Reading recent developments i believe that come october, jemus and the aprc are going to win. A united opposition can do magic, but is there a possibility for unity. Time is going at the speed of light! Whilst the UDP leader was vacillating between attending and not attending the ALD program in DC, jemus and his party were scoring points on the ground: 'Western Division', Musu Kebba Drammeh & Saihou Ceesay, a website. When Mr. Halifa Sallah was counting the 'meager'$500 from the DC event 600 UDP followers were pledging their loyalties to jemus and the aprc! I am not one who subscribes to the slogan ' anybody is better than yaya'. No. Not mental pygmies. I want a shrewd leadership, a progressive leadership, one whose heartbeat sings in unison with that of our people, amongst other positive qualities. Does the UDP fulfill the above criteria? It is beautiful to speak mandinka. You just have to listen to Sidia Jatta of PDOIS. We should cherish our local languages and improve our vocabulary(instead of anglicizing them). But, good folks what is wrong with speaking simple english and be understood by everybody. You save time, no need for interpreters(who, mark you might add or miss a point). Lesser noise and a better focused audience. Does the PDOIS qualify? Through the years people have come to realize that as individuals none can claim or pose to be the most educated person walking the surface of this earth. With that came the revelation: the love for the gambia cannot be monopoly or personal effects. In sharing Saul Khan's and Musa Jeng's observations indeed Halifa Sallah is vintage. I will vote for PDOIS with the hope of winning the next coming election, not october. For only a disciplined, protracted struggle can remove jemus & the aprc legally. With a change in strategy,(not of principle) PDOIS can win. MLJassey-Conteh I have $20 for the election fund drive. Kindly send me your address! Minos _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------