In a message dated 8/14/01 6:34:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Gambians have right to challenge any > election results in court. > Hello! Am I the only one who don't have a clue as to what is going on in the Gambia? Since when has anybody challenge and win anything against a government that fire judges willy-nilly when they rule against them...go and ask magistrate Bori Touray. The idea that Gambians have to depend on the mitigation of our judicial system as it is now to settle any election dispute that may have a negative consequence on the ruling party is a daydream. Call me a pessimist or conspiracy theorist but you and I know that elections in the Gambia are not only decided prior to the election as you seem to be propounding on this list. I wasn't in the country during the presidential elections but the referendum I was part of has some serious abuses and the notion that you or anybody for that matter can make me change my view on what happened on that fateful day is not happening I have said this in my last piece and I am going to say it again. The opposition stands no chance of winning the forth coming elections if they relent on the spot counting. Regards, ousman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------