Bro. Jassey-Conteh You are absolutely right. Baba Jobe + Charles Taylor + The Rebels from Casamace (in Gambia) = Disaster for Yaya Jammeh. The End is Near. Justice will prevail. This is my prediction Dodoo >From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gambia Gov't Takes UN To Task >Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 05:53:22 -0400 > >Comrades: > >The foreign minister of Gambia has totally lost it. Why would >such a man act like an intellectual prostitute? Dr. Jobe of >today has really changed from the Dr. Jobe of the 70s. Though >he has a right to sell himself, he has done so at a time when >the satan ship is sinking. The Gambia taking on the UN. This >is a lost case. > >One question I have: Where is Baba Jobe keeping is weapons? The >Gambia is no longer staple. My prediction is that Baba Jobe will >overthrow moron jammeh. Watch my word. > >Naphiyo, > >Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh >Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency > >Original Message: >----------------- >From: Beran jeng [log in to unmask] >Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:34:37 -0400 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Gambia Gov't Takes UN To Task > > >Gambia Gov't Takes UN To Task > >Following recent reports of travel ban by the United Nations Security >Council resolution 1343 (2001) affecting Baba Jobe, assistant secretary, >Office of the President, the Gambian Government in a strongly worded letter >to the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee protested the >recommendations of the sanctions committee with regards to The Gambia and >in >particular Mr Baba Jobe. > >Below we reproduce the full text of the letter of protest signed by the SoS >foreign affairs, Dr Sedat Jobe. Following the release of the report of the >Security Council Panel of Experts on Sierra Leone Diamonds and Arms, the >Government of The Gambia, through its permanent representatives in New >York, >addressed a letter referenced GPM/UN/GEN 39 NA/(BIJ-VYA) of the 23 January >2001 to you inviting the Panel of Experts to visit The Gambia before the >Security Council considered the report. I am therefore surprised that >despite the fact that no reaction to my government's request was >forthcoming >from you and without any pre-information or request for clarification from >The Gambia, when the subject of sanctions on Liberia was being discussed, a >Gambian national Mr Baba Jobe has been included in the list of Liberian >nationals affected by the Security Council travel ban. > >I am even more amazed by the fact that the mention of Mr Jobe's name on the >list was accompanied neither by an indication of his passport number nor >his >date of birth, as is the case with the other persons affected by the >sanction. Following informal enquiries with the Sanctions Committee, my >representative at the United Nations was informed that the inclusion of Mr >Baba Jobe's name on the list, was as a result of a request from the French, >British and United States governments. Consequently, a formal request was >sent to you, demanding for the details surrounding such a serious >allegation >which the government of The Gambia cannot definitely treat lightly, if it >is >corroborated with evidence. > >Mr President, having waited for almost four weeks for your response, we >have >taken it upon ourselves to inform the Gambian public that we believe that >the decision to include a Gambian on the list was a well calculated move >and >is prejudicial to my country, which despite its size has been playing a >major role in the quest for peace and stability in the West African >sub-region and beyond. Furthermore, my department state has decided to >inform the international community about the very undemocratic, illegal and >non-transparent manner in which the security council handled this matter. >The Government of The Gambia is aggrieved by the fact that a decision of >such magnitude has been taken without any research and consultations with >the country affected. > >It must be noted that situations like this one, will sooner rather than >later undermine the moral authority of the Sanctions Committee. When I >consulted with the British, French and American Missions in The Gambia, >they >did not seem to know about the origin of the inclusion of The Gambian >national. This can hardly be an illustration of the high standard of >justice >and equity that is expected of the committee in passing judgement on Member >States and their citizens. It is my belief that the inclusion of The >Gambian >national in the list is an error which is of great prejudice to the >individual and the prestige of The Gambia as a country. > >Mr President, let me draw your attention to the fact that The Gambia as a >signatory to the Ecowas 'Moratorium on the Import, Export and Production of >Small Arms and Light Weapons', signed in 1998, is the only State that has >not so far requested for a waiver of the Moratorium in order to import or >exports arms. The Gambian President Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh has even >gone >beyond that and informed Member States to the agreement very clearly that >if >they continue to request for waivers, there will be no raison d'etre for >the >Moratorium. > >Against this background therefore, describing a Gambian Official as an arms >trafficker is not only a very serious matter but a case that has to be >followed up, so that The Gambian public can have all the details necessary >for a better understanding of the matter. It is our belief that this >accusation is unfounded, because if it was true the matter would have been >treated more professionally and we would have received a detailed >communication from the Committee prior to the publication of the list. > >If the foregoing is confirmed the sanctions committee must convince the >whole world that it is fair and respectable and has the courage of >recognising its mistakes when they do occur, especially when they tarnish >the international reputation of a member state of the United Nations who >gave invaluable service to the Security Council during the two years that >it >served as one of its Non-Permanent Members.While awaiting your reactions, I >beg you to accept the assurances of my highest consideration and the >sincere >will of the government and people of The Gambia to assist the Security >Council in its endeavour to create a world of peace, justice and equity. > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Mail2Web - Check your email from the web at >http://www.mail2web.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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------