SUFFERING IN SILENCE : THE EVERY DAY TRIALS OF THE WOUNDED VICTIMS OF APRIL 10 AND 11 (See the attachment for the boys'story) My tears are flowing as I write this, but I press on as I have vowed to be the voice of these three brave Gambian boys, three boys who are being constantly dragged through hell everyday, since their woundings during the student demonstrations of April 10. Tears always roll down by eyes when I express to them time and again, my outrage at what happened to them and at how they have been left to suffer daily. But to my statements, they merely reply that I should just have faith in God and that everything happens for a reason. They tell me not to worry and that it will be O.K. I marvel at their brevity and their strength. And I ask myself how they can be so strong in the face of so much suffering in their lives and in the face of the fact that their young lives have been basically at a standstill since they were shot on April 10. But I tell myself not to be misled by their young ages. For these are the same boys who on April 10, faced live bullets, ready to lay their lives down in the name of justice. And that itself, is an ultimate proof of the strength of their characters. But I cannot help, but question the very statements that they use to cheer me up. For what has believing in God got to do with their shooting and the killing of their colleagues on April 10 and 11? Or for that matter what has it got to do with the events that led to it - the murder of Ebrima Barry and the rape of Binta Manneh? Or better put, should my believing in God not be the very reason that I should call out for justice on their behalf and on behalf of all April 10 and 11 victims? And to their statement that everything happens for a reason, I wonder for what possibly logical reason can the killing, maiming, and prolonged suffering of children occur? And there is every reason to worry. For as you will see from this story, the lives of these boys are not only changed forever, but may be at risk due to lack of proper medical care. So it is for this reason, that I have chosen to tell their story. And even though I have been warned on numerous times by my family, friends, and well-wishers to be careful and beware that the NIA had actually inquired as to who I am due to my postings on the "L", I have decided to be the voice of the silent sufferers. ===== "NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION" ALSO "NOTHING IS UNACHIEVABLE, THE ONLY QUESTION IS, WHETHER ONE IS WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE WHAT IS DESIRED" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/