Justifying wrongs being perpetuated by the Gambia Government is one of our problems as Gambians. The least one can do is speak out against injustice. Evil prevails only when good men and women stand idly by. If those journalists were singing Jammehs praises, they will not labeled "uncouth" in Gassama's book. Besides all that, instead of the NIA taking the laws into their own hands, dont we have "courts"? Is intimidating journalists by torturing them the right way out? People do not care what happens to folks they have no interest in or are not related to. The pain never registers until it hits close to home. There is nothing in what the gentle man wrote in his article that warranted the torture metted out to him. For people like Pa Modou Gassama, I am not the least surprised by his stance. If one of your family members was at the receiving end of torture, you shall be singing a different song. As inconsciousnable as you are, if Alhagi Mbye was your blood, sycophancy will not have blinded you from the truth. Always remember though that, what goes around comes around. No condition is permanent and the APRC will not rule The Gambia forever. Try speaking the truth, for that alone is everlasting. There is no justification whatsoever for torturing your fellow human beings. But if one is not human, they can never see this. 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>