-----Original Message----- From: Ebrima Jobe Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: UNITED STATES OF AFRICA? GREETINGS, According to the Washington Times,the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi who hosted a special OAU summit in his home town of SIRTE, has urged his counterparts to unite the African continent."Now that we are free and independent, it is time to move forward and create the United States of Africa."The Libyan strong man believed the reasons that had hampered an African federation when President Kwame Nkrumah proposed it in the 1960s no longer exist.I don't want to be pessimistic, but I think those forces who opposed our unity, are still alive and kicking.Nevertheless,that should not stop us from trying to realize Dr.Nkrumah's dream.I hope this wonderful idea will occur in my life time. Weyeh. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------