Ms. Darboe: This is nepotism at worst. Though you have a right to support Ousainou, you must be careful of nepotism. We are building The Gambia. Family favoritism has no place in our struggle. I also suggest that you send in your contribution to brother Sambou on the fund drive. I will take each of you seriously if you put your money where your hearts are. In another note, you seem to forget me. I was the one who trained you at foreign exchange unit at the Commercial Bank. I was shocked to hear of your implication in the Air Dabby illegal transaction in Miami. Since when did you leave your mansa? Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh Original Message: ----------------- From: Mariama Diop [log in to unmask] Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:01:30 -0400 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: WHY WE GAVE UP ON SM DIBBA FOR lAWYER DARBOE <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Thanks. Bakary for your illuminating piece. I hope that the likes of Jasseh- Conteh will take note and think seriously about convincing Dibba to put the Gambia's interest before his craving for power and the presidency. I do hope that come October, the Gambian electorate will remember those leaders who stood up to Jammeh while Dibba and others were basking away underground .</P> <P>mariama<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> <DIV></DIV>>To: [log in to unmask] <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: WHY WE GAVE UP ON SM DIBBA FOR lAWYER DARBOE <DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:57:35 +0100 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Dear Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The priority of all truly patriotic Gambians at this crucial point <DIV></DIV>>in our <DIV></DIV>>nation's history is to unite towards getting rid of the Jammeh <DIV></DIV>>Dictatorship <DIV></DIV>>rather than to rip open wounds of the pre-1994 era. Indeed, the <DIV></DIV>>bloody 1981 <DIV></DIV>>attempted revolution and its immediate aftermath was a very sad and <DIV></DIV>>regretable episode in our history during which human rights <DIV></DIV>>violations were <DIV></DIV>>committed by all sides of the conflict.However, should one place the <DIV></DIV>>ordeal <DIV></DIV>>and sufferation faced by Gambians as a result of those fateful <DIV></DIV>>events in its <DIV></DIV>>true perspective; it would be evident that the bloodshed,lawlessness <DIV></DIV>>and <DIV></DIV>>chaos that ensued prior to the intervention of the Senegalese forces <DIV></DIV>>was <DIV></DIV>>first perpetrated by Kukoi and other anti-PPP elements, either <DIV></DIV>>deliberately <DIV></DIV>>or through default of proper planning and execution of the attempted <DIV></DIV>>1981 <DIV></DIV>>revolution.It was an armed civil conflict brought upon the Gambia by <DIV></DIV>>Kukoi <DIV></DIV>>Samba Sanyang: an ex-NCP parliamentary candidate and therefore when <DIV></DIV>>the <DIV></DIV>>attempted dictatorship failed,some members of the come-back PPP <DIV></DIV>>regime <DIV></DIV>>orchestrasted unjustifiable acts of atrocities against some NCP <DIV></DIV>>militants <DIV></DIV>>and others who were percieved as supporters of the attemtpted <DIV></DIV>>revolution.But <DIV></DIV>>for the direct intervention of Sir Dawda, (of whom i am no admirer <DIV></DIV>>but even <DIV></DIV>>the devil deserves his due)the politics of retribution that some <DIV></DIV>>members of <DIV></DIV>>the PPP wanted to bear upon their political opponents would have <DIV></DIV>>been <DIV></DIV>>worst.Sir Dawda always advocated for the due process of law to <DIV></DIV>>brought upon <DIV></DIV>>all such people which unfortunately was not always heeded by his <DIV></DIV>>supporters. <DIV></DIV>>Had Yahya been in a similar situation, he would have ordered <DIV></DIV>>extra-judicial <DIV></DIV>>killings and secret night burials as he did during November 11, 1994 <DIV></DIV>>or even <DIV></DIV>>ordered a broad daylght massacre as happen to the students on April <DIV></DIV>>10 & 11, <DIV></DIV>>2000. <DIV></DIV>>As a member of the NCP pre-1994, i fervently belief that Jawara <DIV></DIV>>failed the <DIV></DIV>>Gambian masses but also held the view that so did SM Dibba in July <DIV></DIV>>1994 when he embark upon his self-imposed exile from politics and <DIV></DIV>>abandon <DIV></DIV>>the masses to the 'unknown' during those days when he was needed <DIV></DIV>>most. At <DIV></DIV>>least when members of Foroyya stood up for their rights and in <DIV></DIV>>effect for <DIV></DIV>>the genaral right to expression of opinion, he should not have <DIV></DIV>>labelled them <DIV></DIV>>as 'agent provocateurs'.However, when he did, many others like <DIV></DIV>>myself gave <DIV></DIV>>up on SM as a person capable of providing the leadership that the <DIV></DIV>>Gambia <DIV></DIV>>craves for.We want leaders like Mandela, who would not let down the <DIV></DIV>>people <DIV></DIV>>but SM did! for whatever flimsy reasons and i am of the opinion that <DIV></DIV>>he just <DIV></DIV>>lacks the <DIV></DIV>>courage to take on Jammeh and his gun-tottling hoodlums. <DIV></DIV>>On the other hand, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of the UDP <DIV></DIV>>leadership <DIV></DIV>>has demonstrated that even at the expense of their lives, they are <DIV></DIV>>ready to <DIV></DIV>>moblise Gambians against the dictatorship.They have faced unlawful <DIV></DIV>>incacerations, torture, assasination attempts,and all sorts of <DIV></DIV>>trials and <DIV></DIV>>tribulations but have not relented to injustice. <DIV></DIV>>I thought this was also like SM but how wrong he proved himself to <DIV></DIV>>be. <DIV></DIV>>Therefore compatriots, let us all rally behind the genuine <DIV></DIV>>opposition <DIV></DIV>>coalition to free the Gambia from tyranny.We should all learn from <DIV></DIV>>the <DIV></DIV>>past but always remember that the Gambia should come first. <DIV></DIV>>THE YOKE OF OPPPRESSION MUST BE SHATTERED! come October. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>BMK <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>>From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> <DIV></DIV>>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] <DIV></DIV>>>To: [log in to unmask] <DIV></DIV>>>Subject: WHY I WILL NOT ENDORSE THE ALLIANCE! <DIV></DIV>>>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:53:08 -0400 <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Comrades: <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>I am very appreciative in engaging numerous comrades in <DIV></DIV>>>this strugle. I am fortunate to meet many Gambians, and I <DIV></DIV>>>must admit that I am indebted to many who have provided <DIV></DIV>>>valuable information in knowledge and attitude. One should <DIV></DIV>>>not feel above anyone in their assertion for equity, <DIV></DIV>>>fair-dealing and truth in the pursuit of a free Gambia. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Many of us must understand that the quality of life and our <DIV></DIV>>>own idealistic sentiments must provide guidance in an <DIV></DIV>>>endeavor so vital in searching for truth. The Gambia is our <DIV></DIV>>>country and as such, we must provide reasonable assurance in <DIV></DIV>>>how we threat each other in this struggle. The voices of <DIV></DIV>>>those who fought dearly, especially Hamat Bah and Halifah <DIV></DIV>>>must not be burried under a rug. I cannot as a Gambian <DIV></DIV>>>join the alliance of PPP/UDP/Assan Musa Camara at the <DIV></DIV>>>expense of Hamat and Halifa. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>I have to reach out to Illiasa Gibba, a jola and a trusted <DIV></DIV>>>friend, who was unjustly imprisoned by Sir Dawda after the <DIV></DIV>>>failed takeover by Kukoi Samba Sanyang. Within the same <DIV></DIV>>>district of Kombo East, Mba Debo Sanneh was arrested and <DIV></DIV>>>remanded for no just cause. Her sin was that she was a <DIV></DIV>>>member of the National Convention Party. I cried for the <DIV></DIV>>>deaths of Momodou Modibo Conteh and Saikou Fatty, who were <DIV></DIV>>>shot to death because they were suspected of being Kukoi <DIV></DIV>>>Samba Sanyang's sympathizers. In Perang, at the urging and <DIV></DIV>>>approval of Lamin Kitty Jabang, Famara Sanyang and Tombong <DIV></DIV>>>Jabang were beaten so severely that the latter was left <DIV></DIV>>>almost crippled. Momodou Binta Sanyang was unjustly <DIV></DIV>>>imprisoned for ten years. Momodou's late grandfather, <DIV></DIV>>>Seyfo Fa Touray Sanyang made Sir Dawda of who he was. I <DIV></DIV>>>cannot join a group that has Sir Dawda's blessings. It <DIV></DIV>>>will be suicidal for me to trust the PPP. I know the late <DIV></DIV>>>chief, Fa Touray Sayang is looking down on meeting with <DIV></DIV>>>approval. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>During Sir Dawda's witch-hunt numerous Gambians were arrested <DIV></DIV>>>and imprisoned. Any Gambian with a Sanyang last name, who <DIV></DIV>>>happened to innocently danced during Kukoi's brief tenure, was <DIV></DIV>>>arrested and detained. The late Essa Barajo Jarju, who was <DIV></DIV>>>heard saying "jola massa kunda" was dismissed as an executive <DIV></DIV>>>of the area council. The late Hon. Famara Wassa Touray, <DIV></DIV>>>who fearlessly campaigned for Sir Dawda by riding his <DIV></DIV>>>bicycle from Gunjur to Brikama and other villages in the <DIV></DIV>>>Kombos, died pennyless because he fell out with Sir Dawda. <DIV></DIV>>>The late Seyfo Fa Sanjally Bojang was fired. Before that, <DIV></DIV>>>Sir Dawda unjustly fired the late Seyfo Jereba Bojang. I <DIV></DIV>>>just cannot trust the PPP. I must also add that Fa Hali <DIV></DIV>>>Jammeh of Bakau, a founding member of the PPP was unjustly <DIV></DIV>>>detained. Fa Hali died in custody. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>When Sir Dawda was restored to power, he continued on his <DIV></DIV>>>witch-hunt by dismissing and detaining Gambians. The <DIV></DIV>>>selected few who have now surrounded the leader of the <DIV></DIV>>>UDP, enabled Sir Dawda in his payback strategy. I cannot <DIV></DIV>>>consciously endorse a group that violated the rights of <DIV></DIV>>>Gambians. The PPP has a regrettable history. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>The PPP in my view cannot be trusted. If the UDP wins, <DIV></DIV>>>those same individuals who were part of the payback <DIV></DIV>>>strategy will embark on the worst kind of arrogance. The <DIV></DIV>>>Gambia should know better. We do not need any repetitive <DIV></DIV>>>arrogance. We need equity, fair-dealing and truth. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>As we revisit history, we must have compelling reasons <DIV></DIV>>>to narrate and vividly illustrate with certainty why <DIV></DIV>>>the PPP will never change. As a Gambian, who was raised <DIV></DIV>>>with Jolas, I cannot endorse an alliance whose members <DIV></DIV>>>had exhibited tribal sentiments on the Jolas after Sir <DIV></DIV>>>Dawda was restored to power. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>I wished Ousainou had not given the selected few leadership <DIV></DIV>>>roles. I wished Ousainou had reached out to the rest of <DIV></DIV>>>the opposition. I wished Ousainou had done what he promised <DIV></DIV>>>me. I wished Ousainou was open. I wished Ousainou had not <DIV></DIV>>>engaged the UDP in a suicidal marriage with the PPP. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>While I remain loyal to this struggle, I want to reiterate <DIV></DIV>>>that I cannot endorse the PPP/UDP/Assan Musa Camara alliance. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>I hope Allah guides me in this pursuit. With Allah's <DIV></DIV>>>blessings, the truth will prevail. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Naphiyo, <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh <DIV></DIV>>>Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV></DIV>>>Mail2Web - Check your email from the web at <DIV></DIV>>>http://www.mail2web.com/ . <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the <DIV></DIV>>>Gambia-L <DIV></DIV>>>Web interface at: <DIV></DIV>>>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <DIV></DIV>>>You may also send subscription requests to <DIV></DIV>>>[log in to unmask] <DIV></DIV>>>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to <DIV></DIV>>>write your <DIV></DIV>>>full name and e-mail address. <DIV></DIV>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>_________________________________________________________________ <DIV></DIV>>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <DIV></DIV>>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the <DIV></DIV>>Gambia-L <DIV></DIV>>Web interface at: <DIV></DIV>>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <DIV></DIV>>You may also send subscription requests to <DIV></DIV>>[log in to unmask] <DIV></DIV>>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to <DIV></DIV>>write your full name and e-mail address. <DIV></DIV>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV></DIV></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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail2Web - Check your email from the web at http://www.mail2web.com/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------