>From: Lamin Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia >Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 08:10:32 +0000 > >Mr. Mbenga and Co. >Some of us know who you are. The writer asked a very simple question >and you >jumped on some very irrelevant issue. Just "damni" if I may quote >you, >answer the question. If you are writing on behalf of the so-called >movement, >go ahead and sign your name. AOL gives only one scrren name access >at a >particular time, so serev yourslef better by being honest. >I found your reply so intimidating. The ball is not in any one's >court but >yours. I know somew people of the movemnet like Manding Darboe, and >I know >if you are the only one writing for all these people, then there is >a lot >wrong with that organization. >Do not kick or pass the ball. Play it. > >Lamin Ceesay > > >>From: "Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia [NY]" >><[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia >>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 01:45:12 EDT >> >>You're right concerned friend/citizen of Gambia. How do we on this >>forum >>know, or does it matter that your name is Asbjorn Nordam? Since the >>inception >>of this movement, around the April 10-11, 2000 massacre of >>demonstrating >>Gambian students, this email address, [log in to unmask] had been the >>sole mode >>of >>electronic correspondence and FYI, 'active' members has >>access/password to >>this medium and an effective means of distributing each and every >>mail sent >>or received. What you don't understand is that, only a handful of >>'active' >>members are versed in the Queen's mode of communication, >>Latin...[English]. >>Instead, Mandinka, Wollof, Jola, Sarahule, Fula and Arabic are the >>comfortable means of expression within 80-90% of both 'active' and >>'supporter' base members. As an outsider/insider on Gambian issues, >>you >>might >>not be familiar with problems facing Gambian >>goups/societies/movements/clubs >>past and present, especially, at the organizational level of >>participating, >>funding, leadership roles, implementation, consistency and >>assertiveness. >>We >>lack organizational discipline period. Since each and everyone, >>wants to be >>a >>leader and not follower/participant/supporter, a sickening >>reactionary >>attitude of WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINE AND LOBBING CRITICISMS left, >>right >>and >>center, praying and hoping for the group to falter or split. Due to >>past >>experiences and lessons learned from past Gambian organizations, we >>decided >>against the formal electoral process, mainly due to the fact that, >>not >>only, >>exist a Gambian Society in the same NY Gambian community [more than >>half >>its >>members active participants/supporters of MRDG] but also, the >>avoidance of >>labeling: "GAAYI JAANGA LANGE" [the educated guys], The >>Wollof/Mandinka/Sarahule lead group, in London, It's the Former PPP >>renegades, in Sweden, It's the old "KOTOS" from MOJA[G]....do you >>get the >>drift? Try asking a Gambian, what are the main concerns with the >>current >>regime in Banjul...oops kanilai? He or she will give you a ton of >>anecdotes. >>Follow up with, what are the answers to the problems? I have a good >>job >>abroad, I don't care; If Jawara or Yahya goes, there's no one to >>take >>charge; >>and I don't want my folks back home to be harassed by the NIA. Upon >>further >>probing, are you a member of any group or support any political >>party? The >>answer, most of the time is in the negative. Sometimes, one >>wonders how >>gullible, selfish or egoistic, one could fall in such trappings, >>especially, >>with such a rouge regime, whose record on corruption, human rights >>and >>liberties and misguided priorities are mind boggling. Contrary to >>your and >>many others assertions, we are not scared of Yahya Jahanama or his >>NIA >>dogs, >>nor hiding under any form of bogus names. We never hide our names >>and faces >>during our demonstrations [LIVE ON GRTS]; Our correspondence >>letters to >>Gambia and USA are all signed with our names and addresses; Our >>biweekly/monthly meetings are open to everyone; with the exception >>of a >>treasurer and a bank account, everything we do is on a voluntary >>basis and >>the love of country, Gambia. >>Hope this will clear the air. If not, make an effort and show up at >>our >>next >>meeting. We are not perfect and do not have the answer to all of >>Gambia's >>problems and Yahya's death squads and NIA, damni, we are doing >>something. >>What are you doing, instead of just writing on the Gambia-L? 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