Mr Jobe, I have to agree with you on this one--- I said before that what goes around comes around...I lived probably no more than 100metre from Chongan & I totally agree with most of what you've put down here. Ngai --- Kebba Jobe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > God Damn it, what the hell is wrong with the lot of > you? Narrow minded > bigotry will not bring about salvation to the common > man in the Gambia. Some > of you can never bring yourselves to accepting the > truth for what it is. > Chogan is potentially as big a murderer as they > come. I hear everyone > saying, I know him from here, I know him from there. > What the heck? Ebrima > Ceesay perhaps knows him more than most of you > talking rubbish. Ebrima lived > not more than 130 metres from Chongan. He knows that > Chongan was an absolute > brute. Ask Ebrima if he knows Pa Jatta. He lived > less than 30 metres from > Chongan and was atleast a good 15-20 years his > senior. Chongan ordered his > arrest, detention and torture to the point that Pa > Jatta, for three days, > just wanted to eliminate him. His crime? Just > calling him "Suma rakka". I > Know very well that both Joe Sambou and Ebrima > Ceesay know Pa Jatta. For > those who don't know him, he once used to run > Pontinetto bar and restaurant > and was as good a fella as they come. > > I have tried to ignore all that is going on, but I > just can't stomach it any > more. It makes me wonder what sort of democracy you > people are fighting for > if people can no longer speak their minds. As much > as I abhor what was > metted out to Chongan and Ebou Colley, there is no > doubt in my mind that > Chongan was also very brutal and terrorised many > people under, a seemingly > human rights oriented government. It horrifies to > think what he is God damn > capable of if he was in Singhteh's or Yankuba > Touray's shoes. Pope John Paul > said that "murder is murder whatever the motive" and > I say that "torture is > torture is torture what ever the circumstances". If > you want, please > sympathise with him and Colley but do not tell us > that Chongan was a saint. > In my book, he could have been even worst than Sana > Sababbly or any other. > Here is somebody who wilded limited power under "one > of the most democratic > of African nations" terrorising his own people; how > about if he was part of > the ruling junta? For God and heaven's sake do not > hate Yahya to the extend > that you are blinded from reality. The Gambia > belongs to us all and we > deserve better. To say that getting rid of Jammeh is > so important to you > that you don't mind what idiot comes after him is > very dishonest and down > right stupid. > > Kebba Dampha, Hamjatta Kanteh and Ansuma Kujabi, > please calm down and listen > to what others are saying. If you've never witnessed > the guy's brutality, > please keep your cool. For all intents and purposes, > Chongan is potentially > worst than anything you've ever known. I am sure > Ebrima Ceesay like me, does > not want to be drawn into this fruitless debate. > However I know that of all > the people on the L that I know, he is in a better > position, than most, to > tell us about Chongan's thuggery/savagery. Ebrima > Ceesay lived less tha 150 > metres from Chongan. > > It is so disheartening when people try to > "accedemize" every God Danm thing > to the point point that common sense does not matter > at all. Just pathetic, > if you ask me. > > > Have a good day and bye 4Now, KB Jobe. > _________________________________________________________________________ > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------