Kb I will not dwell on this issue as I hate to spend time arguing on something frivolous. Perhaps rather than using the phrase "some of our comrades in the opposition camp", Can I cut it short by saying: "Who the cap fits, let him wear it" Bob Marley Have a wonderful day Sanusi --- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Bakary and Sanusi, I certainly would have > appreciated you coming out clean > and naming names. Rather than using vague terms like > ‘some of our comrades > in the opposition camp’ or addressing mails to ‘dear > compatriots’, I would > have preferred that you identify the people that are > advocating Jawara’s > return as a presidential candidate in the October > elections. I would have > let this slide as having nothing to do with me had > your postings not used my > heading. So as to eradicate any form of innuendo, I > respectfully ask you to > clarify your stance and state that you are NOT > referring to me when you say > that there are people in the Opposition advocating > for Jawara to return as a > presidential candidate in October. > > If my heading is what confused Bakary, let me just > explain to him the > genesis of that heading. That heading was NOT chosen > to insinuate that > Jawara was coming back to lead. That heading came > directly from BBC Focus on > Africa. Any body that bothered to read the body of > my various pieces > regarding the abrogation of Decree 89 would have no > doubt as to my stance on > who I think should lead. > > I resent the innuendo in your various pieces and > would be grateful if you > could kindly put the record straight by eliminating > me from the comrades and > compatriots you were addressing in your mails. > KB > > > >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? He is > history!!! > >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:58:26 +0100 > > > >Bakary > > > >Well done, You have definitely made my day. I hate > to > >say it but it appears some of our comrades in the > >opposition camp are trying to advocate for Jawara's > >return as Presidential Candidate for the October > >Elections. The truth of the matter is that the Old > man > >ruled ther Gambia for thirty years. Of those thirty > >years, so much has happened. Rather than us > focusing > >on those brave Second Republician Politicians-the > >Darboes, Jattas. Sallahs and the Bah, we seem to be > >looking on to Jawara as a saviour for our > redemption. > >Moreover, most of us fail to realise that Jawara > has > >been absent from the scene for almost 7 years and > any > >attempt to give him that mantle to lead the > opposition > >coalition would be suicidal. Believe me, Jawara is > >seen by many as a moderate, but the reality is the > >average Gambian believe that his return to politics > >would be suicidal. > > The only suggestion for us now is to draw up a > >strategy for coalition against Yahya Jammeh. I > would > >propose that the Coalition should be lead by > someone > >who played little or no part in the last PPP > >government. This is my take, any other proposals, I > am > >happy to discuss. > > > >Have a wonderful day. > > > >Sanusi. > > > > > >--- Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear > >Compatriots, > > > There is no chance for Sir Dawda to be the > Gambian > > > come-back kid, he could > > > however be a 'come-back grandpa' to his dear > > > homeland; he presided over for > > > 30 years.As far as a vast majority of Gambians > > > including myself are > > > concerned, Jawara had his time and he cannot > > > therefore bestow on the Gambia > > > in the present or future what he has been unable > to > > > accomplish for the > > > homeland during three decades of his reign.Like > all > > > human,he's got his > > > strengths and weaknesses but he will always be > > > remembered as the leader who > > > squandered two golden opportunities(post 1965 > and > > > post 1981) to > > > significantly improve the living conditions of > > > Gambians.He is also the > > > person who abdicated the presidency,albeit with > CIA > > > involvement to an > > > unelected Yahya Jammeh and his band of vogabonds > > > without any stance to > > > defend constitutionality. 7 years after Sir > Dawda > > > reliquished the presidency > > > and fled the Gambia, Gambians have endured and > > > continue to struggle against > > > a terrorist dictatorship that had committed evil > > > acts of murders, broad > > > daylight killings of peaceful student > demonstrators, > > > summary executions, > > > torture, abductions and other sorts of human > right > > > violations. > > > When history is to judge Sir Dawda's legacy; it > > > should be: The leader who > > > betrayed his people but for Yahya Jammeh it > should > > > be none other than 'the > > > parasite who stabbed his people in the back and > > > killed the innocent.' So Sir > > > Dawda is history and yahya Jammeh is a > vampire,who > > > shall soon be confined to > > > history as well. > > > > > > We must shatter the yoke of oppresion! > > > > > > BMK > > > > > > > > > >From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > > list > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? > > > >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:28:01 -0400 > > > > > > > >Gassama, you know you are lying when you said > that > > > Jawara said he wanted to > > > >come back to lead the Opposition. As far as > your > > > other comments about the > > > >implications of the security of the former > > > president are concerned, I think > > > >I will just ignore them. More substantive APRC > > > stalwarts than yourself have > > > >already spoken on the issue. Sedat Jobe said > the > > > politically correct thing > > > >to say and Yankuba Touray, being the ignorant > > > vermin he is, said the exact > > > >opposite of what Sedat Jobe said to the > > > international community. So, I > > > >would > > > >rather deal with those comments than your > > > irrational rattling. So Jawara is > > > >welcomed to come home and retire but NOT to say > > > that Yaya should NOT lead > > > >us? What kind of nonsense is this? You are just > > > proving that Gambia is NOT > > > >a > > > >free country and Yaya’s utterances that Decree > 89 > > > is history, is mere lip > > > >service. > > > > > > > >If you sincerely believe in your contention > that > > > Jawara will hamper the > > > >Opposition (especially UDP), then why NOT > encourage > > > him to come home so > > > >that > > > >APRC can win the elections? I thought you > wanted > > > APRC to win. Finally, I > > > >take it that your previous hypothesis about NCP > and > > > UDP and PPP and NRP has > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------