Mr Sey; I think you completely miss the point. I doubt there is anyone who opposes Yaya Jammeh just because of his person. I, like many other Gambians,(also when with some sceptic) felt somehow liberated from the one party show which lasted over three decades. Naturally all Gambians no matter of political level consciously or unconsciously expected from Yaya Jammeh and his government to bring about a progressive change for a better Gambia. Rather unfortunately you fail quite sort of these expectations after six years. I am not very frequent on the list but i do read some of your postings. What i cannot understand is why a person like you should waste his time and energy by defending a corrupt, incapable and mismanaged regime like that of Yaya Jammeh. Is it because of selfishness because you mean you are comfortable or is it because you must have to, being a subject of the system or do you lack the necessary political foresight to realize that this government is not grown up to the problems of the Nation? You are playing a very dangerous game Mr. Sey. It is, because you are creating political enemies for yourself and that all because of a despot regime. It is totally wrong to see the G-L as a podium for anti Jammeh groupings. For me this forum is more than that. Obviously we cannot also keep quiet on the political situation home. And it would even be better if the APRC will officially try to clarify matters than antagonizing and branding List and its members. Don`t you think too Mr. Sey? Actually the opposition can sometimes be rough with the ruling party but you have to exercise constraints and more of all maturity. It would not help us either if people start debating on their qualifications. What helps Mr. ambassador is for your regime to consider this list as serious and a contact point for many Gambians abroad to most of whom you have no contact . A wise and mature leadership will use this forum to prove to the people that you are tolerant and transparent. Try to carefully but honestly explain issues where you felt misunderstood and what you plan to do as a party. Then i wish to see change in the leadership of my country but hope APRC continue to exist. So you have a task too as a political party. After all you have inherited the "yai groups" of PPP. You see Mr. Sey this are some of the reasons that one cannot even take APRC seriously. You overthrow PPP because of the backward political system but hardly is PPP out of the door and you take over their backward political strategies. Yaya pretend to be Muslim only to maintain power cause he knows how naive an average Gambian is especially about religion. But if you were convince that the APRC regime is good for the Gambia then lets start a small game. Make a list of the achievements of the regime for the past six years and let us also make a list of the shortcomings of the regime and we compare. I believe this would help to shed some light into the issue. I don`t know Yaya Jammeh personally neither do i have anything against his person as a living something but i know he is a political stooge. Such a person cannot run a country democratically and progressively. It is for this reason that i oppose this regime. Yes i am Gaya`s political enemy and all those who support him. I cannot and will never support or work for a regime that does not have the betterment of her people at heart and deed. A regime that has no no goals and therefore a systematic principles as to how to attain this goals has no place in the present. Africa is backward because our leaders have mostly no goals and principles, no strategies, no socio-economic and political foresight to bring us further. It is no doubt that they are mostly intolerant to criticism. What interests them is to be "Mansas" and hence remain one till you die. On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote: > Mr.Colley, > > The moment you get heated shows how weakened you are by my articles.COOL IT. You see Mr.Colley for some amateur writers like you on line to try and deliberately carricature my writings makes me laugh a lot! AS FAR AS WHAT I AM WRITING IS IN A WAY PERCEIVED BY THOSE OF YOU KNOWN AS ANGRY ANTI-JAMMEHS TO BE SOMETHING PRO THE LATTER, YOU CAN NEVER SEE MY GOOD ENGLISH! > > I will never venture on trying to justify what my QUALIFICATIONS are before you Colley because you're not educated.You rather swam in that 'canalised pool' like many in here.Some one tried me on that on this very forum but the archives of Gambia L suffice for you to know where i am coming from education-wise.If only you really KNEW what sort of English you or those who constantly pounce on people on the L write, you would not try me! I ESSA BOKARR SEY called a mediocre by those i see ON THE Gambia L? Its unbeleivable! this shows how much hatred can breed! > > Mr. Colley my English has written tons of poems! my english has been hailed out of the Gambia by top level non Gambians! my english has been scrutinised by MrsElizabeth Renner via Vinasha production prior to my book being sent to Hungary and of cousrse in the states,etc. for publication. > > My english is not going to burrow its roots on the scalps of pseudo-intellectuals like you or the rest who think that Gambia L is suffecient to become an APPLAUDED LECTURER. Mr. Colley i hope you won't come back here to tell me about your long composition that some of your mates you giggle with consider a novel! "Hanaa kaye daedet waay" i hope NOT! > > Mr.Colley i am quite sure if i had to change and write in your camps favour you are the very one(s) who'd hail me as the best writer on earth. ESSA BOKARR SEY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR LANGUAGE BECAUSE YOURS IS AS SICKLY AS THAT OFTHE SLAVE TRADE'S "PATTOIS". > > MEDIOCRE FROM HERE NO NO NO .My friends the issue isn't my language the issue is my position.Mr.Colley i joined the foreign affairs in 1993 that was before Jammeh came to power(as protocol officer) i was not selected in an open field like you because of my lofty sermons or connnections in serekunda no! I was from Kuntaya village from a farming family that had nothing to do with politics! If decency or struggling through the hard way is a badge on this forum i am over-qualified to wear it okay! Try to find out OBJECTIVELY who i am or where i come from then you will know that i will be the lasssst!!!! person to succumb to your NONSENSE ON THE L OR ANYWHERE ELSE! Mr. Colley i do remember when you smashed Ndow Njie's picture in Paris and you said this:"these Jawara people hmmm but wait they'll know.." deny it today but The angels of God registered your words.You did that action in Paris all those who want to prove it can call OG SALLAH OR CAPTAIN SINGHATEH. > > My mission on this forum is to erase the subjective part of our debates and bring in the objective part! I can remember when some of you sent me private mails congratulating me IRO my poetry book.BUT for some, jealousy and angry political strategies have blindfolded them so much so that even if Charles dickens was to write here in favour of Jammeh he would be accused of using wrong structures,terminologies etc. Many are on line who knew me at school so it is suicidal for you or anyone to attempt to see my bad language! Language is my FIELD i was awarded good credentials from a good university ok! > > Mr colley your colleagues in the army know you as an A1 "mixer" thats why you said(ha!) some one will report me! You are very CHILDISH BROTHER! REPORT ME RIGHT NOW! > > I spoke to Trapateau to authenticate what you said but Allah is great you know what! you are a very serious poison on this forum and those who are crowning you will discover it very sooon! Whenever i feel urged i will post herein your deal with those londoners thru whom you wanted to inflate prices for radio communication equipment for the army and police.Do you know Habib Jitteh in london? Are u sure of the fact that you are as clean as you project on the L? Please people like Hamjatta look before you leap! GOOD BYE TILL SOME TIME BECAUSE I HAVE A CONFERENCE TO ATTEND AND WILL STRONGLY DEFEND OUR GVT THERE SO BE IT I AM PART OF THE COHORTS YA! > > > > MR EBOU LT COLONEL COLLEY THE FUTURE BELONGS TO ALLAH AND NO ONE ELSE. > > ESSA BOKARR SEY. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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