>From: Ousman Jallow Bojang <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: ANOTHER FIRE SET BY THE UDP/PPP >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:59:50 EDT > >The Email below also came from my source on the grounds. As always, I >promised him/her not to publish the name. > >Ousman Jallow Bojang. > >Thanks for that forward, and I must tell you that I am glad that you were >able to do it without my name. That was a sigh of relieve. I have read some >of the postings against what I sent you. I will try to reply to them one by >one. I am very busy now, but I am sure come THURSDAY, they will answer >themselves. As the saying goes, "time is the best Prophet." >As I am writing, there is another arson. I am unable to go to the scene yet, >but I have just confirmed that the Compound of an APRC MP of Serrekunda is on >fire. I can hear the Fire Service sirens as I write. > >Ous, yesterday I had a deep chat with someone who is right inside the >UDP/PPP/GPP camp.I posed as a staunch supporter, therefore the fellow went on >pouring out all their cheap strategies. We met at Albasha restaurant right at >the corner adjacent to kairaba hotel. You would not believe what he said they >intend to do now against November or so. In fact, he was trying to recruit me >to join them. >Ous I was made to understand by this guy that all these negative headings >being displayed by some of the News Papers are being copied and kept by these >people. >These are the articles that people like Dr.Manneh would be using to refresh >their asylum documents. That can be the only possible way they can justify to >the >Londoners and the Americans that they deserve being received once again. It >may however be very difficult for them to convince those people. In the first >place, how could they have come back to campaign if they were genuine asylum >seekers? > >Another interesting development is that I learnt from another source that >Saikou Sabally,Saara Janha,BB Darboe and Jawara are believed to be trying to >engage >some Gambian dissidents for a fatal come back.These dissidents are composed >of some ex-army officers particularly those who were behind the November 11 >attack. Some are also believed to be those currently in Liberia or even >ex-Gambian-Liberian mercenaries who sometimes shuttle between the Gambia and >Monrovia. >These are really desperate attempts by Saihou Sabally. Its widely believed >that Sabally and Alhaji Kanteh the former commissioner of NBD are working very >closely along those lines in Dakar. > >Please do not be panicked because those that they intend to use against the >current regime are the ones who reveal all their secret plans to the >intelligence service. That is the reason why Darbo jumped on what he called >false rumors of a coup. Ous count on me because these are not rumors they are >true stories. These >people with all the threats and insults know that Jammeh's gvt. is very >strong security wise. They are also aware that they won't succeed that's why >they are calling for the next step i.e.: to publicize the issue in order to >be able to escape being arrested. The >Jammeh regime will never react to that at this 11th. hour! These people have >bought machetes and other small arms ready to disturb the peace if they lose >and they will lose. Without doubt the APRC gvt. will counter any challenge >that's geared towards inciting civil disorder with drastic measures. Make no >mistake about that. > >In fact these people will be surprised to know that Jammeh's people are more >sophisticated than they estimate. Some keep on rambling on the L- that these >guys are morons and so on but that's different from how these boys operate. >Of late we have heard that Chongan has become a moderator on the L-, but do >not mind them they are all behind the scenes. A strong network under the >control of another >person (nationality withheld because he is a westerner based in London >itself) is monitoring these people. They will be surprised one day; just >wait. They do not have any external backing as they pretend they do. The only >way they are ready to operate is by sending in some rotten elements in the >Gambia to start a small riot and the rest will be burning houses and so on. >From there they will start mobilizing their people on the phone to boil more >problems. These people are so desperate to come back to the state house that >they can no longer listen to any reason whether plausible or not. > >I will give you more on their movements as time goes on. However, Jammeh's >people are so ready that they will shoot at anything suspicious around them. >Let no one think that he or she can politicize the army by quoting archaic >constitutions for us please. >The army is under one command and they will see if they try. The state guard >is one of the most heavily armed in this sub region so make no mistake >brother we are >ready for anything and when we win we will celebrate till day break. >I will wait for THURSDAY before replying to any of those or subsequent >counters. > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>