> Yus, > > Do you have evidence that the PPP did not hijack the political process as > far as this alliance is concerned when they and the UDP jumped the gun and > cemented an alliance? I know the usual excuses have been given, so give me > something new here. > Also, it is rather dieheartening to see supposedly intelligent people > always resort to the " it was not dso bad syndrome" How about doing away > with the not so bad as well as the bad? Are you telling me that because > there were other regimes in the sub-region that were much worse, we have to > overlook the record of teh PPP regime? You dissappoint me Yus wit hsuch a > simplistic argument. What we should be after is excellence instead of > defending vices that wrecked havoc wit hour country over 30 years. With > this kind of outlook, God help us. > > I think you are the one prolonging this discussion because of your bizarre > vehement defense of the Jawara regime, and this insistance that our > situation vis a vis the Jammeh and Jawara regimes is akin to having jumped > into the fire from the frying pan, and now we are being told that the > frying pan was not so hot. How about aspiring to a cooler and better place? > If we constantly defend the kinds of things we have been subject to by > corrupt and nepotistic leadership in Africa, we better know that we cannot > expect anything better. > > I think that many allegations directed towards the Jawara regime have been > substantiated already, but you keep arguing to the contrary. > > Yus, as i said, you are the one prolonging this discussion and keeping it > alive with your vehement defense of the corrupt Jawara regime. Perhaps like > Dampha, you think you can talk the PPP regime right out the door, and > perhaps you have good reason for that. The Gambian people cannot afford to > be that complacent regarding leaders that have failed us for decades, and > we certainly cannot afford to just taking those same people intothe fold. > We have to learn from the mistakes of the past so we can move forward > instead of just going around in circles and returning to the same thing > every time, andyet, we say we are fighting for true progres? > What I did was express my opinion regardign this colaition and I have a right to do > that. Why do you find it hard to accept that and move on to more productive > things instead of keeping the subject alive and then accusing people of > causing discord. I think the discord has already been sown by others, and > this is the problem, not those who point it out so we do not repeat the > past. Let us be sincere in what we defend and make sure it is something > that will translate into something good for The Gambia and not just for our > own personal agenda. > > Jabou Joh > > In a message dated 8/29/01 10:06:39 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] > writes: > > >> >> Jabou: >> >> Thanks for your comments. >> >> I still think that your criticism of the PPP and Sir Dawda is unnecessary >> and >> misguided at this point. This based on the fact that you have no solid >> data >> to back up your accusation that they hijacked the political process. As I >> stressed earlier, those claims are unfounded because Alliance or not, the >> PPP >> still would have returned to active Gambian politics. >> >> On your accusations of nepotism and such, to get a better perspective of >> the >> PPP's reign vis a vis the other regimes at the time, one has to compare >> their >> reign to others in the sub-region. While the whole sub-region was mired in >> an economic and social quagmire during this time, the Gambia was relatively >> peaceful and prosperous. Yet, certain elements who have personal gripes >> with >> the PPP do nothing but sling mud at them during this critical Alliance >> process. >> >> This is what you and others have been doing. These type of tactics will do >> nothing but cause harm and discord in the quest towards a greater Alliance. >> This, especially when most of the issues ou have raised cannot be >> substantiated. This is what bothers me about the suddenly rash approach >> you >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------