Todays' edition of the Independent Newspaper is reporting that Baba Jobe who is accused and subsequently sanctioned by the United Nations for both trafficking in blood diamonds and arms in perpetuation of the horrendous bloodletting Sierra Leone did travel Libya in the last few days. The U.N resolutions that slapped the sanctions on him and all the publicly identified culprits has the force of international law obliging all member nations to scrupulously enforce it's provisions. That means The Gambia government despite it's loud and laughable protestations of the innocence of Baba Jobe is bound by it membership to the U.N to prevent him from traveling. Mr Jobe who has a vague and dubious official title of assistant to the President and travels on a Gambia gov't diplomatic passport and had to have traveled out of a Gambian port of exit. We may yet hear a lame and bogus explanation from the foreign ministry that the gov't wasn't aware of Baba Jobe's 'personal' trip to Libya or even deny that there was such a trip none of which would change the fact the gov't has chosen to violate a resolution they don't like. Baba like every civil servant is required to notify and seek clearance from the gov't if they are traveling out of the country lest they have issues outstanding.Baba is facing a potential indictment to face an international tribunal for being an integral part of a racket that brought murder and mayhem in Sierra Leone and continue to destabilize that entire region. We have also learnt from reliable sources that Mr Jobe was not freelancing and he did use Gambian territory to facilitate his criminal behavior as part of a broader conspiracy. The gov't can try to shelter the activities of a guy who has left very detailed footprints in the Sierra Leone tragedy. I predict they would soon have a major scandal in their hands in which they will have to answer for the entire conspiracy with every player internationally held accountable. The gov'ts hoots and pants about how they need more evidence of Baba's culpability is a not so sophisticated bid to find out how wide a net the U.N has cast . It is there and when the time comes it will all be out. Karamba <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>