Would you be surprised if/when Yahya decreed marriage/divorce and their terms? Would that be a trigger for you? What would you do then, if anything? When I worked at Forestry - we used back firing as a technique to counter an advancing wildfire. Just a thought - how can we counter Yahya Burama On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yahya overthrew our government - we didn't stop and some even rejoice over > it! Probably they never like Yahya but their hate for Jawara was > overriding. The same such traits are in our midst with our so called > struggle. > > Yahya illegality humiliated our people in the streets of Banjul and his > kangaroo courts! > > Yahya unlawfully fired/hired our people from their earned government jobs! > > Some killed, other disappeared mysteriously and some in exile - no one is > brought to justice over any or most of these events and our national > security budget is larger than agriculture and health combined. For who's > security all our meager tax dalasis are paying? > > Yahya has put public and private real estate to his name all across the > country? Great leaders are measured for how much they improve the quality > of livelihood of their people. If Yahya thinks Gambians buying ram, sugar > and bread from one of his many outlets and/or turn the lands I his so > called farms is development - we are probably taken aback pre-colonial era. > > Recently Yahya ordered his arms men to stopped Muslims from praying at > their chosen dates, time and places. By accepting such or fold behind our > house doors - I question national commitment to faith. Although am probably > the least moral Gambian but how about the teaching of Islam. I thought that > should have been his last day in office if in fact he still hold alive. Oh > my/our Gambia. > > What is left before we take our land? Waiting for so called > triggers? Who're we that we can't seem to see the real problem? Each of us > owe it to our people to take that nation forward - what have you done? > Isn't it a shame with all the quality behind the names of people that come > to mind in a second? Why are we so divided over the only thing that define > us as a citizen of a nation? Why insisting over matters that are naturally > divisive world over? > > Fellows lets come up with ideas/solutions of the REAL ISSUE! > > We will never agree on the presidency of anyone person, no matter how > idealistic we justify such a first step. > > However, regardless of who is in power, we as citizens have legitimate > claims to make of our republic - with the right organization and > mobilization we can push any government behind the laws of our people. > > A democratic republic regardless Yahya or Burama is the president or > anyone else for that matter. > > Although not our intent but our current strategies, if works, will result > to removal of one dictate to be replace by another, even if that new > guy/gal is Burama Jammeh. Our problem is one individual but a systemic > problem. > > Let's make our legitimate claim and never avoid it because is hard. > > Burama > > > > On Friday, October 24, 2014, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote: > >> Are you counting on next elections to remove Yahya? >> >> Are you hoping that Yahya will evaporate in thin-air? >> >> Are you hoping that venting frustration about him will bring him to >> sanity to give up his grip over state? >> >> Are you hoping/wishing somebody will remove Yahya for us? Who's s/he? >> >> Even if all or any of these happen- what's the best likely outcome? Those >> that outcome meet your goal? In fact what's your/our goal? >> >> Please tell us one thing we could do that will lead us to what you thing >> is the goal. >> >> Burama >> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤