These fighter jets are real toys for the big boys in power >From: momodou olly-mboge <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: The Jet Fighter Pierces The Airspace Again >Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 19:58:13 +0000 > >"These guys are truly dickheads?? >Who in their right minds would fly Fighter Jets over a congested city like >Banjul and the suburbs when there is NO reason for it, except to terrify an >innocent populace?" > >Dave, > >Yes, only dickheads will do such kind a thing. I just can't fathom why on >earth the need for a jet fighter in The Gambia. But with the morons at the >helm anything is game. > >regards, > >Mboge > >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: The Jet Fighter Pierces The Airspace Again >>Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 19:21:00 +0100 >> >>These guys are truly dickheads?? >>Who in their right minds would fly Fighter Jets over a congested city like >>Banjul >>and the suburbs when there is NO reason for it, except to terrify an >>innocent populace? >> >>Mr Mboge you live in London and HMS RAF Norholt is in the outskirts >>of the city, but have you ever seen a Jet Fighter frightening the living >>day >>light >>of out of Londoners? Nope, am sure you haven't, for not only is it >>dangerous >>and fool >>hardy, but is totally unnecessary. I live in Southampton and we have HMS >>RAF >>Daedulus/Cranwell, >>but apart from the "spitfire" air shows (and that is done over the waters >>too) during armistice day >>celebrations one could be forgiven for thinking that there are no RAF >>Stations in the Southampton >>environs. >> >>Without knowing the service history of the particular fighter jet/s won't >>you think >>a responsible govt/military would rather be flying this gargantuan of a >>museum piece >>over the Atlantic ocean? But hey I really think that sometimes we expect >>too >>much of the >>nutters. >> >>Please, dickheads spend the money needed for fuelling and servicing this >>museum piece on >>more urgent and overdue services like hospitals, so that someone else's >>little brother >>will not have to go through the pain mine did. >> >>I hope you get out of your slumbers soon, for both your own good and the >>good of our "tired" >>peole. >> >>Regards >>Manneh >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of momodou olly-mboge >>Sent: 20 May 2002 16:20 >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: FWD: The Jet Fighter Pierces The Airspace Again >> >> >>THE POINT NEWSPAPER >> >> >>Monday, May 20, 2002 >> >> >> >>The Jet Fighter Pierces The Airspace Again >> >>Yesterday, many people had shivers running down their spine when Jammeh’s >>Jet fighter pierced the greater Banjul’s airspace. Some people opined that >>some form of announcement about the matter should have been made before >>hand >>to get the public prepared for the show. Some wondered why the Jet made >>its >>second appearance at this point in time. Others advanced that it needed to >>be ‘tried’ from time to time to ‘heat’ its engines. Some also claimed that >>it came out because of the current upheaval in Casamance, speculating that >>it flew in that direction. Sierra Leoneans were said to have said: “Na so >>Salone been day”. >> >>Overall, the ‘show’ was not very much appreciated as it frightened many >>people (and animals as dogs were reported to have ran for shelter) with >>some >>of them dashing for safety or to take cover. We feel that the Jet should >>not >>have been flown following all that the President said about militarism >>through his rendition of the young girl’s message at the UN as well as his >>own statements. It would be recalled that the Banjul young girl said among >>other things: “…we do not need weapons.” The President himself said in New >>York: “I would finally like to urge all of us to help our children use >>their >>energies in constructive and positive ways because the misdirection of >>their >>energies resulting from neglect, poor health, lack of access to education, >>abuse, exploitation, militarism and crime can only deepen social >>instability >>and crises.” >> >>Now, the question one may ask is whether the government as a unit deals >>and >>works out issues as an entity or in a ‘piloting on sight’ manner? A policy >>statement is made by a Head of State in the confines of the UN General >>Assembly in the presence of Delegates from more than 180 countries and the >>next minute an action that runs counter to this profession of faith is >>carried out in contradiction of the stated commitment. What are we >>suffering >>from? Do we have people alive to their roles? What about good advisers, do >>we have them? People who make sure that policies and directives are >>adhered >>to more so when commitments are made in public and/or international fora. >> >>The other thing about the Jet is that it is costly to maintain and we >>still >>need money for the education, health of our people. World Bank officials >>have also decried its prohibitive maintenance envelope during a meeting >>with >>the media. Farmers are more and more facing hardship with the poor >>groundnut >>purchasing methods. Maybe the Jet should be sold and its proceeds used for >>other development-oriented pursuits as the President himself hinted in New >>York. - Or was that just one of diplomacy’s major rule, as we know it? >> >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>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] >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>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] >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HDG _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~