Comrade I will never advocate for a boycott. I feel it is the right of all eligible Gambians to vote in these elections. Have a wonderful day Sanusi --- MLJ Conteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Brother Owens: > > Does this mean that you support a boycott? > > Naphiyo, > > Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh > > ------Original Message------ > From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sanusi=20Owens?= > <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: May 14, 2001 10:01:36 AM GMT > Subject: Re: ELECTION FUND UPDATE > > > Comrade Conteh > > I would have responded to your comments about our > contribution towards the Election Fund, but Hamjatta > Kanteh has somehow done the job for me and there is > not much that I could add on except to say that > calling for a united opposition 6 months before the > election gives an indication that Yahya Jammeh is > popular than the likes of Ousainou Darboe, Hamat Bah > and Sidia Jatta. We have to be careful on how we > assess things on the ground. No disrespect to > Comrade > Joe Sambou, I must applaud him for spearheading this > initiative but having said so, we have to avoid > giving > our detractors the impression that we are just a > minority. I personally believe that Yahya is less > popular than the rest, and if elections are held on > a > level playing field, we would see the demise of > APRC-amen. > > On that note I would wish to hear something on how > free and fair elections should take place in October > 2001 first before talking about a United Opposition. > Any suggestions on this subject matter, I kindly > await > to read them. > > Have a wonderful > > Sanusi > > > > > > --- Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > In > a message dated 12/05/2001 11:53:26 GMT Daylight > > Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > > > > << We just cannot exhibit intellectual know how > > without > > > sacrificing few dollars to our struggle. These > > actions > > > my some of the comrades clearly indicate an > agency > > > theory. We are determined to maximize the > profits > > (win) > > > of the opposition, but some of us are bent of > the > > desire > > > of individualism. > > > > > > Dr. Saine indicated that he would call friends > who > > still > > > have not contributed to our fund drive. I > > therefore want > > > to borrow a page from him and call on the > > following > > > people to send in their contributions: Messrs > > Lamin Manneh, > > > Kebba Dampha, Sanusi Owens, Bamba Laye Jallow, > > Yahya > > > Darboe, Momodou Olly Mboge, Hamjatta Kanteh and > > the rest > > > of the gang. We must match our intellectual > zeal > > with > > > our pockets. We just cannot do the talk and > don't > > > do the walk. I therefore urge the above to send > > in their > > > contributions. We can only be serious about our > > > opposition to the dictatorship in The Gambia > when > > we are > > > willing to contribute. >> > > > > > > > > > > Mr Jassey-Conteh, > > > > Well, first of all Gambia-L is not an intellectual > > forum but a forum for all > > Gambians regardless of how well or how they wish > to > > express themselves. So > > why do we obsess ourselves with this talk on > > intellectualism? Lets give it a > > rest. If people want to show off, i'm pretty much > > sure there are forums > > online where they can parade their stuff to their > > peers who are more incline > > to be appreciative of what they intend to > "exhibit". > > > > On the question of contributing to the fund for a > > united opposition, i happen > > to be residing on the other side of the Atlantic > and > > here in Britain, whilst > > we remain committed to funding a united opposition > > in the coming elections, > > we also happen to be doing our own thing. It > seems > > to me that the difference > > between us is that we don't see how we can give > our > > moneys to people who > > haven't reached agreements with us as to what we > > should expect from them in > > return. I don't know about anyone else, but > speaking > > for myself, i view this > > contribution as an investment and would only > invest > > provided certain > > conditions prevail. Anyway, us in the UK have > > figured a long while that what > > prevails is not constant with with hopes and > > anxieties in a post Jammeh and > > in the event have been working on a document that > > will seek to rectify the > > current flaws. In due course, James will be > > available to give an overview of > > these things we have been and are still working > on. > > Rest assured that if the > > conditions that i seek prevail, there would be no > > question about me > > contributing to the election funds. > > > > In my opinion, you are good person but like all > good > > human souls, flawed > > nonetheless. Your flaw is unwittingly a > > self-righteous thing. But unlike most > > self-righteous stuffy people on this List, you are > a > > good person. And i > > always feel a bit constrained to engage you when i > > see you go too far in your > > zeal. Mr Jassey-Conteh, we mustn't be dismissive > of > > what others are doing > > for the struggle. There are a lot of decent things > > that people are working on > > offline and they do not go about showing off. Each > > must do what each can in > > their peculiar circumstances. None should dictate > to > > anyone what they should > > do with their lives or the manner in which they > > should contribute to the > > struggle. > > > > Finally, i urge you to please drop your defence of > > Almamy Touray. If he is > > worth defending, he will not join the APRC no > matter > > what it is the UDP had > > done to him. There are opposition alternatives to > > the UDP; if he is believes > > passionately that Jammeh is wrong for the country > in > > 1997, what has > > significantly changed about the political > landscape > > to warrant him to join > > the APRC. After all, wasn't it the same APRC that > > had butchered those > > innocent young souls - some of whom hail from from > > Touray's Niani > > constituency - and to this very minute remains > > unrepentant? You are too good > > an individual to pick the cudgel up for Touray. > > Almamy Touray should have > > been expelled from the UDP the moment he was > > criminally incriminated in human > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------