KB Thanks you for your response. I always believe that there is life after Jawara and all of us should take note of that. On that note lets move on for a better Gambia Come October 2001 Gambia must be free as Yahya must go Long live Democracy,Freedom and Justice. Long live the Great People of the Gambia. Have a pleasant weekend Sanusi Owens. --- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sanusi, I share your desire for not wishing to dwell > on frivolity. I asked > you a simple favor. I saw your response. Life goes > on. Let’s move on. > 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 15:10:18 +0100 > > > >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 > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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