This time around the APRC buffoons should realise that if they try to usurp power from the people the nation shall see 'rivers of blood'.  As Haruna Darbo configured in his piece that no country attained democracy without civil strife or some form of struggle, Gambians will be awaken to this reality through this election. All the strife going on in our country, to me, is the price being paid for a harmonious and freer existence.  The events taking place are catalysts to true democracy.  Democracy comes with sacrifices and hardwork.  Even the modern developed democracies had to fight the demons of oligarchy, ablutism, totalitarianism, fascism and all isms to get to where they are today.    

Thus in the final analysis as many have said on this forum good shall prevail over evil.  We had embarked on a 'Long Walk to Freedom' and with endurance and determination my people shall be delivered to the promised land.  There will be sufering, there will be deads but we shall take it in our stride and match on. 

Gambia deserves better.  May the Almighty deliver us from the evil, savagery, lies, murder, hunger that Yahya and his cohorts visited on us since they usurped power 7 years ago.

Long Live Gambians,  Long Live Democracy,

Regards,

Mboge 

>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: Alliance Support Butchered >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:25:12 -0400 > >I first of all wish to express my sincere condolence to the family >of the >young man that was senselessly massacred yesterday and by extension >to the >entire Opposition family that is fighting to liberate our country >from >tyranny. No single Gambian blood should have been spilled in this >quest to >remove from office the man that ordered the slaughter (in cold >blood) of >defenseless children as young as three. The reign of terror will end >tomorrow. > >Having said that, I want to also say that every Gambian should >expect >anything between now and Friday. The (unarmed) young Alliance >supporter was >gunned down by a member of Yaya’s Presidential Guard. This has >NOTHING to >do with the GNA as such. They (the Presidential Guard) were trying >to redeem >themselves after Yaya and his cohorts were humiliated the day before >and had >to be extricated from the thousands of supporters of the Alliance, >thanks to >Ousainou Darboe who called in the IEC. I now believe the story that >was >floating immediately after the Monday incident that Yaya ordered the >security officers in his entourage to shoot at the Alliance >supporters, but >instead they shot in the air. YAYA WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THAT >ACTION. So >yesterday, he came again, this time with different men from the >Presidential >Guard who did what he wanted done on Monday. > >Now I am convinced that the provocation by the APRC was designed to >send a >'message' to the Gambians that will scare them. Well, we have news >for Yaya >and his band of bandits that have brought shame and disrepute to our >beautiful country: ‘Gambians have gone past the point of being >scared of >guns. IT IS EITHER FREEDOM OR DEATH.’ Gambians saw what happened in >Ivory >Coast and in Ghana. > >The APRC provoked what transpired yesterday at Tallining. These >people >wanted to hold 5 different rallies within the area just to confront >the >Alliance. As God would have it, one of the International observers, >a >British MP, who was interviewed by the BBC saw the dead body of the >young >supporter of the Alliance. This observer interviewed a security >officer who >subsequently offered to take him to the APRC officials for their >version of >the incident when he was suddenly seized by another security officer >who >whisked him away. The fate of that security officer is presently in >doubt. >His crime? Offering a foreign observer the opportunity to talk to >the other >side i.e. the Government side. > >They know why they didn't want to talk to the British MP. They have >killed >an innocent young Gambian who was out to exercise his democratic >right by >supporting the candidate of his choice. As I write, there are >reports that >another young lady has been fatally wounded also but I have not been >able to >confirm this. > >On other issues of great importance to the elections, Gabriel >Roberts has >buckled under pressure from the Opposition, ordinary Gambians, the >International Observers, etc. Gabriel Roberts has announced that >ONLY THOSE >VOTERS WITH VOTING CARDS AND ARE ON THE REGISTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO >VOTE. By >this decision alone, thousands of non-Gambians, folks from the >Cassamance >and Guinea-Bissau have been denied access to the voting booth. The >Opposition agents (Alliance, NRP, PDOIS, NCP) have been instructed >to deny >this category of APRC 'supporters' the right to vote. The word is >VIGILANCE. >We will also hold Roberts to his re-stating the LAW and his word >from here >to eternity. YAYA CANNOT CHANGE THE LAW NOW, NEITHER CAN THE IEC >CHAIRMAN. > >I wish to relay to every peace loving person on the G_L and indeed >everywhere, the assurance I got from the ground that the elections >will >proceed as planned. The APRC will try everything in the book to >cause >trouble but the election will proceed and that the Alliance WILL >WIN, HANDS >DOWN in Round One. Yaya knows it, Yankuba knows it, Famara Jatta >knows it >and the most fanatical supporter of Yaya on G_L knows it i.e. >Tombong. As >for Ousman Bojang, his problem is that he such a moron that he >CANNOT >distinguish a fictitious information from the Gambia if he sees one >- he >calls it the other side of the story from Gambia when in actual fact >the >story is coming from his buddies in Taiwan. If you ask me, it is >regrettable >that the APRC MP escaped with his life. This man should have been >given a >dose of their own medicine. It is tit-for-tat - FULL STOP. We keep >telling >the APRC that 2001 elections are entirely different from the 1996 >elections. >We are ready to die for FREEDOM. WE ARE NOT SCARED OF GUNS AND THE >ARMY WILL >STAY AWAY IN 2001. > >Darboe is relaxed, receiving well wishers, and ready to assume his >responsibility as President of THE FREE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA. No >third >Republic business here. A complete break from the past, start anew, >under a >new, intelligent, tolerant, articulate and educated (To have an >educated >president and not a high school drop out is extremely important as >Gambians >came to learn the hard way). Darboe will be the President of ALL >Gambians >not a president of a select few. >KB > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>