Gambia-L: The unedited e-mail below came from one of my authoritative sources in the Gambia. Ebrima Ceesay ___________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Charles Taylor betrays Yahya Jammeh >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 > >In my last message to you Ebrima, I promised to shed light on the recent >trip by Taylor to Banjul; the outcome of the discussion I was privy to, >thanks also to my contact in the Cabinet. Some of you will recall that in >March this year, it was announced in the local media that Taylor was to >visit Banjul. This announcement was premature because Taylor was adviced >by his host that the visit should be cancelled because of the Blood Diamond >frenzy which would only add to speculation should he visit Banjul at that >time. However, a few days later,Jammeh was convinced by none other than >Baba Jobe to proceed with Taylor's trip as there were important issues >concerning the remnants of the Kukoi group in Liberia still fermenting >trouble which could only lead to another attempt by these boys to stage >another attack on Gambian territory. He further convinced Yahya that the >only person who could resolve the problem is Charles Taylor himself whom he >could not afford to antagonise as he is in total control of a contingent of >Gambians willing, and perhaps able, to dislodge Jammeh from State House. >What Jammeh didn't know up to this point, was that Baba Jobe has had secret >contacts with Taylor through a Libyan counter-intelligence officer (whose >name I will withold for now - infact he is listed in the UN travel sanction >list) and an associate of both Baba and his brother, who up to this point, >was still in Monrovia as part of the security detail of Charles Taylor to >press Jammeh into submission for a meeting. Finally Jammeh succummed for >the visit to take place in Banjul where Taylor extracted the commitment he >was seeking from Jammeh to hold on to his story that the Gambian Sarahulay >community were responsible for the sudden surge in diamond export figures >originating from the Gambia. This, of course, we all know was a lie and the >Sarahulay community didn't waste any time in denying the story that Jammeh >peddled to Gambians and the UN Security Council. Taylor was told by many, >including Baba Jobe, that if he did not threaten Jammeh to hold on to his >story, the coward that he is, will break. At this time, Jammeh was >reported to spend sleepless nights about the blood diamond affair. Baba >Jobe did not trust Jammeh and he still does not have confidence in Yahya >who everybody knows that he is a coward. To cut a long story short, during >the encounter between Taylor and Jammeh, vail threats were uttered by >Taylor including the possiblility of unleashing the Kukoi remnants on >Jammeh should he waiver from his original line i.e. that the Gambian >Sarahulay community were responsible for the smuggling of diamonds from >Sierra Leone to The Gambia for export. In return for Jammeh's cooperation, >Taylor will extradite to Gambia, a dozen or so Gambians in Liberia who are >considered Jammeh's enemies. In order to save his neck, so he thought, >Jammeh directed Blaise Jagne to hold on to this line at the UN Security >Council. Unfortunately for Jammeh, his story was not bought by UN Council >members who were convinced beyond doubt, that the blood diamonds were being >conduited by the Taylor cartel in collaboration with the Jammeh thugs, >including Baba Jobe and his brother, to Banjul for export to Antwerp. Once >convinced, the UN proceeded with its threat to apply sanctions on Liberia >with Gambia next in line, according to my contacts. Sensing the imminent >application of the sanctions on his country and officials, Taylor decided >to provide new identities and Liberian passports to Sam Bockarie (Maskita), >other RUF rebels and numerous Gambians including Baba Jobe's brother, and >shipped them off to Angola in retaliation for the inability of Yahya Jammeh >to put up a convincing case before the UN Security Council that would have >averted sanctions being applied to Liberia. NOW TAYLOR HAS VOWED TO ENSURE >THAT GAMBIA IS ALSO SANCTIONED BY PREPARING TO RELEASE DAMNING INFORMATION >ON JAMMEH AND HIS CRONIES. EBRIMA, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A ROUGH >ROAD AHEAD FOR THE JAMMEH REGIME. THE ONLY SAD PART OF THIS UNENDING AND >TRAGIC SAGA IS THAT INNOCENT GAMBIANS WILL SUFFER TOGETHER WITH THESE >BANDITS. YAHYA MUST GO AND HE MUST GO NOW TOGETHER WITH HIS CRIMINAL >GOVERNMENT. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------