>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Fwd: Observer on the Dumo case >Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 16:35:26 +0000 > >Dampha, I concur with your position regarding the deteriorating >state of our >nation. I hope our countrymen/women within and without The Gambia >realize >that we have a common problem of theft and thugry by the APRC. We >cannot >see our struggle in piecemeal - farmers; students; unemployed; >poverty, etc. > We have to see the missing links of the train called Gambia in >totality >and address them as a group. Then and then alone can we diffuse >this time >bomb. It is not going to be handed in a silver platter. No! No! >We've got >to take it. There is no tyrant that has been driven away through >dialogue >alone. We have appealed to the conscience of Jammeh and the APRC >for seven >years and he still is stuck on ignorance. Well, do we blame him and >his >chorus? No, because it's serving them well. You see, serious >dictators use >killing to gauge the heart beat of those upon whom they wished to >prey on. >Given the histories of the militaries in Africa especially, Jammeh >et al >understand the hate relationship between the military and the >people, so >smoking some of their own kind to anchor their ship would not cause >any >alarm from the people. The danger of ignoring these executions is >what >brought us to our current situation. Why, because with every >killing, the >killer gets bolder and his level of adventure is elevated. Thus, >Koro >Ceesay and other civilians are an appropriate benchmark in that >thought >process. Well, since we the people did not act against those >brutalities, >Jammeh began to sense the fear in us. Yes, that is why he made the >six feet >threats and he acted upon it on April 10 with the kids, because he >believed >that the adults are not going to do a darn thing about it, and we >still have >not done anything about it. Like Patrick Henry said, "Give Me >Liberty or >Give Me Death". No one is going to liberate us but us. The first >stage of >that liberation is for each of us to stamp out the word "Bugaaye", >translating, opportunistic from our culture. This is what is >keeping us in >our situation in addition to the fear that has weaken our bones. >People, we >owe this to ourselves and future generations. Keep up the good job. > >Chi Jaama > >Joe Sambou > >Chi Jaama > >Joe Sambou > > >>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Fwd: Observer on the Dumo case >>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:23:22 -0500 >> >>Joe, you are absolutely right that fair-minded Gambians should >>protest this >>INJUSTICE being meted on Dumo et al. This can only happen in a >>Dictatorship >>like the one we live in. I wished Gambians saw this lawlessness the >>same >>way >>you see it; i.e. this is NOT the problem of these defenseless >>captives >>alone. This is a problem for the whole society. When this injustice >>first >>started we told people that Yaya and his cohorts have just lowered >>the >>threshold again. All it now takes for an innocent Gambian to be >>railroaded >>(abducted and jailed, incommunicado) is for an Italian rat to tell >>LIES >>about you. This man could have lied about any Gambian. For >>instance, he >>LIED >>about Gambians from different works of Life. Gambians that NEVER >>knew each >>other before this incident. What we should have fought and what we >>should >>be >>fighting for is for the laws of the land to be applied such that >>innocent >>citizens are NOT jailed for crimes they NEVER committed in the >>first place. >>That is the principle we should fight for irrespective of whether >>Dumo is >>our family member or friend or we know the other accused persons. >>It is >>WRONG to jail innocent people. Period. It is just mind-boggling to >>think >>that we have citizens in the country that have been jailed for more >>than a >>year over some spurious and bogus accusations from an Italian rat. >> >>But Joe, this INJUSTICE comes as no surprise to a lot of people. I >>dare say >>that Dumo et al can count themselves somewhat lucky. I say that >>because I >>know of numerous others that have been summarily executed in that >>country >>simply because some dubious LIAR accused them of plotting a coup. >>It might >>have missed many the other day when that ex-soldier (Kejau) said >>that his >>life was once saved by Sam Sarr. Had the man gone ahead and >>explained what >>he meant, you will realize the kind of sick society we live in and >>how >>paranoid the vermin are. You will then realize how precarious >>people’s >>lives >>are, in the hands of the thugs at the NIA. Kejau is right to say >>that he >>would have been history by now, had others not intervene to put >>reason in >>Yaya’s thick and paranoid skull. The sad thing though is that had >>he been >>slaughtered or jailed, not even his own family members will stand >>up to >>fight for his murderers to face justice. This appeasement of >>tyrants has to >>stop. You are right that people will not receive anything on a >>plate from >>the Dictatorship. People have to fight for what is theirs; starting >>with >>people like Kejau that are directly affected by the Dictatorship. >> >>Finally, I think it was also timely to try and appeal to the >>politicians >>back home. I must admit that I have not been following political >>happenings >>thoroughly, but I understand that Local Government elections are in >>the >>horizon. This is yet another opportunity for the Parties to come >>together >>and explore means of getting rid of the Dictatorship. As always, I >>am for >>the removal of the Dictatorship by any means necessary. If it takes >>Local >>Government elections, so be it. Let’s just get rid of the vermin. >>We do NOT >>need people that abduct innocent citizens, murder children and loot >>government coffers. >>KB >> >> >> >>>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Re: Fwd: Observer on the Dumo case >>>Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:42:50 +0000 >>> >>>Another sad chapter to the misery of our people. Mrs. Saho we are >>>with >>>you >>>in spirit and please stay firm. And who said the judiciary is not >>>controlled by the dictator? Justice denied to anyone is justice >>>denied to >>>all of us. However, as long as we see this travesty of justice as >>>a Dumo >>>et >>>al problem, then justice will forever be denied to us. Any just >>>minded >>>Gambian should be disgusted with the willful disregard for the >>>rights of >>>the >>>accused. Since when does an AG detain folks then begin to scratch >>>his >>>head >>>as to what charges to make up years down the line? The AG and >>>Yaya do not >>>have a case and are embarrassed to admit that. A dictator never >>>gives you >>>anything by just asking, but by demanding and forcing him to leave >>>his >>>ground. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or 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] >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or 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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~