Gambia-L: The e-mail below came from one of my sources in the Gambia. It is a reaction to Jammeh's UN speech. My fellow Gambians: I only skim-read Jammeh's UN speech - and I am going to have such fun demolishing it tomorrow. I can make mincemeat of his speech! Regards, Ebrima Ceesay ________________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Millennium speech by Retired Colonel Yahya Jamus Jammeh > > >Ebrima, >I thought that I should put in my two cents worth on the speech which, as >predicted, would center on Taiwan and Cuba instead of setting out the >national priorities and aspirations of the Gambian people and the new role >of the United Nations in the 21st century. Yahya Jammeh used this >importatnt forum to advance the course of 23 million Taiwanese rather than >putting up a strong case for the 1.5 million Gambians who are currently >wallowing in abject poverty. To say that the non-recognition of Taiwan >tantamounts to a serious setback to the "professed" universality of the >United Nations and a gross contradiction to the Universal declaration of >Human Rights is an afront to the dignity of every Gambian whose children >were murdered, raped, turtured and abducted by the very Yahya Jammeh. His >call for renewed cooperation and reconciliation with that great country >(and I presume Great Leader) of Cuba is equally repulsive and hypocritical >when you consider the fact that Yahya cannot even offer simple >reconciliatory words to the Gambian people after murdering their children, >burning down their Radio Stations and siphoning off millions of their >limited financial resources. Instead, and to add insult to injury, he >summoned his July 22nd thugs to State House, incite them to kill, maime and >burn down properties of those who dare oppose him. The United Nations, >according to Yahya, should be the moral standard bearer of humankind >ensuring justice, equality, peace and stability around the world...As a >member of the community of nations, Yahya Jammeh should start with himself >in the practice of morality, justice and equitable treatment of the Gambian >people before preaching to the United Nations and its membership. Peace >will elude us if Jammeh continues to trample on our basic fundamental human >rights as enshrined in the very document of the UN he referred to in his >speech. Thank you Ebrima for giving me the opportunity to comment on the >speech. May God bless ALL those who took part in the demonstration this >morning at the UN Headquarters and at his hotel. We look forward to reading >your report of the events and the video of Yahya's visit for circulation in >The Gambia. > _________________________________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------