In a message dated 8/6/02 3:34:05 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > > > Speaking on the occasion of the commemoration of his country's National Day > (4"' of July) at his Fajara residence yesterday, Mr McDonald said: "The > United States recognises that The Gambia has made significant progress > towards democracy, the rule of law and respect for basic human rights". > U.S. Ambassador Jackson McDonald, > 5 July 2002 If U.S ambassador Jackson Macdonald made thsi statement, I think we need to compile all of the human rights violations the decrees and other bills to silence the media and send it ot him with a protest letter, and ask him whether if those things occurred in the United States, ,he would consider it significant progress towards democracy. Jabou Joh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~