>From: Jassey Conteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Jassey Conteh <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: A Double Agent >Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 16:36:00 -0400 > >Mr. Camara: > >If you don't have any proof then you have no certainty to >decide on this.  Do you remember when you were accused >of being an agent?  Could I have concluded that you were? >Shouldn't I have analyzed the situation? > >By the way, who brought the double agent discussion yesterday? >Can you verify?  I categorically can tell you that it was not me. >I was responding because it was brought up again. > >You see dear brother, we have a long way to go.  What I have >witnessed is that some of us have concluded that some folks >can do no wrong.  If we continue this trend, we will be back at >square one facing Janneh the next six years. > >I believe that politics is local.  May be we need to target >our respective districts to increase our support. I will be asking my >students to adopt the four alkalos who were fired in my district.  I >will be asking people around if they can contribute $5 every two months >so that these four former alkalos can feed there families.  I will be >targeting 50 people that I know.  I will not personally collect any money >but a lead person would. > >Do you know the candidate who lost the local area council election in Kombo >East is related to me?  Do you know that his father's mother and my late >father shared the same mother.  Do you also know that his mother's mother >grand-mother) and my mother's mother (grand-mother) share the same mother >and father?  Was I not upset to see my own relatives selling their souls to the highest >bidder in the Gambia.  Do you know that the Chief in my district is related to me? >I know where I stand.  I know want I believe in.  I am 100% oppose to APRC. >Does this mean that I should hate everyone in APRC?  No because if I do that is suicidal. >Welcome to Politics 101. > >I for one will not  condemn or insult a pro-Jammeh individual.  It seems >that we are not ready to learn from our mistakes and grow up. >How can one  resort to insults every time he or she is accused of >something? > >What frightens me is that we don't have power and yet we are acting >arrogant and insensitive.  If we want to convince our skeptics, we >have to be willing to be tolerant and respectful. > >My campaign is based on sensitivity and respect.  I will embrace any person >who is no longer with the APRC.  I do not even mind asking for their support. >Jammeh really knows Gambian people.  Some of us are so bitter that >we would rather chastise a former Jammeh support that re-evaluate some of >our so-called friends who are sleeping with the enemy. > >May be we need to listen and count three time before we talk.  May be >we need to talk to each other before we assess without reasoning.  It is >indeed refreshing to be accommodating but also firm.  It is also fair >to point out fakes in our midst who may be part of the problem.  I will >never reveal my source.  I know and trust him or her. > >How many FBI agents who were caught spying evoked the not guilty >strategy?  I stand by by accusation.  I hope history vindicates me. > > >Yes, Mr. Camara I know and trust my source.  This person is no fool.  Do >you know that our folks back home are living in fear and condemnation? >Can you conclude that they will vote for Jammeh?  Some of them may >openly support him but inwardly would love to see him go.  Can these people >mortgage their future?  Can their families go hungry? > >It is okay to live afar and talk cheap.  I believe that we really need to >assess our contribution and change our strategy.  It is ideal that >when an individual fails, he or she needs to strongly revalue and assess >what to do next. > >Do you know that we all talk to folks back home?  Do you know that some >prominent opposition leaders also talk to their trusted friends?  Do you think >I don't know people back home?  Do you know some opposition leaders are frustrated >that nothing has happened since last July?  Do I have to reveal their identities? >No I don't. > >I affirm again that all I can do in my power is to visit the Gambia and talk >to the opposition.  We can never solve our problems if we try to be indifferent >and refuse to be fair.  If we choose friendship over reality, we will fail. > >I would like for you to research the archives when I wrote to disassociate >with the NCP.  I am not ashamed to admit any mistakes that I may have >transgressed historically.  I am also willing to assert that mistakes made >yesterday should make a person better.  A wise person is an individual who >admits mistakes.  This person has a realistic chance of being a better person. > >What have we done for the Gambia?  Not a thing!  We can talk but we are not >willing to forgo materialistic opportunities in the West and help our people >back home.  We are afraid to criticize each other because of fear of losing a >friend.  I believe the Gambia should not be built on that.  I am afraid we are all >part of the problem. > >What did you do when Joe called Dr. Janneh a psychopath and sister Jabou a big >"B" explicit?  Is this Gambian? > > > >Naphiyo, >Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh > >-----Original Message----- >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: May 7, 2004 3:42 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: A Double Agent > >Conteh, >You are right that I simply believe that Joe is not a double agent. I have >no proof and I hope everyone agrees that Gambia-L is not a court room where >we will sit around to wait for evidence. Has it occured to you that those >whose inforamtion you trust may themselves be disinformation agents? >Could this source of yours within the APRC not be someone trying to split >the opposition by spreading suspicion among opponents of the regime? > >For God´s sake what are we going to do with telephone records? >I am not returning to an old issue. You are the one who brought it up again >yesterday and that is very immature, to say the least. This is an issue we >have to get rid of forthwith. > >That does not mean that I condone Joe´s insults. It is equally immature for >him to continue doing that. All of us in the Management Team wish that this >never happened, because it is such a waste. But be assured that we will >come to a conclusion very soon. > >Momodou Camara >"It is much easier to split an atom than a prejudice" Albert Einstein > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >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 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >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 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~