Yero, Give me a contact at the Belgium mission and I will try to get their recommendation to the Gambia Government. Beran >From: YERO MAMA <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gambian 'Foreign Policy' in a state of Flux >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:36:01 +0000 > >Gassa, > The source of the decision that sent Marc out stems from >recommendations received from our own mission in Belgium(according to the >stories we saw on the media and elsewhere within the cirlces of Banjul's >administration). > >Why not for the sake of objective judgement,that anyone who wishes to go >deeper on what led to the current statusquo reach our brothers and sisters >at Belgium and hear more,instead of BLINDLY defending or offending the >parties concerned.I would suggest that an independent party on line finds >out and then reports for us here the otherside of the coin.People like me >maybe branded as bias ones if we were to say a word in defense of the >regime! So let those enquiring be independent from any political or >adminitrative strings whatsoever. > >The second part of my argument is that;as far as the reaction of the EU is >concerned,it all depends on the outcome of the forthcoming meeting that >will >comprise of the Africa group and other parties that are affected.The >decision to send Marc out would be weighed and balanced at that meeting >thus >give us the EU'S standpoint.Contrary to any other decision at least this >one >has got all professional components together and an explanation has been >forwarded to the public. >Lets also remember that;its a case affecting Marc(as a profesional who's >accused of being biased and not harbouring any respect for the authorities >of his host country)that is being treated via the codes of conduct as >stipulated in the regulations governing the (EU officials-host countries >relations).Therefore branding the host gvt's move as childish etc would not >help the situation either. >Ofcourse no gvt whether African or not will say:"i do not need the EU!" No! >because its a body and a force to reckon with.However,aid shouldn't be laid >on one's shoulders with lashes from throngs. >For those who accuse the Gambia of prostituting countries like Taiwan etc >for political reasons my question is;WHERE IN POLITICS CAN WE FIND A >PORTION >THATS COMPLETELY FREE FROM INTEREST-RIDDEN APPROACHES? >Did you read or hear about the latest on THE USA Gvt's readiness to present >Diesel sub concepts to Taiwan?! >Where will that be classified...? Under prostituting them or political >interest? Is it easy to defend the two? >Politically The Mainland China may feel offended isn't that a Geo-political >problem? >In this case i wouldn't blame the Americans neither would i blame >Beijing.What matters here is interest and not pounding chests! >The relativity in all political problems or challenges is always there, so >intelligent moves may sometimes appear sour to others.If the aftermath of >Marc's departure will be useful for the Gambia so be it,likewise if his >stay >was for our interest then i am confident that the parties concerned will >resort to professional methods and technics! >Remember that Marc had only four months to go,so the Gambia Gvt may not be >that in a hurry to wait for only FOUR MONTHS!.The move i am sure was well >calculated and lets see if Marc's slate as far as his career is concerned >won't be affected at the end.Remember that there are rules set for all EU >officials abroad especially those in countries like ours.The EU bureacracy >shuns any EU official whose found to be discharging his or her duties with >disrespect to the authorities of any host country! The body is very much >sensitive to such behaviour. >Until the outcome of the committee thats charged with the responsibility of >looking into the above expulsion comes out with a statement on behalf of >the >EU, my position on the above is nothing else other than that of the >Mandingo >proverb "n'ganna baal dundi leh".Direct translation "my goats are kept at >home"-meaning i reserve my opinion for a while. > >Yeropulloh! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Gambian 'Foreign Policy' in a state of Flux >>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:22:03 +0000 >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>X-Originating-IP: [212.60.66.47] >>Received: from [149.68.45.24] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >>MHotMailBE0D933600214004324895442D180CC718; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:24:27 >>-0800 >>Received: from maelstrom.stjohns.edu (149.68.45.24) by >>maelstrom.stjohns.edu (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id >><[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:21:15 -0500 >>Received: from MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU by MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU >>(LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 448401 for >>[log in to unmask]; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:21:12 -0500 >>Received: from hotmail.com (64.4.21.90) by maelstrom.stjohns.edu (LSMTP >>for >> OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; >>Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:21:05 -0500 >>Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; >>Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:22:03 -0800 >>Received: from 212.60.66.47 by lw14fd.law14.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; >>Tue, >>15 Jan 2002 15:22:03 GMT >>From [log in to unmask] Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:24:46 -0800 >>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Jan 2002 15:22:03.0405 (UTC) >> FILETIME=[627EABD0:01C19DD8] >>Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sender: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >> >>Momodou Mboge, >> >>Let me first of all start with your last sentence in which you wrote: "God >>safe us from your 'madness'." No Mr. Mboge God will not safe anybody from >>what you consider my "madness". The Gambia belongs to all of us and we all >>have a stake in it. >> >>You also wrote: >> >>"You commended MR GOMEZ on his rather ambiguous piece on the need of >>political tolerance in the Gambia yet all and sundry know that it is your >>lot who cannot deal with criticism. Those of us who oppose the APRC and >>the >>Jammeh government are more than accommodating but we will not tolerate or >>negotiate our basic human rights and freedoms." >> >>No Mboge, you've got it wrong. If this government does not want to be >>criticised, it would not have opened a website for all and sundry to air >>their views. This is a listening government. >> >>You again wrote: >> >>"Your bragging about that some of us in the opposition believe that we >>depend on the largesse of the West for survival is absolute nonsensical >>piffle. Jammeh and his lot are not inpendent, his government is ready to >>sleep with any monster who offer him some dough. We know about his >>prostitution of Gambian sovereignty to the Libyans, Taiwanese and all >>those >>sick Arab states hallucinating about muslim brotherhood." >> >>Again you are off the mark. This government wants to co-exist with all >>other >>governments regardless of ideology. What we will not accept is for any >>nation to believe that because they offer us aid, they can dictate to us >>how >>we should run our lives. This has been denied us for more than three >>hundred >>years and we are saying enough is enough. Do not forget also that some of >>these nations need us as much as we need them. >> >>You also wrote: >> >>"Our tourism industry was distroyed the insan and stupid policies of this >>criminal regime." >> >>My friend we know what role tourism plays in our economy. Therefore we >>will >>not jeopardise all the efforts that we've put into it by way of promoting >>it >>and developing infrastructures to meet the requirements of the tourists. >>In >>fact was it not only a few weeks back that I posted, on the L, an article >>indicating that The Gambia won the best stand at the recently held tourism >>fair? >> >>Apart from promoting the sector, there is now a tourism development board >>that acts as a one stop shop for those wishing to invest in tourism in The >>Gambia. The classification of hotels and restaurants is being done this >>year in colaboration with the stakeholders in the industry to match >>international standards. Eco-tourism is being vigourously promoted and one >>of these eco-tourist sites won an international award a few weeks ago in >>recognition of its facilities amongst other things. Kombo Beach hotel also >>recieved a gold award from one of the biggest tour operators in the UK >>just >>last week. >> >>Have a good day, Gassa. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >> >><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> >> >>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] >> >><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > >"YEROMAMA PULORI GALO HAAWA BAROGEL N'DIMOU" >"Speak the speeches and let the speeches not spit you." > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >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] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>