*"but I do agree with some people that the very fact that he did not do as most others before him did, that is to stay mute and expect to be recycled when he was sacked, but instead he came out in the open to try and change the system means that he deserved some respect and commendation". D.A* Precisely my point uncle D.A and thanks for adding your voice especially from a media and strong seasoned journalist who lived the brunt of this regime on the media... Are we looking for perfection in our fellow citizens or people did or may have made mistakes but are still out to change the status quo? Let's also remember there are people attacking Dr. Janneh for being a part of the Jammeh regime who were also part of a 30 year regime and system that systematically crippled our economic and democratic system that delivered us Jammeh and his system. These same people enjoyed all sorts of privileges and presided over institutions that failed to live up to expectations in defending our nation against political nepotism and massive corruption.. they never said a word at the time... So again, do we only see the fault in what others did and fail to look inwards? Do we hold others accountable and excuse our own or our close friends and relatives' contribution in the past system pre- Jammeh? Are we looking for perfection or highest integrity without flaws in our citizens? Or are we willing to work together through our weaknesses and mistakes to change the status quo? Thanks again for adding a voice of reason to the healthy debate... The other Demba (Baldeh) On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > A more palatable turncoat, I agree, but still a turncoat and needs to > apologize for his betrayal of our people in the first place. > > Kejau > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > While it is not my intention to defend Dr. Scattred Janneh > > for whatever role he may have played in helping to prop up the Jammeh > > regime, > > but I do agree with some people that the very fact that he did not do as > > most > > others before him did, that is to stay mute and expect to be recycled > when > > he > > was sacked, but instead he came out in the open to try and change the > > system > > means that he deserved some respect and commendation. > > We have seen how so many people who had been sacked and humiliated > > still not only kept so mute expecting to be recycled but some of them > even > > went > > ahead to write letters to the president to renew their support and > > allegiance > > to him as if they cannot survive on their own. > > Therefore, the fact that Dr. Scattred Janneh did not subject > > himself to such humiliation but instead he also risked everything to > stand > > up > > to the regime makes him a more palatable ‘turn-coat’ than many others. > > Demba > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Oceanic Lad <[log in to unmask]> > > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Saturday, 1 December 2012, 18:14 > > Subject: Re: [>-<] Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh > > > > > > Ousainou NK Darboe but DK Jawara is the worst . > > > > On Saturday, December 1, 2012, Sainey Sisay wrote: > > > > Nobody is perfect. In our fight against the dictator, we need all hands > on > > deck. Dr Janneh could have taken the easy way out after falling out with > > the dictator by either praise singing him or just keep mute like others > > who had fallen out with dictator. If we continue attacking each other > > instead of concentrating on curing our body politics of this cancer > > call Yahya Jammeh, then let's be prapare for a long ride with him. Who is > > Gambia's worse > >> > >> > >> > >>________________________________ > >>Subject: Re: [>-<] Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh > >>From: [log in to unmask] > >>Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 16:05:23 +0000 > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >>I've got a headache > >> > >>On 1 Dec 2012, at 15:40, abdoukarim sanneh > >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>Is our political strugge focussed on political system or > >> individual(personality)? A right to political association is a free > >> choice every individual including Amadou Janneh. I didn't subscribe to > Dr > >> Janneh's views and comments about Gambian Journalists. It will be a > >> classic case of dishonesty or another Gambia online character > >> assasination to illusive think that Amadou Janneh craft the media laws > in > >> his tenure as SOS. I really embrace Amadou Janneh's efforts since his > >> release from Mile Two. He is not muted with silence! > >>>________________________________ > >>> > From: [log in to unmask] > >>>To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > >>>Subject: [>-<] Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh > >>>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:40:27 +0100 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>“… some guys wine and dine with Jammeh and after falling out with him, > >>> they suddenly appear to be the biggest opposition.” E. I. Chongan > >>> > >>>Now that the dust has settled on executions in the Gambia and the > >>> release of Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, it is now time to revisit the > >>> case of the good old doctor. I have read two interviews with the > doctor > >>> after his release and yet was astonished by the questions he was asked. > >>>When Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, as SOS for Information etc, referred to > >>> some Gambian journalists as “sloppy” and as “high school graduates not > >>> knowing what they were doing” and also promised to deal with it > >>> effectively, I did not know what he meant. But after reading these > >>> interviews, it became clear to me. > >>>Dr Janneh was the SOS for Information etc. from 2004 to 2005 and many of > >>> the atrocities and persecutions against Gambian journalists was in this > >>> period but that was overlooked by the interviewers. Pa Nderry Mbai, who > >>> bagged a degree in Mass Communication and also the CEO, Managing Editor > >>> and Producer of the Freedom Newspaper, was more concerned whether Dr. > >>> Janneh had a Fan at Mile 2. Had Pa Nderry done his research properly, > he > >>> would have known that, at Mile 2, inmates would have more solace in a > >>> coil of “Moon Tiger” than an electric fan. Inmates battle tsetse flies > >>> during the day, mosquitoes at night and the “mutu-mutu” day and night. > >>>Dr. Janneh has emerged from this as a victim of Yahya Jammeh, but in > >>> actual fact he is simply a victim of his own arrogance and > >>> egocentricity. Dr, Janneh knew that if he goes to bed with a stray dog, > >>> he will wake up with fleas. Pa Nderry had even gone so far as to > >>> compare Dr. Janneh with the Greek philosopher, Socrates. I think that > is > >>> stretching it too far. I think Pa Nderry should keep himself to what he > >>> knows best, and leave the Classics to the classicists. There is nowhere > >>> in his works that shows that Socrates betrayed the trust and confidence > >>> of his peers. The sooner we confront these turncoats with the facts of > >>> their treachery, the earlier the Gambia will be free of tyranny. We > >>> should never forget that the Baron got his absolute power through the > >>> machinations of kaleidoscopic “sahi laka-laka” like Dr. Amadou > Scattered > >>> Janneh. > >>>What happened during Dr. Janneh’s tenure as S.O.S. for Information, > >>> Technology and Communication? > >>>The man was appointed on Thursday, 8th April 2004. > >>>On Saturday and Sunday, 10th and 11th April 2004, (Yes!! 10th and 11th > >>> April) he received well-wishers who came to congratulate him for his > >>> appointment. > >>>Tuesday 13th April 2004, of all days, was his first day in office. > >>>Wednesday 14th April 2004 the Independent Newspaper was firebombed > >>>Friday 19th April 2004, Dr. Janneh gave an interview to DO in which he > >>> referred to Gambian journalists as “Sloppy and high school leavers”. > He > >>> also expressed his desire to abolish the Nation Media Commission, thus > >>> giving him total control of the media. And his opportunism in becoming > >>> one of those he once called “Aimless People Ruining our Country.” > >>>On Monday 9th August 2004, D.A. Jawo, as President of the GPU, received > >>> a threatening letter with the message: "Very soon we will teach one of > >>> your journalists > > > -- > www.vollensolutions.com > Tel: 66900249 > Mob: 91255698 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > -- *"Be the change you want to see in the World"* ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤