Thanks Jabou,
This is transparency or at least a step towards it, and it's what we need,
and I commend you.
Mr Saidy, (if I understand well) initially wrote you a personal email, and then
finally this pathetic "rubbish" he just posted on the list, after, and only
after, I must stress he realized that you won't be playing his game.
This is just another clear example of what lengths these "bandits" government
will go to hide the truth from the masses.
Please do not play "their" this game of "lets sort this out in private". These
types of issues affects us all, and we are entitled to know about them.
NB. Mr Saidy, this shows Jabou practices what she preaches, not the same can be
said of you and you government. I dare you to prove me wrong.
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> Tombong,
>
> For your information, l have nothing against Krispin Johnson, nor do l even
> know him personally. What l have done, both here and before, was to expose
> some injustices carried out against Gambians, and as the record continues to
> show, this trend has escalated. It is true that he terminated the services of
> someone who worked at the embassy some 10 years without just cause, and not a
> thing was done about it. This said individual was the one that showed you the
> ropes when you yourself were first appointed to take over in Washington, and
> had not a clue as to how to even begin to do your job , and l know you cannot
> deny that. When she was unjustly terminated, she appealed to you to deliver
> her petition to the President, and you played hide and seek with her until
> she gave up.But let us get one thing straight, this is not about that issue
> at all, but about the fact that l and many others have had enough of all the
> abuse and injustice that this government continues to heap on Gambians, and
> we are not going to accept it anymore.
> On the issue of the seizure of this family's passports, the family in
> question has told me that they do not want to come forward because they are
> afraid that their relatives in Gambia will be targeted by the Jammeh
> government, and l am not at all surprised that they have come to this
> conclusion. However, since the embassy as well as ambassador Johnson are well
> aware of this individual l speak of, as well as all those whose passports
> were seized,then why not ask him if your intention is to really rectify this
> situation?All they have to do is consult their list.
> l know you sent me a private email because you wanted to settle this
> embarassment behind closed doors before the whole World finds out once more
> what you guys are up to. It is only now that l have brought this into the
> open that you are grasping at straws to try to discredit me.Again, l repeat,
> this is not a personal matter to be settled behind closed doors, but an issue
> that concerns all Gambians, and this is why l posted it to the list. If you
> feel that this is a personal attack l am launching, why did you not mention
> this in your private email to me, and then additionally tell me that you will
> not respond to it because it is a personal attack?.You also say that some
> select members of this list accepted my statements without verifying if it is
> true. My question to you is, why did you not follow your own advice on this,
> instead of offering to follow it through, and alleging that some individauls
> have acted on their own in some instances?Remember, you alluded in the email
> that some people in this administration have done things that are not a
> policy of this administration, but that it was done to ingratiate themselves
> to the President. If this was not true, why did you say it? Instead of
> wasting time grasping at straws to come up with some cheap allegations
> against my motives, let us address the real problem here. If the government
> says that this is not their policy, then let them issue a press release for
> you to read on GRTS, as well as send it to the various newspapers and radio
> stations throughout the country telling the people that this is not their
> policy, and that they do not have a list of Gambians they are targeting as
> enemies of the State. Period. Let them also check with their various
> embassies to get a list of the individuals whose passports have been seized,
> and rectify the situation. This is very simple. All these cheap allegations
> you are focussing on are just a way to avoid the real issue, and you are only
> doing them now to save face since l have decided to go public with your
> secret email.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
> In a message dated 10/31/99 6:20:02 AM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Jabou,
>
> I am really disappointed by you. First and foremost, I sent you a private
> mail and if I want to go public about it, I would have posted it for every
> body to read. Secondly, I assumed that you wanted to keep this
> person's/family's name private since you deliberately withheld the names.
> Looking back at your postings, especially since Ambassador Grey-Johnson took
> over at DC, I am not after all surprised. I can fully remember the personal
> attacks on Ambassador Grey-Johnson from you and some members of the list had
> to intervene before it stopped.
>
> A few selected members of list accepted your assertion without even
> verifying the truth of your statement. I know some people live and survive
> by 'Jammeh bashing', but for the interest of peace and a hopeful future, let
> us be more objective in our criticisms and arguments. If your assertion is
> true, could you please give us the name of this person or persons whose
> passport has/have been seized by Ambassador Grey-Johnson or any other
> Ambassador of that matter.
>
> I will repeat, I can assure you and all the "nay-sayers" out there that it
> is not a policy of the Jammeh Government to seize passports of
> non-supporters and the President did not direct any body to do so. I have
> never set my eyes either, on this so-called "Jammeh List".
>
> This is a challenge to Jabou and the other to give us the name or names of
> the persons whose passports have been taken away by any Gambian Embassy/High
> Commission. You have been preaching about transparency, could you please be
> transparent at least on this issue.
>
> PEACE
>
> TOMBONG SAIDY
>
> >>
>
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