This is for Joe Sambou, could you for once be happy, or even, just pretend and stop yapping about Yahya Jammeh for a second. No ill intended, I think all Gambians no matter what your affiliation is, should be prideful of the little accomplishment the "Baby Scorpions" have at this point. I just want to enjoy this and I think am speaking for a lot of Gambians on this list. Joe you used to be a great soccer player in my book, so let enjoy this one. Bakary Dembo HTML><BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <!-- START MESSAGE AFTER THIS LINE--> <!-- END YOUR MAIL MESSAGE BEFORE THIS LINE--> <p><a Target="_top" href="http://www.flamingtext.com/hmail.html" ><img src="http://hmail.flamingtext.com/hmail/00/10/03/flamingtext_com.19397109.gif" border=0 alt="Image by FlamingText.com"></a> <br>Image by <a href="http://www.flamingtext.com/hmail.html" >FlamingText.com</a> >From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: SAY NO JAMMEH'S ILL GOTTEN WEALTH- AS WE CONDEMN THE UNRULY > BEHAVIOUR OF JAMMEH' >Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:39:06 +0000 > >" if PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S MONEY DONATION TO OUR SOCCER HEROS has anything to >do with their success,then so be it" > >Being one of the baby scorpions more than 20 years ago, I agree they need >the encouragement and support to perform at their best. However, that does >not justify Yaya stealing from our coffers to lavish it to whom ever he >pleases. The funding of the baby scorpions should be with the approval of >the National Assembly through the budgetary appropriations process. > >With the above quote, we should also not complain when Yaya funds his ZOO; >sends hundreds to Mecca; steals Crude Oil I and II in excess of half a >billion dollars; buys himself a jet; tens of fleets of cars; lavishing >millions of dollars; hiding our loans in secret bank accounts with Ebou >Jallow; giving his supporters in the US tens of thousands of dollars; and >the list goes on. All this, while teachers salaries are stagnant for the >past decade; farmers crops are not bought; non existent electric supply; >sporadic water supply; marginal funding of our education system; poor >health >care; crumbling infrastructure; a bankrupt state, etc. And so, do Gambians >really care or understand the nature of the patron-client relationship they >are fostering with Yaya and the APRC? I don't think we really care or >understand what we champion. The average Gambian lives up country, is >poor, >uneducated, and bears the brunt of the excesses of the state, and it is >their progress that the true condition of our people is measured, not mine >or the urbanner, even though the urbaners are just a blink apart from the >massive poverty and degradation. > >If Yaya inherited his wealth, or patented a product to justify his >accumulation, this would not be an issue, for he earned it and can spend it >as he pleases. However, he did not earn it with his less than $1,500 a >month salary. Unless you know something that Gambians don't know, but Yaya >came to the scene poor and malnourished and could not even cure his mouth >sores (ratatoi). With our coffers, he has done well for himself at the >expense of the nation and none that is honest can fail to see that. How >can >Yaya or anyone justify the wealth he is sitting on? No one can even >attempt >at that ridicule. So, I really feel sorry for our state of mind, that >Africans would continue to turn the blind eye to their own ruination for >God >knows what reasons. Forget the countless folks that he murdered during the >past decade. > >What obtains in our country today is Gambians have resigned themselves to >getting whatever from whom ever, and at any cost. The pillar all lean on >is >survival. They know that what Yaya gives them is stolen but that is not >their interest. What they care is getting something, anything. But we all >know that the overwhelming masses are suffering and do not have access to >anything. > >So, does the below quote still obtain? > >" if PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S MONEY DONATION TO OUR SOCCER HEROS has anything to >do with their success,then so be it" > >I support the baby Scorpions and they are an extension of my past, however, >that does not mean any endorsement of Yaya's looting our coffers and making >slaves out of us in the process. What ever Gambia we support or create we >(all of us) are going to live in it whether directly or indirectly. The >choice is ours. > > >Chi Jaama > >Joe > > >>From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: SAY NO JAMMEH'S ILL GOTTEN WEALTH- AS WE CONDEMN THE UNRULY >> BEHAVIOUR OF JAMMEH' >>Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:26:56 GMT >> >>First let me begin by saying sorry to Mr Mballow[whom i don't even >>know]whatever might have transpired between him[mballow]and president >>Jammeh's GUARDS is unknown to me,secondly my main reason for this reply >>is >>based on the VICTORY of our new found HEROES OF SOCCER TODAY,THE YOUNG AND >>ABLE SCORPIONS.My heartfelt joy and prayers goes out to each and everyone >>of them and if PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S MONEY DONATION TO OUR SOCCER HEROS has >>anything to do with their success,then so be it and i hope they continue >>to >>get more and more financial and moral support to continue putting big >>SMILES on every GAMBIAN'S face because their success is and will always be >>GAMBIA'S JOY AND PRIDE. >> >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >>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] >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >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] >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい 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] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい