Tombong Well done Tombong for forwarding this stuff to us. Are you implying that after 7 years in power, this is the first time the US commended Yahya Jammeh? To be honest with you, repealing Decree 89 was long overdue and instead the President should have apologised to those good politicians that got affected by this obnoxious decree. Have a wonderful weekend Sanusi. B--- TOMBONG SAIDY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <HR> <html><div style='background-color:'> <DIV> <P>Below is a press release from the US Embassy.</P> <P><BR><BR> </P>"The United States applauds President Jammeh’s recent decision to lift Decree 89, which banned some former government officials and some political parties from political activity. Decree 89 was an impediment to the democratic process, particularly to presidential elections slated for October and legislative elections scheduled for early next year. Consequently, the decision constitutes a step forward in the quest for genuinely democratic elections. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV>The upcoming elections will be critical for The Gambia. The repeal of decree of Decree 89 opens the door for all credible political aspirants to contest for office. It is now time for these aspirants to begin to plan their campaigns. In this vein, we ask that all political players do their utmost to contribute to a healthy political atmosphere, to contribute to the conduct of free and fair elections and to insure that the will of The Gambian people is respected. <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>Again, we commend the Government of The Gambia for lifting the ban on political activity. This will be recorded as an important event for democratization and for the people of The Gambia. </P> <P>US EMBASSY</P> <P>BANJUL</P> <P>31ST JULY 2001"</P> <P> </P> <P>PEACE</P> <P>Tombong</P> <P> </P></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></html> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------