Aisha, you lost me on the last sentence. Anyway, don't you think that the fact that we would be counting casualties by now has more to do with the absence of democracy than anything else? Africans deserve more credit than you are giving us. I find your comments about "illiterate" Africans rather condescending. Inherent in that assumption is the notion that Africans lack the intellect and the sophistication to understand democracy. I disagree with that assumption. By the way the arguments on western imperialism are a little bit tired. Amat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------