Hamjatta, Mboge,Bahoum and all the rest ,I commend you for tremendous job you're engaged in for the interest of the Gambia. I would also want to thank Joe and the rest in Chicago for thier stance at the lectures.
Even though we may not share the same views as to the course the Gambia should take, one thing is clear ,Gambians are interested in a democratic Gambia free of the facist Jammeh regime.
I found it completely disgusting that fascist and his new stooge(new attorney general) are appealing the release of the students, who were illegally detained, and whose colleagues were butchered in broad day light by the security forces. These actions goes further to prove how fascist Jammeh and his clique are, infact the State Department report reiterates what has been stated here over and over again.
Recently I met senator Paul Wellstone of minnesota at my school and we had a brief conversation about the rotten human rights record of the Gambia . I have promised to send him more information on this matter , so I am appealing to people to send me documents on the Gambia's human rights situation.
I would also be glad to have the contacts of the UDP, NRP, S.M. Dibba, Assan Musa Camara, O.J and others. I need them in order to be able to conduct interviews for a newspaper we started here in Minnesota called AFRICAN JOURNAL USA.
Ebrima Sillah keep up the good work both at BBC and CITIZEN FM
PEACE, KEEP ON THE STRUGGLE.
PASAMBA JOW
>From: Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Any Information AboutThe London Democracy Meeting On The Gambia? >Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:32:04 EST > >Sillah, >I join Mboge in informing you that the briefing session did go ahead and was >a success beyond belief. As Mboge rightly pointed out, the chair of the mov't >and key convener of the briefing session, Mr. James Bahoum, will be online >later to give a more formal, detailed and up to date report on the briefing >session. >The briefing session's success lay not only in the huge turnout from both the >Gambian Diaspora and concerned friends in the UK, but the consensus that >emerged that: Left unattended, the Gambia is a disaster waiting to happen. >Hence, it was TACIT agreement - mutatis mutandis - that a united front from >the political opposition complemented by pressures from friends of the Gambia >in different capacities could help a lot in turning things around. Of >particular importance, is the central theme of OJ's message which called for >a more rigorous, sustained and aggressive campaign to contain and diminish >the lethal-ness of the dictatorship. >Another speaker that Mboge forgot to mention was ex president Jawara, who >repeated other speakers call for a more concerted pressure on the Jammeh >regime, especially on the election agenda which could turn out to be a make >or break for the Gambia. >Please expect a more formal and detailed report from Mr. Bahoum. >All the best, >Hamjatta - Kanteh >[log in to unmask] >[log in to unmask] >URL: http://hometown.aol.co.uk/hamzakanteh/myhomepage/newsletter.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------