Worry not, for they can't do a thing to you or anyone outside of Gambia. We can meet them halfway any day and at any level. A threat will just be met with a counter threat that's all, and they know the drill. Chi Jaama Joe >From: PA NDERRY <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Freedom Newspaper Mail Bag-What our dear readers say today!!! >Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:35:41 -0700 > > By Chat boy Shakopee, Minnesota > Once again my fellow Gambians, freedom to express one's views and obtain >information is a natural right of every human being. Anyone who tries to >interferes with this right of an individual is obviously fooling himself. > >Dear readers, for the past two weeks since the daily observer published the >nonsense report some APRC members in US have been threatening me through >phone calls. If a person like me in US is threatened you can imagine the >condition of people in the Gambia. In my opinion I think they are cowards. >Something to take note is that the ones who are troubled and lacked self >confidence are the ones who resort to aggressive tactics in order to hide >their insecurity. On the contrary, the actions of a wise individual is >characterized by calmness and reservation. If you observe the actions of >"King" Jammeh, it is easy to see that it is his aggressive tactics are >oozing with insecurity and desperation. > >We all know that "King" Jammeh's regime is in its death throes. Just as the >proverb that the darkest part of the night is just before the dawn, I >believe the desperate acts of the regime that we are seeing now is a mark >that the Jammeh "system" is breathing its last. Let us all pray and hope >for the best of our country. > >PS: And for those who are trying to threaten me for my views come forward >directly rather than playing a hide and seek game. > >Chat boy Shakopee, Minnesota > ................................ > > By Ansu Seesay > I was deeply disturbed by the underhanded nature of this hacking affair. >Like many Gambians living abroad, your page has been very useful to me if >any thing, in assessing the pulse of events in the Gambia. I may not agree >with some of what you publish but I think you should have the freedom to >express your feelings whoever does not like it is free to set up a >different page and put forward a counter point of view. > >As you know, unauthorized access to such personal electronic medium is >potentially criminal. Also, you do have some responsibility to protect some >of your subscribers. As you well know, some of these people write to you at >grave personal risk. In light of these facts, have you taken any legal >steps to bring those who hacked in to your e-mail to justice? > >Thanks >Ansu Seesay > ............................................ > > MY APPEAL TO PRESIDENT JAMMEH AND THE PEOPLE OF THE GAMBIA. > By Amulie Janneh > I would like to extend my congratulation to the head of state and the >people of the Gambia for being awarded the opportunity to host AU summit in >Gambia. This is an excellent opportunity for the people of the Gambia and >APRC government to demonstrate its commitment to international standards on >human rights. > I would like to highlight the importance of human rights protections as >part of Gambias membership in the international human rights communities, >in particular the right to freedom of expression, association assemble >guaranteed by international human law and by gambias own constitution. >Gambians citizens and member of the international media who may express via >the press or other writings, wed posting, or verbally ideas of democracy, >labor right, or the human rights issues should be afforded the right to >speak openly and honestly without fear of censorship, detention or >imprisment. > To this end, I also call on for the immediate release of all individual >jailed for seeking to exercise their right to freedom of expression, >association and assembly. > .......................... > By Gambian Boy > Hello, > >Some comments under the rating section are way beyond the limits of >decency. Some people even insult each other's mother under the rating >section. This is very bad for the site and will affect the credibility of >the site.Please take some action to screen the comments such that only >decent comments are posted. > > PS: This does not refer to the articles that are published but just what >some people write under the Rating section (beneath published articles). > > ................... > By a Concerned Gambian > Hi pa, dictator Jammeh is doing every thing he could to stop people >reading your leading newspape. We are here more than one week now we >couldnt access the freedomnewspaper.com and Im very much sure that the >paper is alive and kicking. I spoke to a friend of mine this morning in Uk >, who informed me that the paper is alive. Mr. Pa, their are thousands of >people here in the Gambia who are reading your paper every day before these >things happened. Your paper is hotter than any paper presently in the >Gambia. Keep it up, god will never make cry for all the good job you did >for masses. > Your esteemed reader > in the Gambia > >Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 (Archive on Wednesday, June 28, 2006) >Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI > Return > >--------------------------------- > Current Rating: 5.00 Rating: 5 > > > Copyright 2006 (c) Freedom Newspaper, LLC. : Powered By >PointClick : Terms Of Use : Privacy Statement [input] [input] >[input] > __________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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