We understand his handlers are trying to arrange some meetings for him with people outside of official Washington since he is not going to be a guest of the US government by dint of the fact his regime is considered illegitimate. Regardless of where he goes or who he attempts to ingratiate himself with we intend to make sure his perspective hosts know precisely who he is i.e a ruthless dictator with a penchant for touturing, abducting and murdering is opponents. We understand attempts are being made to sound out percieved sympathisers in the metro washington area in an attempt to burnish his image. Indications are there are no takers for for such a blatant attempt of manipulation . List memebers , this is not a respected leader out to do some good but rather a vicious man who relishes at hectoring folks he believes are not subservient enough. I tentatively understand he is meeting with Randall Robinson of Transafrica and Rev Jesse Jackson both of whom have spent their lifetimes fighting for the rights of all people to live a free and progressive life the very things that President works deligently to thwart. Our task would then have to be to precisely spell out who their guest is by vividly displaying his record. Karamba ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------