Folks May be I am missing something. What's all the big deal about what Jawara, Sheriff Dibba or Assan Musa Camara and their buddies ought to do now that Decree 89 is lifted? I think the Gambia or the opposition must be in serious trouble to think that a bunch of retired, 1960s and 70s politicians can help them unseat a 21 century dictator! I would say let these folks go and retire in their villages! They have served us long enough and we should thank them for that and not bother them anymore. They may be guilty of the making of Yahya but the task of removing him is clearly not theirs. The opposition should not be looking back but forward for solutions. The person to unseat Yahya cannot be found among the old PPP, GPP, NCP retirees but among Yahya's own cohorts. These are the people who beat Yahya at School, in the Army and in life. They know exactly what is behind those Bilahi, Walahi....! The irony is that with only 66 days to October only Yahya seems to have a master plan to winning the election. On the other hand some in the opposition do not seem to know what they want to do. One day they are up another day they are down. Some day they do not recognize the IEC another day they praise them as "Free and Fair". Or should I say "free but not fair"? Also there are some in the opposition who believe that the best way forward is their way and nothing but theirs. The reality is until every member of the opposition recognize that that they are only bricks in the wall they have no chance. I believe that they can beat Yahya without a unified Presidential candidate. All they need is understand what makes up Yahya's support base and each can work on those individually or collectively. In short a well choreographed campaign to ensure that their individual strengths are maximized. But to read that some will only be part of an alliance if their leader becomes the presidential candidate shows how each believes in their individual strengths. As for Decree 89, I believe that a capable opposition should have foreseen its removal only weeks before the election. And as such they should have worked out the what ifs long before Yahya declared it. That way all the pieces will fall in place and not apart as planned. Malanding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------