In a message dated 10/25/99 1:34:48 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Jabou and Karamba: You people sound ludicrous! If the situation is as bad as you want us to believe, I am sure the whole world would have found out. Perhaps you are just scaremongering and that is not to the best interest of the Gambia. ********************************* KEBBA, THE WHOLE WORLD DOES KNOW ALREADY. JUST TAKE STOCK OF THE DAILY OCCURANCES AROUND YOU IF YOU ARE IN GAMBIA. "By the way, what is 'democracy'? If 'democracy' means a disgruntled group of discredited politicians like we have in the UDP being allowed to spread their message of hate just to be voted into office, then my friends, the Gambia is not going to tolerate such a bogus system." DEMOCRACY IS A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHEREBY EVERY CITIZEN ( OR POLITICAL PARTY) IS FREE TO CRITICIZE THEIR GOVERNMENT IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT SERVING THE INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS, AND NOT FACE THE THREAT OF BEING PERSECUTED IN ANY WAY. WE HAVE A CONSTITUTION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GUARANTEE THIS.IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY CAN CHOOSE TO TOLERATE OR NOT TOLERATE. ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS IS THE VERY TYRANNY YOU ARE DENYING EXISTS.THREATS, PERSECUTIONS AND SILENCING OF PEOPLE IN VARIOUS FORMS IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN GAMBIA THESE DAYS. PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE BLIND SUPPORTERS LIKE YOURSELF WHO DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS VERY BASIC FACT. THAT IS SCARY MY FRIEND. JABOU JOH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------