Mr. Gassama, Thanks for the effort in bringing a serious issue with a very sober perspective. I would like to add that the Coalition's political effort is only one small but significant aspect of a larger phenomenon. This Coalition is engaged in an epic liberation struggle against a 30 years plus legacy of resignation and a hegemony of the incumbent. Jammeh and the AFPRC just happen to be incidental and perhaps a more sinister political establishment. Jammeh is just a continuation of Jawara by evil and catastrophic means but otherwise "Fof coo gotto" - The same devil in disguise. Winning the 2006 election is just one tactical ambition to a greater and more sublime realization, i.e. the birth of genuine political freedom and institutional protection of human and economic rights. Win or loose in 2006 the struggle shall continue with a rejuvenated momentum. In the end only the truth shall prevail. On an issue closer to home, I belief your sober assessment of the political climate is correct- Yaya shall inevitably use state sponsored terror to intimidate, emasculate and capitulate any form of dissent or obstacle to his own power- that is the nature of a Machiavellian beast that has already started devouring its own children...Baba Jobe, Yankuba Touray et al. However, the good news is the Coalition has a leadership that has been parrying with the beast (Omar Jallow and Waa Juwara), men of sterling principles(Halifa Sallah) and some chutzpah (Amat Bah). A solidarity of these virtues of tempered steel shall shatter the demon in Kanalai into pieces come 2006. The key is political unity, and everything else shall follow. Ebou Jallow --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~