Gambia-L: The e-mail below came from a concerned Gambian in the Gambia who is also one of my sources on the ground. Ebrima Ceesay ___________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Ebrima, you've touched a raw nerve >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 > >Ebrima, > >Who is ranting and raving now? You or the Managing Director of HILO Company >(Gambia)Ltd. Keep the pressure on. KB, Laye Bamba and all the crew in the >US should expose these people for what they really are. Gambian farmers >are sick and tired of being hoodwinked by these fly-by-night operators: >real cowboys. > >Gambians are not opposed to free, fair and open trade. However, they would >like to see a transparent and accountable system put in place. The Gambian >people have never been opposed to private enterprise. In fact, they are >more commited to it than the Jammeh regime which has been dragging its feet >for three years over privatisation. Ask the World Bank and the IMF about >that. While you parade the charade in Banjul in cyberspace, we will >continue to expose the Jammeh regime for what it really is : cleptocratic >bureucratic mess of a deal the Gambian people never sort nor deserve. > >Finally, I am really disappointed in the manner the Managing Director of >HILO is handling himself. This is not how von Pierer (Siemens), Jack Welch >(GE) or Jurgen Schrempp (Daimler-Chrysler) would react to questions dealing >with fundamental corporate governance. > >Have a good day and CHEERS!!!! > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------