Dear Mr Krubally, The fact remains that inspite of our respective political party affiliations and the significant number of foreign votes that contributed to President Jammeh's re-election, that all of us as well as the international community recognise and accept Yahya Jammeh as the head of state of the Gambia. However there could be a massive difference between having voted for Jammeh and being an apologist to his regime. Likewise, it would be wrong to conclude that all those who voted for him are not concerned about the poor human right records of his regime. In fact, i dare say that the majority of those who voted for the APRC are as concerned about the blantant abuse of individual rights and the criminal justice system of the country by the APRC as those who totally opposed to the regime. Unfortunately, the leadership of the APRC reasons draw the same wrong conclusions as some of their supporters are fond of reminding members of this forum, which is : Had Gambians been really concerned about the violations of freedoms and killings committed by the APRC regime, they (the) APRC would have lost the previous elections. Unfortunately, the dynamics of political choice-making among voters in the Gambia would reveal that a significant proportion of the electorate will support an incumbent government until its demise is beyond salvation. I think the lack of awareness among the majority of voters about the mandatory role of government which is manifested by the politics of patronage is the single most important factor which accounted for the PPP's over thirty year rule and the political status-quo in the Gambia. My understanding of an apologist is a person who tasks himself or herself with continously trying to defend or justify the indefensible acts or ommisions of another person or group of persons. The majority who genuinely support the APRC cannot therefore be classified under this category. I entirely agree with you that >The youths of Africa should give peace a chance but can there be lasting peace anywhere without justice as its foundation? The answer is a categorical NO. The yoke of oppression must be shattered! _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~