In a message dated 11/23/2001 11:46:49 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Indeed, in a political > culture such as ours, where the people cannot draw a line between politics, > economics and religion, where politicians with power like Jammeh can use > the > resources at their disposal - both coercive and persuasive - with reckless > abandon, it is not a great feat to win elections. ********************* And there in a nutshell is the whole truth. Jabou Joh <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>