Dear Amadou Matarr Sallah,
For the records, Chongan was never a DIG of the Gambia Police Force. I can confirm that he was appointed AIG incharge of Operations after the amalgamation of the Gendermarie and the Police. He came to the Police as a Major. Chongan found me in the Police when he came from the Gendermerie.
Brother Kejau can confirm this as he was in the Conduct and Discipline Unit of the Police Force.
Dodou Joof was the deputy to Pa Salla Jagne and until he was sent home with other senior police Officers by the AFPRC and by that time, Chongan was already in Mile ll.
Dodou Joof took over from Bakary Bojang, who was elected Head Chief of Kombo Central.
Boli Sarr now chief Security at the British Embassy was AIG for Administration. He was also sent home at the same time with Capi Joof. The late Jambai Sanneh a senior Officer was also sent home.Mr. Mahmood was assigned AIG Finance and he was also sent home and one Kuyateh a former Gendermarie took over. Pa Habibu Mbaye was assigned as AIG Crime, but he was still a Superintendant of Police.
Bakary Manjang a Senior Officer from Brikama was also sent home. Nay Sisay was deployed to the Immigration as Director.
Basically, all senior Police Officers were sent home, whilst Chongan sent to Mile ll.
So Mr. Amadou, I have checked my facts. I also wish to let you know that most of the middle level Police Officers and what we call rank and files were not happy with Chongan's redeployment because we were aware of his bullying nature of subordinates in the Gendermerie.
So, I believe Chongan should be honest enough to say he was not DIG, but AIG and I am not even aware who he was promoted to Colonel in the Gendermarie.
Thank you for your understanding.
--- On Wed, 6/2/10, Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Chogan was never DIG!
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 7:42 PM
Baboucarr & Sekouba
Please get your facts right. Chongan was Deputy Inspector general of Police 1
Dodou joof was appointed after the take over in 1994
Buri geddeh
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:12:18 -0700
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> =C2=A8Sekouba you right Capi was the=C2=A0deputy not chokerr Chogan. Koto Do=
> dou is=C2=A0big brother, I have his phone NR., if any one wants further conf=
> irmation just send me a private mail. We need to=C2=A0put a stop=C2=A0these =
> seasonal lairs Did chokerr Chogan think that by promoting him self to IGP wo=
> uld give credibility to his misleading rubbish book,=20
> =C2=A0
> Cheers
> =C2=A0
> Mbye
>
> =C2=A0Let modesty be the rule of=C2=A0 observance.
>
> --- On Wed, 6/2/10, Sekouba Jadama <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> From: Sekouba Jadama <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Chogan was never DIG!
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 2:58 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear All,
> I wish to bring your attention that Ebrima I Chogan was NEVER the Deputy Ins=
> pector General of Police of the Gambia Police Force during the last Republic=
> as always portrayed following his misleading book.
> The last Deputy IGP was Dodou (Capi) Joof. Chogan was transferred from the T=
> actical Support Group( Gerndermarie) to the Gambia Police Force. He was a Ma=
> jor and on arrival into the Police, he was assigned Assistant Inspector Gene=
> ral of Police (AIG) incharge of Operations under Pa Salla Jagne as Inspector=
> General.The Tactical Support Group were then answerable to him based in the=
> Fajara Barracks.
> Chogan should be honest enough to admit that he was never a DIG.
> =C2=A0
> Sekouba.
>
>
> --- On Tue, 6/1/10, Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
> From: Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 3:26 PM
>
>
>
>
> I have Known and work with Buharry for a longtime and there is not calmer an=
> d more honest person that i have known over the years. Everybody who knows B=
> uharry knows how committed he is to everything Gambian. I for one appreciate=
> GTRS on Raaki for it has given me first hand information about the country.=
> The new portal also serves as an important medium for those of us who need =
> info about the Gambia. I do visit all mediums be it Jammeh's website or the =
> Dailyobserver to gather info. As for the Video, i really appreciated it afte=
> r being away from the Gambia for 15 years.=20
> To accuse Buharry of fronting for Jammeh is at best disingenuous.
> Pasamba Jow
>
> "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of just=
> ice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama
> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:02:26 +0000
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> Karim
> =C2=A0
> Thanks, and yes you are right on Buharry, and the independence of his "RAAKI=
> TV and Radio".
> =C2=A0
> I completely accept Buharry's own definitive answer to Essa Sey.=C2=A0He is =
> a valued member of our community.
> =C2=A0
> However, the larger issue, assuming Essa=C2=A0Sey is=C2=A0correct in his cle=
> arly unfounded assumption,=C2=A0is whether Buharry has a right to support th=
> e Professor's government. On this point, Pa Musa's=C2=A0analysis provide the=
> only acceptable doctrine if it is a democratic Gambia we are fighting for. =
> In case you missed that mail,=C2=A0please=C2=A0recheck it.
> =C2=A0
> I know=C2=A0I will remain in some distinguish company to the last day of our=
> struggle against the Professor's public lawlessness, but the last Deputy IG=
> P of the First Republic is not in that pantheon of sincere comrades.=C2=A0Ch=
> ongan is dishonest,=C2=A0malicious, and an utterly dangerous person to assoc=
> iate with, and I hope his spokeswoman appreciates this incontestable fact ab=
> out the man's character. Is it not astounding that he remains mute on Sam Sa=
> rr's allegation, and my own post, notwithstanding he is right here with us?
> =C2=A0
> For those=C2=A0in some doubt about Chongan's utterly flawed character, I her=
> ewith attach Sam Sarr's recent interview with Freedom Newspaper. Karim, read=
> this material because I don't want you coming here crying about the "fifth =
> coulumnist" that is=C2=A0snaky, green-eyed Chongan.
> =C2=A0
> Enjoy
> =C2=A0
> =C2=A0
> =C2=A0
> =C2=A0
> LJDarbo
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> Breaking News: Gambia: COLONEL SARR =E2=80=9CFINISHES=E2=80=9D CHONGAN
> COLONEL SARR =E2=80=9CFINISHES=E2=80=9D CHONGAN=20
> =E2=80=A6CALLS CHONGS A =C2=A0=E2=80=9CSNEAKY=E2=80=9D PERSON=20
>
> Sam Sarr Calls ON Gambians To Be Wary Of Chongan=20
> Former Deputy Commander of Gambia=E2=80=99s Armed Forces Lt. Colonel Sam Sar=
> r is cautioning Gambians to be wary of Ebrima Ismaila Chongan, saying that p=
> eople should not be too comfortable with a=C2=A0 =E2=80=9Csneaky=E2=80=9D pe=
> rson like Chongan, who is reputed to be destroying his =E2=80=9Cunsuspecting=
> =E2=80=9D friends and foes.=C2=A0 Mr. Sarr is said he is pleased that his fr=
> iendship with Chongan is over. He said doesn=E2=80=99t trust Chongan one bit=
> =E2=80=94given the fact that he Chongan lives the life of falsehood, charact=
> er assassination, deception, and in some occasions stabbing =E2=80=9Cunsuspe=
> cting=E2=80=9D people behind their back. =E2=80=9CStrictly speaking, to expo=
> se a sneaky person who is obsessed with stabbing unsuspecting people in the =
> back and to send a special warning to everybody dealing with him to be mindf=
> ul not to trust him too much,=E2=80=9D said Colonel Sarr in an exclusive int=
> erview with the Freedom Newspaper. Mr. Sarr insists that Chongan=E2=80=99s =E2=
> =80=9CPrice of Duty Book=E2=80=9D was full of factual errors, and
> misinformation. He said the book should be recalled to correct the misinfor=
> mation contained in it. Below is the full text of the interview.=20
> =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
> =A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=
> =80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Good day Colonel Sarr.=C2=A0 Why picking on Chongan=
> at this time? What went wrong?=20
> Sam Sarr: Is that a serious question or just a rhetorical one? You don=E2=80=
> =99t mean to tell me that after reading through everything I wrote about in =
> my last paper you still don=E2=80=99t know what went wrong, do you? If so I =
> suggest you give one more reading time to the article. You should be able to=
> see what went wrong there.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What make you believe that Ebrima Chogan=E2=80=99s =
> book should be recalled?=20
> Sam Sarr: I think I fully stated that in the article as well. The book after=
> all was not written with the kind of seriousness that a good book deserves.=
> =C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What kind of book do you expect from Chongan?=20
> Sam Sarr: An average good one with, most important of all, a consistent pres=
> entation of facts.=C2=A0 I can=E2=80=99t take seriously a writer who tells m=
> e in page one that a particular subject or thing should be viewed negatively=
> and goes to page three to contradict himself on the same subject without kn=
> owing it. The book unfortunately is saturated with contradiction.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: =C2=A0Don=E2=80=99t you think Chongan=E2=80=99s book was =
> opinionated?=20
> Sam Sarr: Like most politically oriented books it was a mixture of both opin=
> ions and facts.=C2=A0 I didn=E2=80=99t care much about his opinions, but as =
> for the facts that seemed to directly affect me, I couldn=E2=80=99t sit by a=
> nd let him get away with mischaracterizing, misquoting or misrepresenting me=
> .=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Would you say Chongan=E2=80=99s book was a factual accoun=
> t of events leading to the military transition or fiction? How would you cha=
> racterize the book?=20
> Sam Sarr:=C2=A0 I think he honestly tried to write a book about his life in =
> general =C2=A0with the coup being given a special attention; nevertheless I =
> believe he just didn=E2=80=99t do a good job at it.=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 The general perception is that Sam Sarr and Chongan=
> are good friends. Why were you not availed with the opportunity to access t=
> he manuscript of Chongan=E2=80=99s Price of Duty book before its publication=
> for critique, or suggestion?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: We were friends which I am glad is over now. Yes he sent me the ma=
> nuscript but it was too boring and time consuming to make the tail or head o=
> f his writing. =C2=A0In the end I decided to just wait for the final product=
> . Unfortunately the final piece of junk is more nauseating.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Don=E2=80=99t you think you are overreacting by spi=
> lling your past private conversations with Chongan in the public domain?=C2=A0=
> =20
> Sam Sarr: If you think so, I don=E2=80=99t. By telling me privately that he =
> didn=E2=80=99t know who Lamarana Barry was when he was behind the name attac=
> king me publicly and then as usual in his forgetful mind he writes about the=
> man as his personal orderly in the past, was enough justification for me to=
> react in way I did. Aren=E2=80=99t you pleased to know that he was secretly=
> denouncing you and Essa Sey as the culprits with the pseudo name Lamarana B=
> arry?=C2=A0 Anyway the good moral lesson there is that you don=E2=80=99t con=
> nive with conspirators and expect positive results out of it. Sooner or late=
> r the curse will follow you. =C2=A0=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper: What do you intend to achieve by declassifying what was p=
> erceived as =E2=80=9Cstrictly=E2=80=9D a private conversation?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: Strictly speaking, to expose a sneaky person who is obsessed with =
> stabbing unsuspecting people in the back and to send a special warning to ev=
> erybody dealing with him to be mindful not to trust him too much. =C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Critics say you ought to have engaged Chongan one t=
> o one to basis than divulging some of the privileged conversation you had wi=
> th him on the past in the online media. What is your reaction?=20
> Sam Sarr: Mr. Mbai , this is one issue that I find very important to pursue =
> my way with little regards to critics reacting unfavorably to it.=C2=A0 When=
> Chongan was writing as Lamarana Barry, I didn=E2=80=99t hear any critic cal=
> ling him to respond in my defense as a =E2=80=9Cfriend=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 I qui=
> etly settled for his private explanation that you and Essay Sey must have be=
> en behind the attack. =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Are you mad with Chongan for reporting in his book =
> that you pretended to be mad while in jail? What is the =E2=80=9Cbeef=E2=80=9D=
> ?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: I read the book twice and didn=E2=80=99t see where he wrote anythi=
> ng like I was pretending to be mad. =C2=A0That=E2=80=99s what he has been sa=
> ying lately. And please don=E2=80=99t quote where he mentioned it in the man=
> uscript, because nobody seems to know the page or paragraph it was written. =
> I bought the book and can assure you that if you go to page 119, paragraph 1=
> , you will see where he wrote: =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6Captain Samsideen =
> Sarr who was sort of mentally ill as a result of the September 6th Incident.=
> =E2=80=9D=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Mr. Chongan alleged in his book that you and Pa Sal=
> lah Jagne, and others had connections in the PPP regime and as such were pro=
> moted rapidly. Your response?=20
> Sam Sarr: =C2=A0I didn=E2=80=99t read anything like that in the book either.=
> =C2=A0 The only thing I read about Pa Sallah Jagne and I was where he denoun=
> ced us for accepting jobs from the government after we were released from ja=
> il.=C2=A0 I couldn=E2=80=99t understand why out of so many of us who after b=
> eing released accepted the job offers from the regime only the two of us wer=
> e criminalized in the book. Anyway I think it is laughable to even remotely =
> think that Samsudeen Sarr enjoyed any favoritism for promotion or any goodie=
> s during the PPP era.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Reading your piece, Chongan was instrumental in ens=
> uring that the then court marshal held in Yundum found you guilty. How do yo=
> u managed to befriend Chongan, when he successfully stripped off your Captai=
> n rank from you?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: Yes he demoted me from a first to a second lieutenant in a court m=
> artial that all GNA officers one way or the other refused to take as prosecu=
> tor. I had forgiven him thinking that he was a changed man. But I was wrong.=
> =C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Have you spoken to Chongan since your terse reactio=
> n to his book?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: I am no longer interested in having anything to do with him. But t=
> o answer your question, no!=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Did you trust Chongan? If no, why not?=20
> Sam Sarr: I think I already answered that one.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Chongan might as well say he doesn=E2=80=99t trust you si=
> nce you exposed him online?=20
> Sam Sarr: I care less.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Chongan painted Sana Sabally as a villain in his book, bu=
> t throughout your reaction you seems to be saying positive things about Saba=
> lly. Do you mean to tell us that Sabally is not as bad as being portrayed by=
> Chongan?=20
> Sam Sarr: The issue was not about Sabally as such but about reminding Chonga=
> n where he met him in the past since he couldn=E2=80=99t remember anything a=
> bout him on the day of the coup. All I had to write about Sabally was writte=
> n in my book.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: You tend to focus more on the good things Sabally has don=
> e while in the military. For example, you said he testified as a witness dur=
> ing your court marshal. Has Sabally ever persecuted you?=20
> Sam Sarr: Of course that was very important in my life and career.=C2=A0 Sab=
> ally and Hydara arrested and detained me at Mile Two prison. =C2=A0After tha=
> t I didn=E2=80=99t talk to him again until I visited him at Mile Two while h=
> e was serving his sentence. I was then deputy commander.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Were you tortured in jail? If yes, who tortured you=
> ?=20
> Sam Sarr: I think being locked up in Mile Two for ten months without being c=
> harged or tried and not knowing when or whether I will ever be free again wa=
> s torture every day. If however you are asking about whether I was physicall=
> y torture, that=E2=80=99s a no!=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Like Chogan, Eduward Singhatey is not in your good =
> books. Why?=20
> Sam Sarr: They share some character traits too scary for my liking. They are=
> both dangerous in many ways.=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Are you upset with Chongan for the mere fact that h=
> e claimed in his book that you lacked conscience by teaming up with the then=
> junta by accepting a job offer, even though your rights were violated?=20
> Sam Sarr: If he didn=E2=80=99t try to be hired by the government and failed,=
> then that statement would have certainly bothered me. But he knows that I k=
> now about his failure to persuade Jammeh to give him a job after he was rele=
> ased from jail.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0=C2=A0 What compels you to work with President Jamme=
> h after your release from prison?=20
> Sam Sarr: It was the best thing at the time; because after all the accusatio=
> n about the treasonable offenses that were rumored as the cause of my arrest=
> and detention there was no better way of exonerating me than appointing me=C2=
> =A0 deputy and later army commander. I don=E2=80=99t think the government wo=
> uld have hired me if I were guilty of any crime. But looking at what would h=
> ave happened if I was released and discharged or dismissed like=C2=A0 in the=
> case of Chongan and many others, =C2=A0I am sure several Gambians would hav=
> e still been wondering whether I was guilty or not. Besides, the experience =
> I had in the three years I worked for the government was phenomenal.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Did you commit any crime, or persecuted Gambians to pleas=
> e Jammeh after your reinstatement?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: No!=20
> Freedom Newspaper: What role did you play in the foiled Farafenni attack?=20
> Sam Sarr: I was not in the country the day the camp was attacked, but return=
> ed the next day and played an active role in the investigation about the att=
> ack and the attackers.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Were you in Senegal to seek the extradition of the =
> late Yaya Drammeh, and others?=20
> Sam Sarr: =C2=A0I can sense where we are going next but I will just wait and=
> keep up with your pace. You see Mr. Nderry, Yaya Drammeh never escaped to S=
> enegal after the attack. He was captured with the help of some locals around=
> Farafenni after he was found sleeping in some shrubs out of exhaustion. In =
> other words he was already captured before I even arrived in the country. Bu=
> t since his death had once been associated with me by Lamarana Barry, I woul=
> dn=E2=80=99t mine telling you a little bit about his case. Folks like Lamara=
> na may be obsessed with the death of Yaya forgetting or not knowing that he =
> was a mercenary like his colleagues who for years contributed tremendously i=
> n the bloody Liberian civil war where over 150,000 people were killed. They =
> were contracted by Taylor when he invaded Liberia in 1989. For years he was =
> together with Sulayman Sarr a close bodyguard to Taylor until he could no lo=
> nger trust them. When they attacked Farafenni, they took the
> soldiers by surprise, because most of them were asleep at 5:00 am. It was a=
> lso clear that everybody they killed, eight of them were unarmed and shot in=
> the back while running away. I had to go to the mortuary to identify all of=
> them before their burials. Their bullet-riddled backs were indicative of th=
> e cold blooded murder they were subjected to. The youngest Private Saidy was=
> only nineteen and the oldest Staff Sergeant was Jatta twenty-seven. All tho=
> se lives wasted didn=E2=80=99t seem to mean anything to Lamarana Barry in th=
> e wake of his desire to accuse me of the death of one of the attackers-a vic=
> ious monster- while every other captive is still alive in jail.=20
> Because of the mystery behind the attack , yes harsh interrogation methods w=
> ere used to extract information from Maballow Kanteh and Yaya Drammeh, the f=
> irst two to be captured on the day of the attack. Sulayman Sarr, John Dampha=
> and Essa Baldeh were captured in Senegal and sent back to the Gambia that v=
> ery week. In a nut shell, Yaya Drammeh was never extradited from Senegal.=20
> You probably may have mistaken the team of soldiers I once led to Senegal in=
> July 1997 to receive the remnant of the Liberian mercenaries who were arres=
> ted by the Senegalese Gendarmerie at Tamba Kunda in July 1996, three months =
> before their friends launched the attack. Thank god they never made it. Thes=
> e were the men we got from Senegal in a one-day mission that was hitch free.=
> Except Swanding Camara who with the help of the international Red Cross was=
> later released, I think the rest are all in jail=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
> =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
> Freedom Newspaper: =C2=A0I remember witnessing a press conference in Banjul,=
> where Yaya Drammeh, Mballow Kanteh, and others were paraded. You moderated =
> the press conference during the period in question. I noticed swollen eyes, =
> and injuries on the bodies of the coup suspects. Were they tortured?=20
> Sam Sarr: I am surprised that you couldn=E2=80=99t remember that both Mballo=
> w Kanteh and Sulayman Sarr sustained gun-shot injuries on their legs from bu=
> llets fired by their own friends. Sarr was able to make it to Kaulack where =
> the Senegalese nabbed him in a hospital while Kanteh tried to get treatment =
> at the farafenni clinic and was arrested there.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Do you witness the interrogation of Yaya Drammeh an=
> d co? If no, then how do you know that they were not tortured?=20
> Sam Sarr: You should have allowed me to answer yes or no and make it a littl=
> e easier for you. Yes I was present the day after I arrived in The Gambia, a=
> nd yes he was tortured.=C2=A0 A year later he died in jail.=C2=A0 I didn=E2=80=
> =99t kill him and don=E2=80=99t know how he died; I am also more concerned a=
> bout the eight men he took part in killing than his own death; so next time =
> Lamarana comes up with such baseless attacks, tell him to be courageous enou=
> gh to identify himself for a healthier debate.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: =C2=A0I read somewhere in which you said your recent book=
> contained factual errors. How do you intend to correct those errors?=C2=A0 =
> Who misled you?=20
> Sam Sarr: I was not misled by anyone. In the book instead of Ahmed Bensuda I=
> wrote Philip Bensuda. I also later regretted the way I portrayed such great=
> officers like Major Chris Davis, Colonel Badjie and few others. It is now m=
> y strong conviction that Major Antuman Saho=E2=80=99s decision not to commit=
> his heavy weapons to stop the coup was the best decision. Fighting was no o=
> ption.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Are you under pressure from the Jammeh camp to reca=
> nt the book before any reconciliation could be reached between you and the P=
> resident?=20
> Sam Sarr: No!!!!!=20
> Freedom Newspaper: You seems to have changed your perception against Preside=
> nt Jammeh. This is noticeable in your writings. Why the change of heart? Are=
> you home sick or what?=20
> Sam Sarr: I have nothing to get sick about home Bro. America is my home and =
> I love everything about this country better. I think am just happy that I wa=
> s able to leave the Gambia together with my family peacefully and now perman=
> ently live in the USA.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What crime have you committed that would prevent yo=
> u from going home?=20
> Sam Sarr: None other than perhaps the fact that I used to frequently denounc=
> ed the Gambia government online. And President Jammeh=E2=80=99s tolerance fo=
> r such is minimal or none.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: If President Jammeh extends an amnesty to you and your fa=
> mily, will you return to The Gambia?=20
> Sam Sarr: Not now. May be after my retirement I will go and see whether I ca=
> n ever live in that country again. But as for now America is all I care for.=
> =20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What kind of =C2=A0person is President Jammeh? Is h=
> e evil as portrayed in some quarters?=20
> Sam Sarr: You said it all by saying that in some quarters he is considered a=
> s evil, meaning that there are definitely other quarters where he is believe=
> d to be good. That=E2=80=99s life. You and =C2=A0I are hated by some people =
> and liked by others. So if you can tell me what kind of person we are, I wil=
> l tell you what kind of person I think Jammeh is. Till then, I will remain a=
> positive neutralist and not venture into answering that question.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Chongan said President Jammeh saved his life in his=
> book. Did the same Jammeh saved your life while in prison?=20
> Sam Sarr: I think he was referring to the same issue of how Singhateh unsucc=
> essfully tried to get us executed in jail until Jammeh stopped him. He just =
> didn=E2=80=99t elaborate on it. He always looks like he has a soft spot for =
> Singhateh as well.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Why were you detained in the first place?=20
> Sam Sarr: I may sound funny to you, but to be frank, I still don=E2=80=99t k=
> now that answer.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Is it true that you were working on staging a counter cou=
> p?=20
> Sam Sarr: You see that=E2=80=99s what the rumor was. With what I narrated ab=
> ove, do you really think I was?=20
> Freedom Newspaper: What were your worst moments in prison?=20
> Sam Sarr: Every moment of it, period.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Chongan claimed that you were writing letters to the BBC =
> Focus On Africa Program while in prison. Don=E2=80=99t you think Chongan was=
> merely reporting what he heard or witnessed in jail?=20
> Sam Sarr: I wish he was clear about what he had heard or seen there instead =
> of reporting on matters that he never witnessed and acted as if he was.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: What is your view about Gambia=E2=80=99s military?=20
> Sam Sarr: The fact that they don=E2=80=99t have Senegalese, British or Niger=
> ian superior officers telling them what to do I think they are fine by me. I=
> love their role in international missions where they are now considered amo=
> ng the best-UN, AU, etc.=20
> Freedom Newspaper: Are you worried about Gambia=E2=80=99s future?=20
> Sam Sarr: Nope!=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What is responsible for the coups and counter coups=
> in The Gambia? Is this a problem of power struggle or loyalty problem withi=
> n the media hierarchy?=20
> Sam Sarr: I have no idea about that Mr. Nderry=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What is you view about Gambia=E2=80=99s opposition?=
> =20
> Sam Sarr:=C2=A0 I think they are doing their best under the political circum=
> stances they are facing in the county. I respect them now far more than I us=
> ed to when I was writing my book four years ago.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Are you still loyal to President Jammeh and his Gov=
> ernment?=20
> Sam Sarr: How can I be loyal to him or his government when I am not even wor=
> king for the county? If you think loyalty is predicated on responsibility, t=
> hen I think my loyalty now goes to the president of the company I work for A=
> lfred Ciatola of Frontline Industries who manages us like a genius. You can =
> visit our job site and learn more about what we do by logging to: http://www=
> .frontlineindustries.com/home.html .=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Given your age, do you feel like you need to be bac=
> k home and spend the rest of your life in The Gambia?=20
> Sam Sarr: As I said earlier, not now. There isn=E2=80=99t much I missed in t=
> he Gambia at all.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What it takes to be an asylee?=C2=A0=20
> Sam Sarr: I am a permanent resident but you can visit the US immigration and=
> naturalization webpage where all the terms and conditions for asylum eligib=
> ility are stipulated. And mark you, the rules change constantly.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 What is your view about Gambia=E2=80=99s online med=
> ia?=20
> Sam Sarr: I think all of you are cool.=20
> Freedom Newspaper:=C2=A0 Any last words Mr. Sarr?=20
> Well Mr. Nderry, I just want to appeal to you to start watching out for thos=
> e who want to conduct personal attacks on people without the courage to iden=
> tify themselves. I think journalism demands an ethical standard that if resp=
> ected will not allow the likes of Lamrana Barry to be featured in credible n=
> ewspapers, especially when his facts are totally questionable. If someone wa=
> nts to report that I killed somebody or conspired with others to commit felo=
> ny or anything of that sort, I think that person deserves equal scrutiny to =
> determine what motivated his allegations.=20
> Thank You,=20
> Samsudeen Sarr=20
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> Subject: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama
> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 20:02:59 +0100
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> Having recently digest Ensa Sey's recent interview with Pa Nderry Mbai, what=
> he need to do is apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama. When will this chara=
> cter assasinnation stop?I cannot wander to think if we will go anywhere with=
> prevailing madness folding in our country, if decent citizens who have noth=
> ing to do with the regime are paint black. It was LJ Darboe yesterday and no=
> w Momomdou Buharry Gassama. I have long been on the Gambia online community =
> and could recab Yero Mama's insult about=C2=A0qualitative and quantitative r=
> esearch analysis=C2=A0of Dr Ebrima Ceesay on the Gambia.
> RAAKI TV and Radio have nothing to do with regime in power. Both Buharry Gas=
> sama, Dr Ceesay and LJ Darboe are decent citizens. It is really unfortunate =
> to get a remark from such a self clone pro-democracy activist. At the moment=
> am just wandering about the efficacy of our=C2=A0cyber advocacy, more so we=
> have people within our midst that can peddle lies, damn lies against decent=
> individuals who for years have stand for truth and justice. I have a deep r=
> espect for Momodou Buharry Gassama. He is a decent and honourable citizen. M=
> e and my wife Khaddy have never met him in person but alway when I mentioned=
> Buharry Gassama's name=C2=A0to my cousin Dave Manneh, who met him in Sweden=
> few years ago, just could imagine his soft voice on my telephone define his=
> humble and definitive gentleman=C2=A0character. Essa Sey should apologise t=
> o Momodou Buharry Gassama!!! RAAKI WeB rADIO AND tv HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH =
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> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"t=
> op" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>=C2=A8Sekouba you right <SPAN>Capi</SPAN> =
> was the deputy not <STRONG>chokerr</STRONG> Chogan. Koto Dodou is =
> big brother, I have his phone NR., if any one wants further confirmation jus=
> t send me a private mail. We need to put a stop these seasonal lai=
> rs Did chokerr Chogan think that by promoting him self to IGP would give cre=
> dibility to his misleading rubbish book, </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Cheers</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Mbye</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SP=
> AN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><FONT size=3D4><IMG src=3D"http://us.i1.yimg=
> .com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/m.gif"> <FONT color=3Dblue face=3D"Tim=
> es New Roman">Let modesty be the rule of observance.</FONT></FONT><BR>=
> <BR>--- On <B>Wed, 6/2/10, Sekouba Jadama <I><[log in to unmask]>=
> </I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5p=
> x; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Sekouba Jadama <[log in to unmask]>=
> ;<BR>Subject: Chogan was never DIG!<BR>To: [log in to unmask]<BR>Da=
> te: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 2:58 PM<BR><BR>
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> <DIV>Dear All,</DIV>
> <DIV>I wish to bring your attention that Ebrima I Chogan was NEVER the Deput=
> y Inspector General of Police of the Gambia Police Force during the last Rep=
> ublic as always portrayed following his misleading book.</DIV>
> <DIV>The last Deputy IGP was Dodou (Capi) Joof. Chogan was transferred from =
> the Tactical Support Group( Gerndermarie) to the Gambia Police Force. He was=
> a Major and on arrival into the Police, he was assigned Assistant Inspector=
> General of Police (AIG) incharge of Operations under Pa Salla Jagne as Insp=
> ector General.The Tactical Support Group were then answerable to him based i=
> n the Fajara Barracks.</DIV>
> <DIV>Chogan should be honest enough to admit that he was never a DIG.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Sekouba.</DIV>
> <DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 6/1/10, Pasamba Jow <I><[log in to unmask]&g=
> t;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5p=
> x; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]><BR>Su=
> bject: Re: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama<=
> BR>To: [log in to unmask]<BR>Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 3:26 PM<B=
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> I have Known and work with Buharry for a longtime and there is not calmer an=
> d more honest person that i have known over the years. Everybody who knows B=
> uharry knows how committed he is to everything Gambian. I for one appreciate=
> GTRS on Raaki for it has given me first hand information about the country.=
> The new portal also serves as an important medium for those of us who need =
> info about the Gambia. I do visit all mediums be it Jammeh's website or the =
> Dailyobserver to gather info. As for the Video, i really appreciated it afte=
> r being away from the Gambia for 15 years. <BR>To accuse Buharry of fronting=
> for Jammeh is at best disingenuous.<BR>Pasamba Jow<BR>
> <DIV><FONT color=3D#330033 face=3D"Arial Black">"True peace is not merely th=
> e absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Dr. Martin Luther King=
> Jr.</FONT><BR></DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR>
> <HR id=3DstopSpelling>
> From: [log in to unmask]<BR>To: [log in to unmask]<BR>Su=
> bject: RE: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama<=
> BR>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:02:26 +0000<BR><BR>
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> Karim<BR> <BR>Thanks, and yes you are right on Buharry, and the indepen=
> dence of his "RAAKI TV and Radio".<BR> <BR>I completely accept Buharry'=
> s own definitive answer to Essa Sey. He is a valued member of our commu=
> nity.<BR> <BR>However, the larger issue, assuming Essa Sey is =
> ;correct in his clearly unfounded assumption, is whether Buharry has a =
> right to support the Professor's government. On this point, Pa Musa's a=
> nalysis provide the only acceptable doctrine if it is a democratic Gambia we=
> are fighting for. In case you missed that mail, please recheck it=
> .<BR> <BR>I know I will remain in some distinguish company to the =
> last day of our struggle against the Professor's public lawlessness, but the=
> last Deputy IGP of the First Republic is not in that pantheon of sincere co=
> mrades. Chongan is dishonest, malicious, and an utterly dangerous =
> person to associate with, and I hope his spokeswoman
> appreciates this incontestable fact about the man's character. Is it not as=
> tounding that he remains mute on Sam Sarr's allegation, and my own post, not=
> withstanding he is right here with us?<BR> <BR>For those in some d=
> oubt about Chongan's utterly flawed character, I herewith attach Sam Sarr's =
> recent interview with Freedom Newspaper. Karim, read this material because I=
> don't want you coming here crying about the "fifth coulumnist" that is =
> ;snaky, green-eyed Chongan.<BR> <BR>Enjoy<BR> <BR> <BR> =
> <BR> <BR>LJDarbo<BR> <BR>-----------------------------------------=
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> <TD><SPAN class=3Decxviewnewstitle>Breaking News: Gambia: COLONEL SARR =E2=80=
> =9CFINISHES=E2=80=9D CHONGAN</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Decxviewnewsarticle><STR=
> ONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red;=
> FONT-SIZE: 24pt">COLONEL SARR =E2=80=9CFINISHES=E2=80=9D <IMG alt=3D"" alig=
> n=3Dleft src=3D"http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/Portals/0/Sam%288%29.jpg" wi=
> dth=3D251 height=3D350>CHONGAN</SPAN></STRONG>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 48pt">=E2=80=A6CALLS CHONGS A <SPAN> </SPAN>=E2=80=9CSNE=
> AKY=E2=80=9D PERSON</SPAN>=20
> <DIV></DIV>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans=
> -serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Sam Sarr Calls ON Gambians To Be Wary Of Chongan</=
> SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 72pt">F</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: =
> 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">ormer Deputy Commander of Gambia=E2=80=99s Armed F=
> orces Lt. <IMG alt=3D"" align=3Dright src=3D"http://www.freedomnewspaper.com=
> /Portals/0/Chongan%2815%29.jpg" width=3D263 height=3D350>Colonel Sam Sarr is=
> cautioning Gambians to be wary of Ebrima Ismaila Chongan, saying that peopl=
> e should not be too comfortable with a<SPAN> </SPAN>=E2=80=9Csneaky=E2=
> =80=9D person like Chongan, who is reputed to be destroying his =E2=80=9Cuns=
> uspecting=E2=80=9D friends and foes.<SPAN> </SPAN>Mr. Sarr is said he =
> is pleased that his friendship with Chongan is over. He said doesn=E2=80=99t=
> trust Chongan one bit=E2=80=94given the fact that he Chongan lives the life=
> of falsehood, character assassination, deception, and in some occasions sta=
> bbing =E2=80=9Cunsuspecting=E2=80=9D people behind their back. =E2=80=9CStri=
> ctly speaking, to expose a sneaky person who is obsessed
> with stabbing unsuspecting people in the back and to send a special warning=
> to everybody dealing with him to be mindful not to trust him too much,=E2=80=
> =9D said Colonel Sarr in an exclusive interview with the Freedom Newspaper. =
> Mr. Sarr insists that Chongan=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CPrice of Duty Book=E2=80=9D=
> was full of factual errors, and misinformation. He said the book should be =
> recalled to correct the misinformation contained in it. Below is the full te=
> xt of the interview.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=
> =80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=
> =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
> =A6=E2=80=A6</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Good day Colonel Sarr.<SPAN> </SPAN>Why picking on Chongan at this =
> time? What went wrong?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Is that a serious questi=
> on or just a rhetorical one? You don=E2=80=99t mean to tell me that after re=
> ading through everything I wrote about in my last paper you still don=E2=80=99=
> t know what went wrong, do you? If so I suggest you give one more reading ti=
> me to the article. You should be able to see what went wrong there.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></=
> STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14=
> pt">What make you believe that Ebrima Chogan=E2=80=99s book should be recall=
> ed? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I think I fully stated t=
> hat in the article as well. The book after all was not written with the kind=
> of seriousness that a good book deserves.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What kind of book do you expect from Chongan? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr: An average good one with, most important of a=
> ll, a consistent presentation of facts.<SPAN> </SPAN>I can=E2=80=99t t=
> ake seriously a writer who tells me in page one that a particular subject or=
> thing should be viewed negatively and goes to page three to contradict hims=
> elf on the same subject without knowing it. The book unfortunately is satura=
> ted with contradiction.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SPA=
> N>Don=E2=80=99t you think Chongan=E2=80=99s book was opinionated? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Like most politically or=
> iented books it was a mixture of both opinions and facts.<SPAN> </SPAN=
> >I didn=E2=80=99t care much about his opinions, but as for the facts that se=
> emed to directly affect me, I couldn=E2=80=99t sit by and let him get away w=
> ith mischaracterizing, misquoting or misrepresenting me.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Would you say Ch=
> ongan=E2=80=99s book was a factual account of events leading to the military=
> transition or fiction? How would you characterize the book?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><S=
> PAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">I thi=
> nk he honestly tried to write a book about his life in general <SPAN> <=
> /SPAN>with the coup being given a special attention; nevertheless I believe =
> he just didn=E2=80=99t do a good job at it.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>The general perception is that Sam Sarr and Chongan are good friends. Why=
> were you not availed with the opportunity to access the manuscript of Chong=
> an=E2=80=99s Price of Duty book before its publication for critique, or sugg=
> estion?<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> We were friends which I =
> am glad is over now. Yes he sent me the manuscript but it was too boring and=
> time consuming to make the tail or head of his writing. <SPAN> </SPAN>=
> In the end I decided to just wait for the final product. Unfortunately the f=
> inal piece of junk is more nauseating.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Don=E2=80=99t you think you are overreacting by spilling your past privat=
> e conversations with Chongan in the public domain?<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN=
> >
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> If you think so, I don=E2=
> =80=99t. By telling me privately that he didn=E2=80=99t know who Lamarana Ba=
> rry was when he was behind the name attacking me publicly and then as usual =
> in his forgetful mind he writes about the man as his personal orderly in the=
> past, was enough justification for me to react in way I did. Aren=E2=80=99t=
> you pleased to know that he was secretly denouncing you and Essa Sey as the=
> culprits with the pseudo name Lamarana Barry?<SPAN> </SPAN>Anyway the=
> good moral lesson there is that you don=E2=80=99t connive with conspirators=
> and expect positive results out of it. Sooner or later the curse will follo=
> w you. <SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> What do you inte=
> nd to achieve by declassifying what was perceived as =E2=80=9Cstrictly=E2=80=
> =9D a private conversation?<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Strictly speaking, to ex=
> pose a sneaky person who is obsessed with stabbing unsuspecting people in th=
> e back and to send a special warning to everybody dealing with him to be min=
> dful not to trust him too much. <SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Critics say you ought to have engaged Chongan one to one to basis than di=
> vulging some of the privileged conversation you had with him on the past in =
> the online media. What is your reaction?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Mr. Mbai , this is one i=
> ssue that I find very important to pursue my way with little regards to crit=
> ics reacting unfavorably to it.<SPAN> </SPAN>When Chongan was writing =
> as Lamarana Barry, I didn=E2=80=99t hear any critic calling him to respond i=
> n my defense as a =E2=80=9Cfriend=E2=80=9D.<SPAN> </SPAN>I quietly set=
> tled for his private explanation that you and Essay Sey must have been behin=
> d the attack. <SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Are you mad with Chongan for reporting in his book that you pretended to =
> be mad while in jail? What is the =E2=80=9Cbeef=E2=80=9D ?<SPAN> </SPA=
> N></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I read the book twice an=
> d didn=E2=80=99t see where he wrote anything like I was pretending to be mad=
> . <SPAN> </SPAN>That=E2=80=99s what he has been saying lately. And plea=
> se don=E2=80=99t quote where he mentioned it in the manuscript, because nobo=
> dy seems to know the page or paragraph it was written. I bought the book and=
> can assure you that if you go to page 119, paragraph 1, you will see where =
> he wrote: =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6</SPAN><EM><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: =
> 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Captain Samsideen Sarr who was =
> sort of mentally ill as a result of the September 6<SUP>th</SUP> Incident.=E2=
> =80=9D</SPAN></EM>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Mr. Chongan alleged in his book that you and Pa Sallah Jagne, and others =
> had connections in the PPP regime and as such were promoted rapidly. Your re=
> sponse?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <SPAN> </SPAN>I did=
> n=E2=80=99t read anything like that in the book either.<SPAN> </SPAN>T=
> he only thing I read about Pa Sallah Jagne and I was where he denounced us f=
> or accepting jobs from the government after we were released from jail.<SPAN=
> > </SPAN>I couldn=E2=80=99t understand why out of so many of us who af=
> ter being released accepted the job offers from the regime only the two of u=
> s were criminalized in the book. Anyway I think it is laughable to even remo=
> tely think that Samsudeen Sarr enjoyed any favoritism for promotion or any g=
> oodies during the PPP era. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Reading your piece, Chongan was instrumental in ensuring that the then co=
> urt marshal held in Yundum found you guilty. How do you managed to befriend =
> Chongan, when he successfully stripped off your Captain rank from you?<SPAN>=
> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Yes he demoted me from a=
> first to a second lieutenant in a court martial that all GNA officers one w=
> ay or the other refused to take as prosecutor. I had forgiven him thinking t=
> hat he was a changed man. But I was wrong.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Have you spoken to Chongan since your terse reaction to his book?<SPAN>&n=
> bsp; </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I am no longer intereste=
> d in having anything to do with him. But to answer your question, no!</SPAN>=
> =20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Did you trust Chongan? If no, why not?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I think I already answer=
> ed that one.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"LI=
> NE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Chongan</SPAN> might=
> as well say he doesn=E2=80=99t trust you since you exposed him online?</SPA=
> N>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I care less.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Chongan painted =
> Sana Sabally as a villain in his book, but throughout your reaction you seem=
> s to be saying positive things about Sabally. Do you mean to tell us that Sa=
> bally is not as bad as being portrayed by Chongan?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> The issue was not about =
> Sabally as such but about reminding Chongan where he met him in the past sin=
> ce he couldn=E2=80=99t remember anything about him on the day of the coup. A=
> ll I had to write about Sabally was written in my book. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> You tend to focu=
> s more on the good things Sabally has done while in the military. For exampl=
> e, you said he testified as a witness during your court marshal. Has Sabally=
> ever persecuted you? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Of course that was very =
> important in my life and career.<SPAN> </SPAN>Sabally and Hydara arres=
> ted and detained me at Mile Two prison. <SPAN> </SPAN>After that I didn=
> =E2=80=99t talk to him again until I visited him at Mile Two while he was se=
> rving his sentence. I was then deputy commander. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Were you tortured in jail? If yes, who tortured you?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I think being locked up =
> in Mile Two for ten months without being charged or tried and not knowing wh=
> en or whether I will ever be free again was torture every day. If however yo=
> u are asking about whether I was physically torture, that=E2=80=99s a no!<SP=
> AN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Like Chogan, Eduward Singhatey is not in your good books. Why?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> They share some characte=
> r traits too scary for my liking. They are both dangerous in many ways.<SPAN=
> > </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Are you upset with Chongan for the mere fact that he claimed in his book =
> that you lacked conscience by teaming up with the then junta by accepting a =
> job offer, even though your rights were violated?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> If he didn=E2=80=99t try=
> to be hired by the government and failed, then that statement would have ce=
> rtainly bothered me. But he knows that I know about his failure to persuade =
> Jammeh to give him a job after he was released from jail. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN>  =
> ; </SPAN>What compels you to work with President Jammeh after your release f=
> rom prison? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> It was the best thing at=
> the time; because after all the accusation about the treasonable offenses t=
> hat were rumored as the cause of my arrest and detention there was no better=
> way of exonerating me than appointing me<SPAN> </SPAN>deputy and late=
> r army commander. I don=E2=80=99t think the government would have hired me i=
> f I were guilty of any crime. But looking at what would have happened if I w=
> as released and discharged or dismissed like<SPAN> </SPAN>in the case =
> of Chongan and many others, <SPAN> </SPAN>I am sure several Gambians wo=
> uld have still been wondering whether I was guilty or not. Besides, the expe=
> rience I had in the three years I worked for the government was phenomenal. =
> </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Did you commit a=
> ny crime, or persecuted Gambians to please Jammeh after your reinstatement?<=
> SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> No!</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> What role did yo=
> u play in the foiled Farafenni attack?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-H=
> EIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">I was not in the country=
> the day the camp was attacked, but returned the next day and played an acti=
> ve role in the investigation about the attack and the attackers.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Were you in Senegal to seek the extradition of the late Yaya Drammeh, and=
> others? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <SPAN> </SPAN>I can=
> sense where we are going next but I will just wait and keep up with your pa=
> ce. You see Mr. Nderry, Yaya Drammeh never escaped to Senegal after the atta=
> ck. He was captured with the help of some locals around Farafenni after he w=
> as found sleeping in some shrubs out of exhaustion. In other words he was al=
> ready captured before I even arrived in the country. But since his death had=
> once been associated with me by Lamarana Barry, I wouldn=E2=80=99t mine tel=
> ling you a little bit about his case. Folks like Lamarana may be obsessed wi=
> th the death of Yaya forgetting or not knowing that he was a mercenary like =
> his colleagues who for years contributed tremendously in the bloody Liberian=
> civil war where over 150,000 people were killed. They were
> contracted by Taylor when he invaded Liberia in 1989. For years he was toge=
> ther with Sulayman Sarr a close bodyguard to Taylor until he could no longer=
> trust them. When they attacked Farafenni, they took the soldiers by surpris=
> e, because most of them were asleep at 5:00 am. It was also clear that every=
> body they killed, eight of them were unarmed and shot in the back while runn=
> ing away. I had to go to the mortuary to identify all of them before their b=
> urials. Their bullet-riddled backs were indicative of the cold blooded murde=
> r they were subjected to. The youngest Private Saidy was only nineteen and t=
> he oldest Staff Sergeant was Jatta twenty-seven. All those lives wasted didn=
> =E2=80=99t seem to mean anything to Lamarana Barry in the wake of his desire=
> to accuse me of the death of one of the attackers-a vicious monster- while =
> every other captive is still alive in jail.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Because of the mystery behind the attack , yes harsh in=
> terrogation methods were used to extract information from Maballow Kanteh an=
> d Yaya Drammeh, the first two to be captured on the day of the attack. Sulay=
> man Sarr, John Dampha and Essa Baldeh were captured in Senegal and sent back=
> to the Gambia that very week. In a nut shell, Yaya Drammeh was never extrad=
> ited from Senegal. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">You probably may have mistaken the team of soldiers I o=
> nce led to Senegal in July 1997 to receive the remnant of the Liberian merce=
> naries who were arrested by the Senegalese Gendarmerie at Tamba Kunda in Jul=
> y 1996, three months before their friends launched the attack. Thank god the=
> y never made it. These were the men we got from Senegal in a one-day mission=
> that was hitch free. Except Swanding Camara who with the help of the intern=
> ational Red Cross was later released, I think the rest are all in jail<SPAN>=
> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>=
> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SPA=
> N>I remember witnessing a press conference in Banjul, where Yaya Drammeh, Mb=
> allow Kanteh, and others were paraded. You moderated the press conference du=
> ring the period in question. I noticed swollen eyes, and injuries on the bod=
> ies of the coup suspects. Were they tortured? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I am surprised that you =
> couldn=E2=80=99t remember that both Mballow Kanteh and Sulayman Sarr sustain=
> ed gun-shot injuries on their legs from bullets fired by their own friends. =
> Sarr was able to make it to Kaulack where the Senegalese nabbed him in a hos=
> pital while Kanteh tried to get treatment at the farafenni clinic and was ar=
> rested there. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Do you witness the interrogation of Yaya Drammeh and co? If no, then how =
> do you know that they were not tortured? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> You should have allowed =
> me to answer yes or no and make it a little easier for you. Yes I was presen=
> t the day after I arrived in The Gambia, and yes he was tortured.<SPAN> =
> ; </SPAN>A year later he died in jail.<SPAN> </SPAN>I didn=E2=80=99t k=
> ill him and don=E2=80=99t know how he died; I am also more concerned about t=
> he eight men he took part in killing than his own death; so next time Lamara=
> na comes up with such baseless attacks, tell him to be courageous enough to =
> identify himself for a healthier debate. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <SPAN> </SP=
> AN>I read somewhere in which you said your recent book contained factual err=
> ors. How do you intend to correct those errors?<SPAN> </SPAN>Who misle=
> d you?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I was not misled by anyo=
> ne. In the book instead of Ahmed Bensuda I wrote Philip Bensuda. I also late=
> r regretted the way I portrayed such great officers like Major Chris Davis, =
> Colonel Badjie and few others. It is now my strong conviction that Major Ant=
> uman Saho=E2=80=99s decision not to commit his heavy weapons to stop the cou=
> p was the best decision. Fighting was no option.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Are you under pressure from the Jammeh camp to recant the book before any=
> reconciliation could be reached between you and the President?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> No!!!!!</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> You seems to hav=
> e changed your perception against President Jammeh. This is noticeable in yo=
> ur writings. Why the change of heart? Are you home sick or what?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I have nothing to get si=
> ck about home Bro. America is my home and I love everything about this count=
> ry better. I think am just happy that I was able to leave the Gambia togethe=
> r with my family peacefully and now permanently live in the USA. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What crime have you committed that would prevent you from going home? </S=
> PAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> None other than perhaps =
> the fact that I used to frequently denounced the Gambia government online. A=
> nd President Jammeh=E2=80=99s tolerance for such is minimal or none.</SPAN> =
>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> If President Jam=
> meh extends an amnesty to you and your family, will you return to The Gambia=
> ? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Not now. May be after my=
> retirement I will go and see whether I can ever live in that country again.=
> But as for now America is all I care for.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What kind of <SPAN> </SPAN>person is President Jammeh? Is he evil as=
> portrayed in some quarters?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> You said it all by sayin=
> g that in some quarters he is considered as evil, meaning that there are def=
> initely other quarters where he is believed to be good. That=E2=80=99s life.=
> You and <SPAN> </SPAN>I are hated by some people and liked by others. =
> So if you can tell me what kind of person we are, I will tell you what kind =
> of person I think Jammeh is. Till then, I will remain a positive neutralist =
> and not venture into answering that question.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Chongan said President Jammeh saved his life in his book. Did the same Ja=
> mmeh saved your life while in prison?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I think he was referring=
> to the same issue of how Singhateh unsuccessfully tried to get us executed =
> in jail until Jammeh stopped him. He just didn=E2=80=99t elaborate on it. He=
> always looks like he has a soft spot for Singhateh as well.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Why were you detained in the first place? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I may sound funny to you=
> , but to be frank, I still don=E2=80=99t know that answer.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Is it true that y=
> ou were working on staging a counter coup?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> You see that=E2=80=99s w=
> hat the rumor was. With what I narrated above, do you really think I was?</S=
> PAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> What were your w=
> orst moments in prison?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Every moment of it, peri=
> od.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Chongan claimed =
> that you were writing letters to the BBC Focus On Africa Program while in pr=
> ison. Don=E2=80=99t you think Chongan was merely reporting what he heard or =
> witnessed in jail? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I wish he was clear abou=
> t what he had heard or seen there instead of reporting on matters that he ne=
> ver witnessed and acted as if he was.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> What is your vie=
> w about Gambia=E2=80=99s military? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> The fact that they don=E2=
> =80=99t have Senegalese, British or Nigerian superior officers telling them =
> what to do I think they are fine by me. I love their role in international m=
> issions where they are now considered among the best-UN, AU, etc.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Are you worried =
> about Gambia=E2=80=99s future?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Nope!</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What is responsible for the coups and counter coups in The Gambia? Is thi=
> s a problem of power struggle or loyalty problem within the media hierarchy?=
> </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-H=
> EIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">I have no idea about tha=
> t Mr. Nderry</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What is you view about Gambia=E2=80=99s opposition?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>I thi=
> nk they are doing their best under the political circumstances they are faci=
> ng in the county. I respect them now far more than I used to when I was writ=
> ing my book four years ago.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Are you still loyal to President Jammeh and his Government? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> How can I be loyal to hi=
> m or his government when I am not even working for the county? If you think =
> loyalty is predicated on responsibility, then I think my loyalty now goes to=
> the president of the company I work for Alfred Ciatola of Frontline Industr=
> ies who manages us like a genius. You can visit our job site and learn more =
> about what we do by logging to: </SPAN><A href=3D"http://www.frontlineindust=
> ries.com/home.html" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGH=
> T: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">http://www.frontlineindustri=
> es.com/home.html</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 's=
> erif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> . </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Given your age, do you feel like you need to be back home and spend the r=
> est of your life in The Gambia?</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> As I said earlier, not n=
> ow. There isn=E2=80=99t much I missed in the Gambia at all.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What it takes to be an asylee?<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I am a permanent residen=
> t but you can visit the US immigration and naturalization webpage where all =
> the terms and conditions for asylum eligibility are stipulated. And mark you=
> , the rules change constantly.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>What is your view about Gambia=E2=80=99s online media? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Sam Sarr:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HE=
> IGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I think all of you are c=
> ool. </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMIL=
> Y: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Freedom Newspaper:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style=3D=
> "LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN> </SP=
> AN>Any last words Mr. Sarr? </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Well Mr. Nderry, I just want to appeal to you to start =
> watching out for those who want to conduct personal attacks on people withou=
> t the courage to identify themselves. I think journalism demands an ethical =
> standard that if respected will not allow the likes of Lamrana Barry to be f=
> eatured in credible newspapers, especially when his facts are totally questi=
> onable. If someone wants to report that I killed somebody or conspired with =
> others to commit felony or anything of that sort, I think that person deserv=
> es equal scrutiny to determine what motivated his allegations.</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Thank You,</SPAN>=20
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif';=
> FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Samsudeen</SPAN> Sarr </SPAN>
> <P class=3DecxMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'seri=
> f'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Newark, New Jersey </SPAN>
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> From: [log in to unmask]<BR>To: [log in to unmask]<BR>=
> Subject: [>-<] Ensa Sey should apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama<BR=
> >Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 20:02:59 +0100<BR><BR>
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> Having recently digest Ensa Sey's recent interview with Pa Nderry Mbai, what=
> he need to do is apologise to Momodou Buharry Gassama. When will this chara=
> cter assasinnation stop?I cannot wander to think if we will go anywhere with=
> prevailing madness folding in our country, if decent citizens who have noth=
> ing to do with the regime are paint black. It was LJ Darboe yesterday and no=
> w Momomdou Buharry Gassama. I have long been on the Gambia online community =
> and could recab Yero Mama's insult about qualitative and quantitative r=
> esearch analysis of Dr Ebrima Ceesay on the Gambia.<BR>RAAKI TV and Rad=
> io have nothing to do with regime in power. Both Buharry Gassama, Dr Ceesay =
> and LJ Darboe are decent citizens. It is really unfortunate to get a remark =
> from such a self clone pro-democracy activist. At the moment am just wanderi=
> ng about the efficacy of our cyber advocacy, more so we have people wit=
> hin our midst that can peddle lies, damn lies against
> decent individuals who for years have stand for truth and justice. I have a=
> deep respect for Momodou Buharry Gassama. He is a decent and honourable cit=
> izen. Me and my wife Khaddy have never met him in person but alway when I me=
> ntioned Buharry Gassama's name to my cousin Dave Manneh, who met him in=
> Sweden few years ago, just could imagine his soft voice on my telephone def=
> ine his humble and definitive gentleman character. Essa Sey should apol=
> ogise to Momodou Buharry Gassama!!! RAAKI WeB rADIO AND tv HAVE NOTHING TO D=
> O WITH YAHYA JAMMEH IS REGIME! <BR><BR>
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