Folks, To begin with,I personally do not endorse a PPP old-guard come-back into the political spectrum of the Gambia at this point in time given the fact that 'actors must leave the stage after playing their part'(Shakespeare).However,we must give the devil it's due in the spirit of fairness.The fact that they have led us to independence and ruled Gambia for thirty years with the rule of law and recognition of human rights being the order of the day warrants some form of commendation.Therefore castigating them in negative language or juxtaposing their human rights violation record with that of Jammeh-piloted government is uncalled-for.Of course everybody knows that the terror and economic misery that Jammeh and his crew subjected the Gambia to cannot be compared to the PPP regime.I respectfully urge Jasseh-Conteh,Saiks and others to recognise this fact. I am of the opinion that they PPP have played their part;should retire and give chance to a new breed of politicians to lead us this time.Comments like they should instead be 'doing community service'by Jabou also need to be given a second thought. Besides,we mustn't forget that this is a democracy requiring every qualified citizen to be given a chance to aspire for public office.If the electorate are convinced that PPP is the right calibre to be reinstated after experimenting;there is nothing wrong with that in the spirit of democracy. Thank goodness, Gambians have now smelled the coffee.Once again we must not forget that the issue here is not fishing out scape-goats but how to restore sanity in the Gambia. However it is understandable that the misinformation and confusion about the alliance has propelled some folks to jump-ship in the struggle but I respectfully urge folks to be rational in making dissenting statements.Peace. Jobs. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------