At least you've got the decency to address him as "president jammeh". Ngouri chagga it may be, but it is meeting the aspirations of the people. Have a good day, Gassa. >From: "Katim S. Touray" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: matchete-wielding jammeh; hire & fire 60 ministers & counting >Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:49:12 -0700 > >Hi folks, > >The posting below is why I've always been calling this Jammeh government >"Ngouri >chagga; kou joak jaarr chi." From all indications, the list of hirings and >firings >is by no means complete, and will certainly continue to grow for as long as >we have >Jammeh at the helm. What a way to run a nation ... > >And briefly, I suggest that recent reports of the lifting of Decree 89 be >seen as no >big deal. The fact of the matter is that the Decree was itself criminal >because it >denied people their fundamental human rights. By repealing the Decree, >President >Jammeh has again displayed his classic self: deny people their rights, and >give it >back to them as if you're doing them a favor. It is precisely this >mentality that >the nation, it's resources, and peoples' rights are play-things for >President Jammeh >that is so disgusting about this government. Needless to say, the attitude >is helped >in no small way by the fact that President Jammeh has an endless pool of >selfish, and >greedy hypocrites to pick and choose from to serve him. How sad ... > >I gotta go. Have a great week, and best wishes. > >Katim > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia [NY] <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 5:45 PM >Subject: matchete-wielding jammeh; hire & fire 60 ministers & counting > > >This was culled from the Independent: > >About 60 ministers in seven years President Jammeh's hiring and firing >syndrome >Since the country's political status quo changed in July 1994, fifty nine >ministers have been changed - either fired re-deployed to other ministries >or >died while in state service. The pattern of hiring and firing by President >Jammeh had ensured that an average of one minister is fired every six >months. >Of the ministries whose name has since changed to departments following the >transition to democracy in 1996, the Attorney General's Chambers has been >the >most embattled by the hiring and firing syndrome, with seven individuals > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------