Your posting is the only reference to Jammeh claiming credit for sending 105 gambians on the Hajj I could find. Do you have any additional information about this. When this gentleman said that he was sending these people, did he mean only that he was loading them on his plane and once they reached Saudi, they were going to be responsible for finding their own accomadation and way around? Do you know what the original gift from the saudi government/people covered? I feel that it would have involved more than just flying them and leaving them to their own devices. But this seems to be all that Jammeh has done. Obviously Jammeh is hoping for a very long life which he must fill with good deeds to have any hope of tipping the balance back from this transgression. And then he has a few others to consider. He obviously believes that any laws do not apply to him. If this was a ploy to booster his re=election, neglecting to tell the selected people until they arrived in Banjul that they would have to provide money to cover the rest of the costs, was not very smart. Any more information about this, please list. Regards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------