Gentlemen If you observe, the abusive language on Gambia-L is usually caused by a few People like that "Alieu Keita" who come on the L because of personal issues they have with themselves. I can confidently say that it is never the wish of any well meaning gambian to turn away the tourists but the sad realities of toture, kidnappings, intimidations and other vices by our present govrnment must be exposed. Of course these vices will never be perpetuated against the tourists and the government will do its best in presenting The gambia as "the smiling Coast" . Being people who are so passionate about The Ga mbia, I urge you to look at news papers in the country and or talk to ordinary Gambians. You dont have to be a genius or a sociologist to see the realities of the gambian situation as oppose to the lies peddled by the government. We love The gambia more than you guys do and know more about The Gambia than you guys ever will. About helping other Gambians, go look at western unions books. The amount we contribute to the development of the gambia is more than that which you guys will ever put up. In our quest for a better country, we shall expose every rotten practice of the government and if that deters any tourist from visiting, so be it. We have survived centuries without tourism and we will rather voice out our pains than languish in it because we hope to attract tourists. Alaji lameen Barrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------