Well said Omar, the knucklehead will never come to term with reality. The guy is just making me sick. If I will be you, never bother my self to respond to his nonsense. Regards, Conteh Julla >From: omar joof <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Halifa Sallah Says President Jammeh >Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 05:49:42 +0000 > >Mr Ebou Jallow, >I understand that you were at one point the spokesperson of the AFPRC, >which >responsibility without doubt, should have given you ample opportunity to >know the regime's policies and insider dealings. I am actually convinced >that you can at anytime represent the AFPRC/APRC,since you have never >resigned from both the council and party. On the other hand, I dont think >you can fairly represent the opposition since you have never been known to >belong to that side of the political equation. >Besides, in all your interventions up to this point, you have been >mentioning the opposition vis-a-via the Jammeh regime as if we are two >opposing enemy camps. This is erroneous and dangerously misleading. The >fundamental reason for the existence of the opposition can be found in >relevant provisions of the constitution of the country. It is therefore >totally erroneous for anyone to argue that the opposition has been >precipitated by hatred of Yaya Jammeh. I insist that your basic assumption >as indicated above is also dangerously misleading since it is the APRC that >believes in the use of brute force. I wont blame you for not knowing this >because by all indications, you have never attampted to engage them in >constructive dialogue. >Furthermore, I have most regretably learnt that you left the Gambia with >fat >sums of tax payers money. Our people are going through tremendous socio >economic difficulties according to reports emanating from government >sources. In the prevailing circumstances, it would be very difficult for >Gambians to forget any butut stolen from national coffers, and I cant >imagine that they have forgotten your case. Ineffect, I am convinced that >Gambians both at home and in the diaspora would not take you and your words >seriously. >Your assertion that the opposition cannot overcome APRC is not the least >informed. Perhaps you know and were at one time party to the dirty tricks >Jammeh and his surrogates play. But as long as they are dirty tricks played >by people, other persons will definely get to know about them, and do >something about them. You seriously erred in assumming that Gambians are a >people who can all be fooled all the time. I think you should be reminded >that notwithstanding all the pain and humiliation we have suffered at the >bloody hands of your Yaya and his cohorts, we are still a people with a >sense of honour. >Finally, you have consistently mentioned reconciliation, and even made >mention of Yaya's desire for such development. But let me draw your >attention to >his recent pronouncements which seriously contradict your assertion. If >Yaya >was interested in reconciliation, he could have used his July 22nd speech >to >initiate such moves. I need not tell you that his derogative attacks on the >opposition were not only clownish and eccentric, but be rest assured that >such poor public utterances will continue to have negative impacts on his >image, as they are not expected of a head of state. >Omar Joof. > > > >>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Halifa Sallah Says President Jammeh >>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:33:56 -0400 >> >>Jabou, >> >>I will not try to explain any allegations against Jammeh or the APRC >>because it is absolutely futile. The more one catalogues the wrongs by >>the incumbency, the more persuasive the case for a National >>Reconciliation becomes. All other alternatives (political or military) >>shall lead to further gridlocks at a very heavy price. >> >>Your arguments to challenge the legetimacy of the APRC is totally >>unsound. Your logic may be quite valid yet the indubitable fact that >>Jammeh was elected by a clear Gambian majority voters still stands. >>Once the voters give their verdict in an electoral process it >>automatically becomes a binding social contract between the elected and >>the people. Calling a democratically elected official a tyrant is a >>misnomer to say the least. The process of his election may be messy >>but the ultimate oucome is unequivocally legetimate. >> >>Yes Jabou, I am 100% convinced that Pres. Jammeh is seeking for a >>National Reconciliation. The process of reconciling is not retroactive >>but progressive towards the future. It is also therapeutic and a >>constructive engagement for all opposing parties involved. It is also >>definitely not about personalities but a space to create a more just >>and democratic politics in the Gambia. >> >>Ebou >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >>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 >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. 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