Haruna,
Thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments although I feel flattered by some of your remarks about me.
I would however still urge you to reconsider your principled stance that "ANY ONE WHO KNOWINGLY WORKS FOR A CRIMINAL ADMINISTRATION IS HIM/HERSELF A CRIMINAL."
This is because I believe you may acknowedge the fact that not every person employed in the Civil Service and Parastatal organisations of the Gambia aids and/or abets in what Abdoukarim Sanneh aptly describes as the regime's criminalisation of the Gambian State. On the contrary, it is only a minority of employees of the Gambia Public Service that usually engaged in such reprehensible acts
against our collective interest.
Please reconsider as the majority of our Public Servants are honest and dedicated and they deliver invaluable services to their compatriots under very difficult working conditions. None should make the mistake of painting everyone with the same brush. Please reconsider. I expect that as someone who has proven to be capable of illuminating wisdom, you would again feel obliged to do so on this issue.
Bailo
--- On Tue, 23/11/10, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: It's about freedom and dignity, Stupid! To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, 23 November, 2010, 6:27
Bailo, this is a well-written and thought-out argument. I commend you for it. It demonstrates a remarkable maturity and discernment capacity on your part.
However, And this is not in amicus to the idiot Omar Jallow, the only thing I would add is that it is never OK or advisable to work FOR an administration that extra-judicially kills, maims, tortures, or abducts citizens of the nation. You can call it good civil servants, patriotic citizens, or otherwise but if you accept employment from an administration knowing full well it had and continues to commit un-investigated crimes, you are yourself a criminal. It doesn't matter whether your intentions are good or not. And we must not massage ourselves into thinking we're working for the nation as a whole in those circumstances. The least such a person could do is to explain their purpose for aiding and abetting crime and criminality and if the citizens don't buy his/her explanation, to apologize in order to prevent other self-less/fish fellow citizens from falling in that trap of circular logic. Generally, forgiveness from your fellow citizens and the victims
of such an administration served by you will be based on the following:
1. When and how did you enrol in the Administration?
2. What was your assignment and accomplishment in your new-found role?
3. What did you do or say when the Administration committed any of the crimes of Arson, Kidnap, Abduction, murder, or other extra-judiciary crime?
4. Did you participate in or were you accused by the same criminal Administration of participating in crime, financial or otherwise.
5. When and how did you leave the employ of the Administration?
ANY ONE WHO KNOWINGLY WORKS FOR A CRIMINAL ADMINISTRATION IS HIM/HERSELF A CRIMINAL. No ifs, No ands, No buts about it. There is always room for forgiveness however, depending on your crime. That forgiveness must be sought and earned.
There are some people who claim they are joining a criminal administration for the good of the country. Don't listen to them. As soon as they are given custody of the nation's treasury, or some modicum of authority, they loot and abuse them. And when they fall out of grace with the CRIMINAL administration, they want their fellow citizens to do cartwheels in their putrid defense.
The rest of your notes are obvious second-nature resistance slogans. Its the economy stupid, its dignity and freedom stupid, its my left eye stupid.
You're a great man Bailo. Frankly I'm glad you put up some resistance with the idiot Omar. And how do we know you're not Omar Jallow Bailo????? hangh, Hangh?
I luh you men.
Haruna.
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From: bailo jallow < [log in to unmask]>
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Subject: It's about freedom and dignity, Stupid!
The following article by me is culled from the online Freedom newspaper:
Gambia: It's about freedom and
dignity, Stupid!
It's about freedom and dignity, Stupid!
By Bubacarr Bailo Jallow
In 1992, Bill Clinton adopted the slogan "It's the
economy, Stupid!" to drive home his key message about President George
H. Bush's shortfall in effectively tackling the weakness of the United
States economy. Concerning the Gambia: "It's about freedom and
dignity, Stupid!" is highly appropriate to depict the major
human rights deficit being suffered by Gambians and to convey local as
well as international concerns about the frequent abuse of human
dignities by the Gambian regime.
As in the use of the word 'stupid' in its
above-quoted original context, its adoption here should not also be
misconstrued as referring to anyone as a dotard. Although, I do not
perceive any person to be inherently stupid. I believe that what a
former primary school teacher of mine used to stress to us in his class
applies here: "Some of you are just lazy to think, please think!
think! think harder, harder! The answer is simple! Answer to what
question, one may ask: I have always contemplated answering the
following pertinent question which is usually posed by supporters of the
Gambian regime: Why does some Gambians seem to take great
delight in continuously, fiercely criticizing the AFPRC regime of
President Yahya AJJ Jammeh? I particularly felt the imperative
need to attempt answering the above question when an ardent supporter of
the AFPRC regime described criticism mainly directed by Diaspora
Gambians against the regime of Yahya Jammeh as "propagation
of vicious attack against the APRC administration and its supporters." However
I opted to first double check my initial understanding of the words 'vicious'
and 'attack' from a number of trusted English language
dictionaries. When I did so, I had to go further and relate this
allegation to what Gambians have been experiencing since the July 22nd
military seizure of power.
The indubitable truth is that it is always supporters
of the regime employed in the nation's security forces or members of the
APRC regime's militia initially known as the 22nd July
Movement and subsequently renamed the Green Boys who
had viciously and physically attacked opposition supporters merely for
the latter's exercise of their constitutional rights. The reverse is not
true. What was alleged as "vicious attack" against the Gambian regime
and supporters could probably otherwise have been an erroneous reference
or description by this particular APRC supporter of justifiable
condemnation and rejection of the policies and actions of a repressive
and intolerant regime. Moreover, such concerns expressed or demonstrated
by Gambian and non-Gambian personalities and organizations alike over
the Gambian regime's blatant and persistent human rights violations have
always fallen within acceptable norms and standards under both Gambian
and International law.
The physical and psychological tortures, unlawful
killings, disappearances, arson attacks and general lawlessness usually
encountered by critics or perceived enemies of the regime from the
members of the security forces or Government militia should neither be
deemed an insignificant matter nor muted over by any conscientious
person. On the contrary, every concerned Gambian and genuine foreign
friend of the Gambia is always saddened by human rights violations
perpetrated in the Gambia.
APRC supporter Omar Jallow recently wrote: "I
am waiting for the day that we as Gambians will agree to disagree, and I
hope that I will not get another rejoinder from some Mr. “Know It All”
who will assume that since I have never lost a beloved one under the
watch of the current administration is the reason I am supporting the
APRC government, which is kind of childish way of thinking." I
am yet to hear or read anywhere a so-called Mr. Know It All
claim or even imply that people who oppose the Gambian regime do
so mainly because they either have their friend or relative killed or
made to disappear by the APRC regime. It is not also the case as the
APRC supporter seemed to have implied above that there is no supporter
of the APRC regime whose relatives have been tortured, unlawfully killed
or made to disappear by the regime. On the contrary, there are some
supporters of the regime who had unjustly terribly suffered at the hands
of the regime. One such person is Lamin Waa Juwara who arguably could
claim to have been the most persecuted Gambian by the current regime,
yet he is now a supporter of the regime.
On the other hand, there are a number of prominent
former supporters of the APRC regime who had themselves subsequently
fallen victim or even had their lives unjustly ended by the very regime
that they promoted and defended. For example, Daba Marenah was never
opposed to Jammeh. What is however undeniable is that you would hardly
meet a politically conscious Gambia who would frankly not be able to
name at least one person who has either been tortured or killed or made
to disappear by the APRC regime of Yahya Jammeh. Is it any coincidence
that such a worrisome reality did not exist under the tenure of the PPP
regime? Why should some Gambians insinuate that others also ought to
emulate them in conveniently ignoring the unprecedented human rights
violations in the Gambia? Unfortunately there would always be
contemporary Gambians who wish that atrocities or inhumane treatment by
the regime against others should be not be regarded as any serious
matter over which the regime is exposed in the media, criticized or
rebuked by Gambians and non-Gambians alike. I say to those Gambians, you
would never have your wish fulfilled. You may prefer silence and
indifference in respect of such crimes but there will always be people,
Gambians in particular, who will speak out against injustice and
criminality in the Gambia. All Gambians cannot not be deterred by any
person or authority or circumstance from speaking out .
"The diaspora opposition is so out
of touch that they will attack even the civil servants and ministers
just for doing their civil duties. If our opposition leaders or their
supporters refused to work, but will ridicule anyone that accept a job
from the APRC government, then can you guys please tell me what do you
guys want from the 1.4 million or so to do for themselves, if they don't
work while we are here in the west including myself to do with their
lives?" (Omar Jallow)
We should not be oblivious that false pretense is a
thriving enterprise in the Gambia because of a widespread fear factor
and selfish opportunistic motives that the regime promotes and seems to
depend upon for survival. A former acquaintance of mine once personally
described to me the current Gambian regime as akin to a violent
hurricane that destroys any person or structure that stands on its path.
This particular individual further rationalized that as such any wise
Gambian would seek shelter from the regime as a clever person would
shelter from a passing destructive hurricane. True to
his words or not, this particular guy went on to serve as a Cabinet
Minister in the regime. Up to this day, I can't figure out whether his
stint in Cabinet was simply a perfect art of sheltering from the regime
in the regime or merely a genuine change of heart when the call to
national duties came to him. It could also possibly be a smart career
move of CV enrichment in line with what I once read from a political
pundit speculating as a key motive for some Gambian intellectuals’
desire to serve in the regime. Whenever I meet him again, I would try to
find out his reasons.
However, I believe that no fair-minded person would
slap the 'guilty by association' label on every Gambian who associates
with the current regime. This would be wrong because there are a lot of
honest and dedicated selfless hardworking Gambians who have honorably
served under the APRC regime and many still continue doing so in our
nation's public service. Regardless of these especially trying times,
our nation would continue to rely on true public servants, be they in
government or in political opposition to the regime. What we don't need
and cannot therefore tolerate or celebrate are sycophants, killers,
torturers; witch-hunters, arsonists, and parasites in our society such
as we have seen on a worrying scale since 22nd July 1994.
In my humble view, Gambians ought to regard and treat
one another as members of one big family. What someone would not want to
be done to him or her or their son or daughter or friends or relatives,
he or she should not likewise do to another person. As I would not want
myself or any member of my immediate family to be ever harmed or killed
by any person or authority, I would likewise refrain from trying to
harm or kill anyone and would urge the same. It’s as simple as that! Is
that asking for what is unreasonable or unrealistic or even too much?
Unfortunately for some Gambians, this is still too much to ask for or
expect.
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--- On Mon, 22/11/10, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]>
Subject: I give you Jacques Kourouma of Waati (The Times) News. Transummary to come later.
To: [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, 22 November, 2010, 22:08
Just enjoy fact from fiction for now. Haruna.
Perpétuelle victime que fais-tu pour la Guinée?
Source : Autres : Dernière Mise à jour : 22/11/2010 (Auteur : .)
Dans
la vie de tous les jours, il est des actes qui honorent tandis que
d’autres déshonorent un Homme ou un groupe social, professionnel ou
politique
Depuis la proclamation des résultats du premier tour de la
présidentielle guinéenne le 27 juin 2010, le compatriote Mamadou Cellou
Dalein Diallo ne cesse de « verser notre figure à terre » (expression
populaire ivoirienne pour dire honte) devant le monde entier.
Il ne fait de doute qu’il prononce chaque jour le mot
sacré : démocratie, sans en comprendre le principe et le sens
fondateur. Donc un peu de leçon pour mon frère Mamadou Cellou Dalein
Diallo !
La démocratie, avons-nous appris, est d’origine
grecque. Elle a été introduite dans la cité quand l’oiseau minerve,
après le dur labeur de la journée, a pris son envol. Ce qui libéra
l’esprit lequel se mit à réfléchir et créa le pouvoir du peuple par le
peuple et pour le peuple : la démocratie.
De l’époque à nos jours, la gestion de la cité
s’effectue par le politique sous mandat de la majorité. C’est en cela
que les élections (choix) ont le sens de départager des candidats. Et
ceux-ci, dans le respect de l’esprit démocratique, acceptent le verdict
des urnes dont le principe est l’isolément lors du choix du candidat de
confiance. Ce choix est un acte de conviction, car il est conscient et
consciencieux. Lorsqu’il est exprimé, tout candidat digne, honnête et
surtout patriote, s’incline en reconnaissant sa victoire ou sa défaite.
Mais souvent, c’est au vaincu de s’avouer vaincu. Cette noble attitude
donne à la politique la noblesse qui caractérise la démocratie, en tant
que valeur universelle, même si chaque société produit sa propre
démocratie. La Guinée vient de donner jour à la sienne en déjouant tous
les pronostics qui ventilaient, ici et là, le chaos, bien cher aux
ethnostratèges. Les voilà encore dans les traineaux de la complotite
inventant des preuves virtuelles et imaginaires de massacres de Peulh
qui n’auront jamais lieu en Guinée.
Souvent, et de façon démocratique, le vaincu prend la
parole pour montrer, à la face du monde, son attachement au respect des
électeurs en acceptant sa défaite dans l’honneur. Ce simple geste est
un acte hautement responsable et honore celui qui l’accomplit. Il est
une invitation des électeurs pour des prochaines échéances.
Mais que constatons-nous depuis l’annonce des
résultats provisoires d’une élection qui est reconnue par la majorité
des Guinéens et nombreux observateurs comme ayant été libre (parce que
les électeurs sont partis librement aux urnes), transparente
(puisqu’elle s’est déroulée dans le respect de la loi électorale en
présence des représentants de chaque candidat et de nombreux
observateurs, non Guinéens) et démocratique (du fait qu’aucun n’a été ni
inquiété, ni forcé dans l’expression libre de son choix) ?
Alors l’obstination de Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo
devient, à partir de ce moment inquiétante, non pas pour la Guinée, mais
une peur pour sa santé mentale parce qu’il est un compatriote, et
surtout pour nous avoir représenté onze ans durant, sans avoir reçu
notre mandat.
Et c’est à ce titre que nous devons l’assister, sinon demain, nous pouvons être accusés de non assistance à personne en danger.
Du coup, la multiplication diversifiée et
contradictoire de ses déclarations, dont le dénominateur commun reste la
victimisation, paraît attentatoire à la sécurité publique et à la
sûreté de l’Etat guinéen. Par conséquent, il n’est pas exagéré de
s’interroger s’il n’est atteint soit d’une schizophrénie, soit de la
paranoïa. L’appel aux experts, dans ce contexte, est toujours la règle
d’or pour le sauver.
L’acte est pressant, d’autant que sa posture fait de vagues dangereuses
parce qu’entraînant de pauvres enfants dont les commanditaires sont tous
partis actuellement de la Guinée pour se retrouver aux côtés des leurs à
l’étranger tout en poussant ceux des pauvres guinéens à la rue.
Cyniques personnages, n’est-ce pas ?
En tout cas, les accusations faite, devant la presse,
du premier ministre Jean Marie Doré et du ministre de la sécurité et de
la protection civile, le général Mamadouba Toto Camara, de diriger la
répression contre son ethnie est l’un des symptômes de cette atteinte
pathologique de notre ancien PM voleur. Ses propos sont dignes d’un
homme public qui vient d’échouer, à quelques milliers de voix, dans
l’accession au fauteuil présidentiel. Et pourtant il briquait la
magistrature suprême ! Comment peut-on, même dans un avenir proche ou
lointain, la lui accorder tant son discours égo-ethnocentriste est
porteur de la haine envers les autres composantes sociales guinéennes?
Le malheur est qu’il a éclaboussé nos respectables compatriotes de la
Moyenne de Guinée Faisons tri de la bone graine et de l’ivraie pour la
paix sociale en Guinée !
En ce moment crucial, n’avions-nous pas entendu le
sinistre Bah Oury déclarer qu’ils peuvent affamer la Guinée entière
quand ils le veulent (l’expérience a été faite, juste après les
résultats provisoires du second tour : flambée des prix des denrées,
dévaluation à outrance de la monnaie, par exemple, 100€ s’échangeait
contre 1 million de FG). Comment ce club de mercantilistes peut-il être
porteur de la graine de la démocratie guinéenne à semer désormais pour
le bonheur de nous tous alors que, comme l’écrivait Kylé Diallo : « [Ses
membres] ne pensaient qu’à leurs containers… » pendant que l’Alliance
arc-en-ciel, elle, réfléchissait au changement en Guinée?
Au regard de tout cela, les Guinéens doivent se
donner la main pour construire avec le Président élu la nouvelle Guinée
dans laquelle la cohésion et la paix sociales permettront le
développement durable de la nation. C’est possible en refusant d’écouter
les incendiaires, mais irresponsables accusations et propos du candidat
vaincu, que j'interroge : Victime perpétuelle que fais-tu de l’intérêt
supérieur de la Guinée ?
Jacques KOUROUMA
Jacques KOUROUMA
2010-11-21
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