of paper is not a magic formula unless their is civil impetus to uprise >should in case that law is broken by the high authority figures. >For example if the law says everyone has the right to free speech, >and somebody speaks against President Clinton in the USA and he gets >arrested and word came out, the next day civil right leaders will gather >and publicly show their anger.In the gambia any such human advocate will be >teased 'our very own Mandela' and handed out to the authorities >that way all can enjoy his or her torture.The public is conditioned to be >more concerned about how you spell the word torture than how it must feel >to >be the victim.We seem to secretely enjoy each others downfall. >Untill such real hidden attributes are eliminated and people stand willing >to die for each other you can count centuries more of mutilations be it >limbs or otherwise.We owe it to each other to feel eachothers pain; what >good is a life that only spend time praying for its own comfort and >pleasure? There is good natural reason that even a staffing lion go pass >its >own speci. I have spent a life time looking for evidence of humanity and >some dear friends lie on me calling me the lunatic. My only true guilt in >life that i cannot understand myself is i cant seem to stop asking the >question why? > > >>From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections >>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 12:59:57 GMT >> >>Gambia-L: >> >>The e-mail below is an old mail from one of my sources in the Gambia. It >>was >>sent to me over three weeks ago, at a time when my access to Net was >>limited. However, given the importance of its content, I thought I should >>still forward it to the L for perusal. >> >>Ebrima >>___________________________________________________________________ >> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections >>>Date: >>> >>>Ebrima, >>> >>>First of all, I have to tell you that we are almost getting there as far >>>as >>>Jammeh goes. He and his barbaric regime are feeling the pressure and if >>>we >>>can sustain it, then victory will be on our side. I have a lot of stuff >>>to >>>send you but because you are struggling with Internet access, I'll take >>>my >>>time until you are connected next week. However, the reason why I am >>>sending you this urgent mail is because Yahya, having regard to the fact >>>that the APRC are in majority in the House, did ask the Attorney General >>>this week about the possibilities of enacting a new law which will ban >>>anybody charged with murder from contesting in the forthcoming elections. >>>Yahya also enquired whether such a law could be made retroactive or >>>backdated so that it will exempt Ousainou Darbo and those UDP members >>>charged with the alleged murder of Alieu Njie from participating in the >>>next elections. Ebrima, you see, Yahya has made abundantly clear to the >>>AG >>>that a way must be found, given the murder charge hanging on Ousainou >>>Darbo, to ban him (Darbo) from participating in the forthcoming >>>elections. >>>Jammeh now knows that he cannot win any election in the Gambia and, >>>seeing >>>Darbo as a threat, he is now finding a way to ban him just as he did with >>>Sheriff Dibba, Hassan Musa Camara and others during the last general >>>elections. Ebrima, anyway we are waiting to hear what Cheyassin Secka >>>would >>>advice him with regard to this proposed new law that he, Jammeh, is >>>suggesting. But one thing is clear: if he tries to ban Darbo from >>>participating in the forthcoming elections because of a pending murder >>>charge, then civil unrest of an unimaginable proportion will be seen in >>>the >>>country. I only hope that his Attorney General, for the sake of the peace >>>and stability of the Gambia, will tell him in no uncertain terms that >>>such >>>a proposed law cannot be promulgated. Ebrima, I now believe that these >>>people led by the butcher want war in the country judging by their >>>actions >>>and pronouncement. But we are ready for them. This is a noble struggle >>>for >>>us and we are ready to to re-capture our beloved motherland from these >>>bandits. >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________________ >>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 >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >_________________________________________________________________________ >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 >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. 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