>From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S REMOVAL /M.B >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:10:42 -0500 > >Lameen: > >Its healthy for you to differ with me i compliment you for that. My >criteria >can't be sub standard because you happen to see it that way. >In any situation there most be a way of monitoring that >situation.During >the campaign,whatever that might have transpired,be it impartial >access to >the public media,threats and intimidations of voters,the opposition >should >not have compromised or be negligent about it.They should have >protested to >have it stopped or boycott the process.Many on this list have >encourage the >opposition to boycott if they deem the process flawed. >I am not in the business of judging after the fact. If the >circumstances >that you alluded to prevailed,why didn't the opposition protest >vehemently >even to the extent of boycotting the elections.Why did they continue >to >participate in this farce process as you describe it? The opposition >,that >is all of them,said in their concession that it was free and fair >why should >i see it otherwise.I forwarded lots of articles and reports to the >list but >despite the contents,the opposition on the ground declared the >election to >be generally free and fair.My interpretation of this declaration of >the >election as free and fair is that despite some hitches here and >there,it is >generally accepted and same view was conveyed by international >observers and >people that i spoke to back home.That is not to say that it was >perfect but >generally accepted.With this cross section of opinions all pointing >to more >or less the same conclusion that the elections was free and fair,i >do not >see how i can contradict that.Help me if you can Lamin. > >Beran > > > > >>From: Lameen Sisawo Barrow <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S REMOVAL /M.B >>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:14:25 -0500 >> >>Beran >> >>I beg to differ with some of the points you raised in >>your >>post. Having forwarded so many news articles on issues in >>The >>Gambia, I am wondering if you have taken the time to read >> all >>those articles. You call this farce of an election free >>and >>fair? I am at a lost for words. If this election meets >>your >>criteria, then you have very low standards where "free and >> fair" >>is the criteria. One does not have to live in The Gambia >> to >>know that People have been intimidated, bribed and >>harrashed by >>APRC thugs. Even the resident Jaliba of APRC, Tombong, >>will not >>say that equal time was accorded to all political parties. >> This >>election was just another front to legitimize the APRC. >> >>Alagie Barrow >> >>Nashville TN >> >><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> >> >>To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >> >><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > > >_________________________________________________________________ >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 >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>