Jabou Joh, Thank you so much for the hitting the nail for me, I could not but concur with everything you wrote. With my busy schedule, I don't know how much I owe you for echoing my exact sentiments and perhaps that of many, who for one reason or the other chose to ignore these puppets. See, just yesterday, Gambians in Atlanta organised an Independence Party , I guess to celebrate our "independence" and like many I was invited. Of course it didn't take much thought for me to say, "what do we, Gambians, have to celebrate, really? In my book , dictorship is worst than colonialism beacause with all the hardwork our forefathers did to make sure we are free and independent, the last thing Gambia needs is having a dictator(Your very own people I should say) put us way back in pre-colonial days and emulating the Mansas of those eras. Although I commend some of the people in Atlanta for trying to make the best out of a gloomy situation, I really can't see myself getting my groove on(partying) knowing fully well of the events going in the Gambia today. Sorry guys for not being able to make it to the party, but I simply don't have that kind of heart,and it it really has nothing to do with party affiliations. My ideal pary is UOP ie a United Opposition Party that will put an end to this dictatorship. Again, I thank Jabou for putting it like it is. Remember folks, the elections are coming so don't be suprised when these APRC scapegoats start surfacing as born again liberal-minded politicians. Please do not fall for their niceties for they saw weakness in some us and knew our house was in disarray for the past weeks, and like anything there is always an 'opportunity' in CHAOS. Let us read between the lines and remain vigilant. My 2 cents on this subject. jabou, you're a GEM! Keep up the good work. Keeping it 'Real' GEORGE SARR [Mr Makaveli,who cares!] (o-:)!lol From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: GRTS TRAINING( Tombong) To: [log in to unmask] Date: Feb 18, 2001 I want to tell Tombong that I wish we could sincerely celebrate our independence, but with a leader like Jammeh as our head of state, and the condition that our country is in today, we Gambians do not really have anything to celebrate at this time. Rampant human rights abuses, corruption and and the worsening state of our economy, not to mention the ever present threat to personal safety that hangs over the head of any Gambian who dares to speak the truth,, are hardly the stuff that celebrations are made of. But meaningless gestures are the trademark of this regime, and this congratulatory message on our "independence " is both a meaningless message as well as a mockery to all Gambians freedom and justice loving Gambians everywhere in view of the state of our nation. Your excuses not to answer questions is not really unexpected, anything to avoid the issues will do. I was quite certain that anyone who thinks they can seriously carry on a productive discussion or actually have answers to legitimate questions from you and the rest of the yes men and women of this regime is wasting their time. Your presence in this forum was, and continues to be to serve as a source of distraction. You people manifest yourselves here every time the heat intensifies on exposing the corrupt and inhumane ways of this regime, and this charade at discussing issues is nothing but a stall tactic. I am positive that this will not change despite all the fake appearances at frankness and concern Tombong would like us to buy. I really think that it is high time that you and your likes cease and desist from trying to pedal your half baked propaganda on this forum becasue it simply is a insult to our intelligence to even think that this kind of bogus attempt will get anywhere. As I have said, and as I continue to say, if these guys answer the questions we pose to them truthfully, it will be their undoing and no one knows this better than they. Therefore, all we will ever get out of these people are ready made excuses and irrelevant jargon. This has been proven time and again, and labelling and acusing people of blinf hatred of Jammeh is too easy a way out. What is hated are lies, deceit, dishonesty and the cruelty and hard heartedness of this regime, and their record speaks clearly for itself, and continues to do so before the whole World, regardless of orchestrated appearances on this forum by the shameless puppets of this cruel government. Perhaps Tombong should also take time tell the likes of "Alieu Keita" and all the masked aliases who have appeared here pedalling propaganda on behalf of their boss, to use their real names. Afterall, serious people who have legitimate and serious points to get across, and who do not answer questions from people not using their real names should make sure that those who speak on their behalf should clearly identify themselves instead of employing deciet amd cowardice. Jabou Joh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------