Folks Another dossier from "Rtd" Capt Ebou Jallow. Ebou Jallow By the way have you thought of apologising to the Opposition. Believe it or not, your apology to the President will not save you from justice. Give us back our $3million with interest at 20% please. No hard feelings, the people of the Gambia need that money for VIABLE projects Sanusi On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 14:30:23 EDT, Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: It is a common knowledge that the situation in the Gambia is not a usual political problem, therefore extraordinary measures are required to resolve extraordinary challenges. There are two apparent fallacies inherent in our ongoing struggle to effect change in the Gambia. There are those who believe in the reification of change through a coup d'etat, and another group that believes in a democratic process through constitutional means. I strongly believe that neither suffices our situation at this moment. A coup d'etat is a very effective tactical means in changing a political leadership in the short run, but in the long run, it proves to be a bad strategic approach for serious political reforms. Coups lead to instability, inefficiencies and other serious lapses in governance besides pervasive violence and loss of innocent lives. On the other hand, the democratic process is a viable and solid means of reform ONLY if the political climate is conducive. It is commendable only if the constitutional framework is the implicit wishes of the people, and NOT an extension of statecraft of a Dictatorship. Tyranny will never rhyme with a democratic process. Therefore I will again assert that those hoping to change the leadership through the ballot box are applying an inherently good strategy to the WRONG political climate with all the odds against them. So where do we go from here? I will reiterate what I stated earlier in a comment to Hamjatta. The opposition need to draw a combined comprehensive strategy to restore LEGITIMACY first in the Gambia before any form of democracy will ever have any chance of survival. Like I said before this requires some moral will power to overcome all parochial interests, fears and differences and focus on the sole OBJECTIVE of restoring the rule of law, human decency and a levelled political playing field. The Gambia is ripe for a serious revolution. I beg the opposition not to ignore this ppurtunity, otherwise the consequences shall be very grave. The political situation in the Gambia is the very stuff from which revolutions have evolved since the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Bolsheviks, and many more freedom movements around the globe. The catch at this moment is to ORGANISE, AGITATE and INSTIGATE change. The rhetorics, petitions, and numerous memoranda are enough. This has inadvertently turned this forum, G-L, into some kind of entertainment jamboree where we soothe our frustrations, and eventually never exercise our common will to change the Gambia for good. How many more petitions are we going to write to prevent the legacies of the "Dumo Sahos", the "April Massacres", and political violence from ever happening again? It is time for all Gambians to take political action right now! There are leaders in the Gambia who already chose to champion the rights and wishes of the oppressed, and I urge them to stand up to their convictions of right and wrong no matter what. I implore them to agitate in the streets of Banjul before the whole world to any violations of human rights and decency. I urge them to organize civil disobedience against tyranny for all Gambians have an inalienable right to live without fear of any person or government agency. I beg them to instigate SOPI to restore LEGITIMACY in the Gambia. What is going on in the Gambia is ABSOLUTELY WRONG and any man with some moral conviction should stand up against it not only in words but also with political action. Our children have sacrificed themselves in April, what is the leadership waiting for...? Those of us who cannot participate actively in the Gambia should give all moral, political and finacial support to a UNITED FRONT against the tyranny in the Gambia. G-L should set up a fund to solicit contributions towards this effort and STRONGLY urge the opposition to unite and start the process NOW!. My fellow Gambians, the only way we can regain our honour, dignity and freedom is through a united political action against tyranny. This way we can earn the respect of the entire world. 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