Ous bojang: I simply could not agree more. No offense to KB or Hamjatta, because I think they are crucial players in the movement against Jammeh on the Gambia-L. However, Ous Ngum did nothing wrong. All he did was to give the other side of the coin and this in my opinion is a perfectly fair approach. He sympathized with Chongan and then reminded him of his purported brutality toward other Gambians. In fact. I had a friend who was a neighbor of Chongan and he seemed to echo similar sentiments to Ous and Samba Linguere (my fellow Bostonian), except that he expressed these sentiments in much stronger language. I also heard this story of one instance where he hit a fellow soldier over the back of the head with a rifle butt, knocking him out in the process. This happened in Cape Point during a raid of some Americans who were running a massive grow operation in the countryside. This is an unsubstantiated report from my acquaintance who was his neighbor and hopefully these are not true. But the main point here is that Ous did nothing wrong and as such he does not deserve to be berated. No offense to anyone. Just my opinion.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------