Lamin, will you PLEASE explain this: "In some societies committing suicide is a punnishable crime,whilst in others doctors do ask patients to sign their (death warrants-clinically) which of course is considered to be the choice of the patient him or herself to die." Do they chop the body in pieces as punishment for committing suicide? Amat > The surprise thats scratching my head is;those who are still crying wolf, > even whereas the famous decree89(which was seen as the berlin wall > blocking the politicians of the old guard) has been repealed. > Analysis of the tactics of jammeh and his cohorts are still pouring with > very sticky substance.Why cry wolf now? Repeal Mr.president! repeal! this > was the famous song oozing from all those lips of yours within and without. > Yes now Mr.president has repealed it BUT we can still hear you say;these > are tactics to mix the opposition. Any matured-minded opponent will not be > mixed or pushed to a fight with another party for the sake of pure > propaganda. However,those feeding on Hamjatta's lemon-juice litterature can > only derive a confusing conclusion from the laptop-of-pillow-case-politics > he and them send to those peeping thru their windows in Banjul or > london,ready to inhail the carbonmonoxide produced by the jet of (my > impeccable sources). > > There are two impeccable sources here:1/ those that are impeccable > sources of lies and 2/ the ones for the real truth.Philosophically TRUE OR > FALSE is relative so the truth as far as democracy is concerned lies on > concensus. > In some societies committing suicide is a punnishable crime,whilst in > others doctors do ask patients to sign their (death warrants-clinically) > which ofcourse is considered to be the choice of the patient him or herself > to die. > > Therefore,the above explains where the trend is heading to ie:banning or > unbanning is not the ultimatum,the ultimatum is the choice of the people. > My conviction here is that the aftermath of decree89 will show us the > reality on the ground. That is to say whether Jawara,SM Dibba,OJ,etc are > the stars of the movie or the otherside... If Jammeh didn't repeal the > decree,even if the counting was done at the time square in New york! some > of you will cry wolf that the elections were rigged.Now that the decree is > repealed he is being accused of mixing the opposition. How can a man you > people adress with the most ridiculous adjectives in the Hamjatta Kanteh > dictionary turn around and mix your experts!intellectuals!smart cookies!(as > the americans would say)? How? > If a politician is so naive to be mixed with the one he is to form an > alliance with then is he or her fit to lead? > > HAMJATTA this nom de guerre is being used by many brother. > Caution:responding to the substance is more important than germinating > more inferiority complex into your oxypot! > > I will leave you with jungle surprise to mark your papers. > > Lamin Ceesay > > > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com. > > > > Reply Reply All Forward Delete > Printer Friendly > Version > > > > > > > Hotmail Services > > Free Newsletters > > Special Offers > > Pop Mail > > Find Message > > Reminders > > Directories > > > > MSN Channels > > > Chat Rooms > > Find Friends > > Free Games > > My Photos > > Personals > > Send Money > > Shopping > > Travel > > WomenCentral > > More... > > > > > > > > >From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: OJ Speaks OUT > >Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 20:13:33 +0000 > > > >As Decree 89 is Annulled, Old Politicians Contemplate United Front > > > > > > > >Email This Page > > > >Print This Page > > > > > > > >The Independent (Banjul) > > > >July 27, 2001 > >Posted to the web July 27, 2001 > > > >Alhagie Mbye And Haddy Jatou Kebbeh > >Banjul, the Gambia > > > >Politicians who were banned by Decree 89 from all forms of political > >activity in the wake of the 1994 coup have swiftly reacted to the annulment > >of the decree, saying they are in the process of considering a common front > >against the ruling party. > > > >They however, cautioned that there is no cause to jubilate their return to > >the political scene. The process, which the politicians said began with the > >petition to President Jammeh, urging him to quash the decree would be made > >public as soon as is feasible, The Independent was informed. > > > >The politicians who were effectively silenced by the decree since the coup > >which brought an end to PPP rule noted that the president had no right to > >promulgate it in the first place. > > > >Reacting to the much-awaited political development, Omar Jallow alias O.J. > >former minister of Agriculture in the deposed PPP regime, who has been > >waging a legal battle in the Supreme Court for its annulment told The > >Independent that as far as the three main political parties were concerned > >there was no cause for jubilation. He said the decree has wasted seven > >years > >of Gambians' lives, who have otherwise contributed immensely to the > >political and economic evolution of the country. He said that the banned > >politicians saw no legal or moral justification for the promulgation of the > >decree. For him, the decree was promulgated to make the political field > >more > >advantageous for the president so that he could succeed himself as civilian > >president. "Any law that is selective and discriminatory is unacceptable > >nationally because of our constitution and internationally due to the > >conventions that we are a party to" he argued. > > > >Decree 89, O.J. emphasised was a "rough and jungle law" and therefore > >should > >not have been allowed to happen. He said the politicians affected by the > >ban > >had already started the process of consultation and cooperation, which > >began > >with the petition to the president on June 22, signed by the three > >political > >parties. He said the end of the decree was the result of local and > >international pressures on President Jammeh. > > > >"It was incumbent on all the opposition forces in the country to start > >consultations and dialogue that would create a common platform for them to > >constitutionally dislodge the tyrant from the throne", he said. > > > >Reacting to the 65-year age limit for pretenders to the presidency which > >disqualifies former President Jawara from contesting the presidency, O.J. > >said although he could not speak on the ex president's behalf, it was > >disturbing that the age limit for anyone wanting to contest for the > >presidency is in fact stated in the constitution. "One of the most > >dishonest > >acts of the AFPRC-APRC government was the rejection of the unanimous > >decision of Gambians through the National Consultative Committee that > >nobody > >under 40 years should be the president of the country" he averred . > > > >According to him there was nowhere in the report where it was requested by > >Gambians that anybody above 65 years should not be eligible to contest for > >the presidency and that as a result constitutes a serious violation of the > >rights of all citizens of that age and above. He cited as examples that > >Nelson Mandela, Abdoulaye Wade, and Ronald Regan were above 65 when they > >assumed power. "Therefore there was no rationale behind such unlawful act". > > > >O.J. acknowledged that "the period is too short for those affected by the > >decree to start campaigning for election but are nevertheless still > >fortunate that some of the structures of the PPP, NCP and GPP are still in > >place with the possibility and indication of a positive outcome. > > > >"The reaction of the people during the past few days is encouraging as a > >lot > >of people who left the three banned political parties to join the ruling > >APRC party are now ready to come back to their own parties." He emphasised > >that the repeal of Decree 89 is the "beginning of the end of the APRC > >party." > > > >Reacting to the view that the revival of banned political parties might > >affect the United Democratic Party, he said he could not speak on behalf of > >the other parties but noted that the revival of all the political parties > >would strengthen the UDP and other opposition parties and give Gambians a > >variety of options. > > > >O.J. appealed to the former PPP supporters and sympathisers to return to > >the > >party so that in collaboration with other political parties they could > >bring > >back "sanity into Gambian politics." > > > >The APRC, he claimed introduced the negative principles of terrorism, > >intimidation and harassment, which were alien to The Gambia's political > >configuration. "All hands", he said, "have to be on deck so that Gambians > >can have a system that guarantees every citizen the liberty, freedom, right > >and security that is expected in a civilized and humane country". > > > >He charged that it was stupid for any one to suggest that the repeal of > >Decree 89 was a gesture or philanthropy from the president, as the > >abrogated > >decree had no place in the constitution and international conventions and > >could only be compared to apartheid South Africa. He said the heads of the > >banned parties had never been summoned to any of the "Kangaroo commissions > >of inquiry", > > > >He believes that Decree 89 was a law used by "despotic regimes to stifle > >dissent" as the AFPRC-APRC junta was fully aware of the trust, confidence > >and popularity of the three banned parties. > > > >The Gambia Peoples Party (GPP) leader, Assan Musa Camara said the parties > >affected by the ban were working on certain matters and would brief the > >press in due course. > > > >Sheriff Mustapha Dibba, leader of the National Convention Party (NCP) in > >the > >same vein maintained that he would contact The Independent when he is ready > >with his work. > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > >Copyright © 2001 The Independent. 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