>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Yahya and Zainab Jammeh's overseas trips >Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 17:49:00 EDT > >Well said Karamba. > >This is the reason that when the provincial stooges who peddle the so-called >progress Jammeh has made, and name the empty hopitals and Cuban doctors, i >wonder why Zainab and baby Jammeh do not avail themselves of this fine >healthcare system that Yaya is taking credit for, instead of squandering >millions of dalasis for these trips. >Travelling to Kiev is almost laughable because those people are doing >everything under the sun to establish trade and other economic ties with the >U.S and other countries to rescue their ever dwindling economy. >Therefore, it is clear that the per diems and the jet setting is the only >reason that Jammeh takes these trips, coupled with the fact that he wants to >give the semblance of having ties with a lot of countries when people all >over the World already know the plight of these economically strapped >countries he travels to that can harldy help themselves much less anyone else. >Zainab Jammeh's trips and shopping sprees must be a bribe that Jammeh throws >her way to keep her, and she knows a good bargain when she sees one. >It is truely amazing that there are still people in The Gambia who can >justify the regime of Yaya Jammeh and it's devastating effect on our people >and country. These people have a fine arrangement and this is why they will >kill, maim and lie to continue this highway robbery. >How in God's name can the leader or any official of a country justify >senseless spending like this, much less our country? Even the president of >the United States does not dare to be so extravagant, not to mention >irresponsible. We need to get rid of the Jammeh regime before our country >goes totally bankrupt. > >Jabou Joh > >In a message dated 7/29/2001 2:46:27 PM Central Daylight Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > > The Gambia government spends tens of thousands of dollars in jet >fuel, landing fees, accommodation and perdiem for the entourage. The >exclusive Washington Hospital Center where Zainab had her baby and continue >to get post natal care bills out thousands of dollars to the Gambia >government. This does not include the hefty bill incurred when she stayed in >the pricey maternal suites in the days before and after her delivery. > > > Nothing galls me more than seeing folks professing religion , a fine > > education and other attributes of a civilised human being saying that all of > > the creulty and evil this government has brought on our people has to be > > considered in conjuction with infrastructure!!!The implication being that > > all > > of those atrocities are somehow historical footnotes of little or no > > significance that must be necessarily supplanted by a building or a road. It > > is an unforgivable and base act of sinful rationalisation. There is a > > distinct difference between right and wrong. At the end of the day each of > > us > > would have to live with the choices we make and that includes our > > obligations > > to our God, our families and to our fellow human beings. Yahya Jammeh and > > his > > administration are Satanic and those who oppose him must approach him as a > > mortal enemy. There is no middle ground > > Karamba > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------