An honest advice to President Jammeh! You will be making an important trip to the US, and be participating on the global arena meeting with leaders of different countries and organizations. Clearly after five years experience on the job, this is not an attempt to question your ability as an experienced leader in these areas. Although, as a Gambian, and whether one supports you or hates you with a vengeance; we would like other leaders to see our President as a serious leader, full of wisdom, maturity, depth and someone that resonable people can do business with. It is fundamental to be aware that rhetorical politics for home consumption can be an effective political tool, but when that same rhetoric is use in the global arena, it can trigger an unfavorable image. Your usual stance on bashing the west, wrapping yourself in the politics of the sixties, champion of neo-african unity can sometimes come across very hollow and unfriendly to potential investors. President Clinton is maybe one of the most liberal politicians, but understood the importance of repositioning his politics as a moderate to capture the Presidency. Sir, in the dawn of the twenty-first century, it is smart politics to reposition your political believes, and pursue a radical politics of being a centrist whose sole purpose is the socio-economic development of The Gambia. At this early stage of your Presidency, Gambian people are not in search of an African messiah to free the Africn continent. We need a bold reasonable leader to forge solidarity within the Gambian people, champion favorable Trade relationship with the west and the globe as a whole, and to introduce honest dewmocracy to the Gambian people. Good luck! Musa Jeng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------