Sorry for not going through the mail before sendin it.
For freedom
Saiks
----- Original Message -----
From: Saikou Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Musical Chairs: The Beat Goes On...
> Musa,
>
> A well thought article.You are very correct,the reason why most of us are
> not at home now is a question of our survival,there is also another fact
to
> it, that,most of us are also here not for only our own survival but also
for
> the big and little ones at home.
> But I fear that,you and your friend are missing here a very vital point in
> any struggle against a fascist state.I have a friend who is call,Momodou
> Domo Saho.I am more than 200 percent certain that if he wanted to become a
> minister in the Jammeh regime he would have being a State Sectary years
> before Pap Che Yasin Secka.Where is he today,months in prison without even
a
> proper trial.Why am I mentioning this ?yes because if all the
intellectuals
> or even some where above 1/2 of them,the fear of being made an
intellectual
> prostitute would not have exist,there will be no room for some one to
> invade your intellectual pride and honesty.Jammeh cannot rule the Gambian
> without having intellectual as head masters,as ministers,as directors etc
> and etc.
> Beside that Musa,Pap Che and many like him,need not be allow to be
> intellectually prostituted to Survive.They know that country too much to
> starve.I personally know many who refused to be involve,despite the hard
> times,they are managing to survive,in dignity and pride(I will not be
> surprise if you know some too ).But they are too small to make a
> difference.But at the same time they are getting many.Sometime back before
> we know,Jammeh had already hired and fired a Director,a Minister,now
things
> are different.In most cases we know before the firing.Because they have to
> approach many,as one after the other refused to accept the golden offer,by
> the time they find one,news is already lick out by those who were
approached
> and refused the offer,as in the case of Pap Che.So the struggle is paying
> and I believed it is in the best interest of the intellectual to join now
> than wait,there is no time to wait.
> Ous Bojang raised a very good point that this new Sectary of State might
> even be the one who will exposed the hypocrisy of the judicial system of
> this fascist State,which off course will mark a turning point in the fall
of
> the Fascist State.If he did not intend to meet this expectations, he will
> just be an additional number to the statistics.But we must always have
the
> point raised by Ous Bojang in our mind when ever the hiring and firing,if
> not with this one ,it might be one day,who knows ?
> Musa lets take this case.In the Check Republics,a man was recently
hired
> inn as the Director of the TV station.They TV workers refused to accept
this
> appointed,because they fear that it will put to question their
professional
> integrity,the appointment of this Director was political,he was too close
to
> the ruling party.The government refused to note take note of their
> protest.The journalist and rest of the workers,even the cleaners,when on
> strike,the TV screen switched off.This time the government had no other
> choice and non of the workers starved.I am talking here of an East
European
> country.
> In the Gambia,
> lets take the Observer case,which was bought by an APRC strong man,almost
> nothing happen,Ok not much could have been done,the News Director,or I
don't
> know the Chief editor,anyway Demba Jawo was fired,two or three,either
> protested or had their plans to leave before that,a phrase singer of the
> government was brought in,Mr Thomas.At a late time,the sectary,if not the
> propaganda sectary,I don't know of the ,anyway Buba Baldeh,of the
APRC,came
> inn,no protest from the journalists as far as I know.At the Gambian TV,who
> doubts the relationship between the Director and the APRC regime ?did you
> here anything happening ?
> I am talking of two different nations with a very big geographical
> difference,but their experience of political oppression are to a great
> extend no bipolar.
> The contribution of our intellectuals to the criminal exploitation and
> oppression of our people must never be allow with the excused that they
have
> no other choice,they have a better potential and possibility to survive
than
> the ordinary Gambian.
> Musa,a final note, to be very frank,I am always happy that I am not an
> Intellectual .
>
>
>
> For Freedom
> Saiks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Musical Chairs: The Beat Goes On...
>
>
> > Mr.Janneh:
> >
> > This is how a friend responded to this charge that Gambian intellectuals
> are so eager and willing to accept a
> > job from President Jammeh. " You guys (Gambians living overseas), we are
> all cut from the same cloth and do
> > not think for a moment you guys possess certain principles that all of
> us lack". Guys, our difference is
> > geography. You made a calculated decision to stay overseas for your own
> personal survival, and you are
> > conveniently position to air your grievances that we all share, but we
> cannot make. Intellectual
> > prostitution, no try corporate survival. Gambia is a sinking ship, we
can
> either abandon it, or fight in our
> > own different ways. Please do not judge me, try wearing my pants for
once.
> Trust me, if I live in those
> > comfortable apartments, no Gambia government as my only employer, and of
> course a computer keyboard infront
> > of me, I can easily become one of the political activist of this
in-famous
> Gambia-L. Remember, the fight
> > should be directed to the Jammeh government(whoever that person is)
> >
> > Musa Jeng
> > Ahmad Scattred wrote:
> >
> > > Gambia-l:
> > >
> > > the firing of Cheyassin Secka underscores the predictability of the
> Jammeh
> > > regime. His personnel policy models the classic game of musical
chairs,
> > > only in this case with profound and detrimental consequences on a
nation
> > > held captive by a gang of hoodlums.
> > >
> > > We need the psychologists amongst us to explain why supposedly
> intelligent
> > > people are willing to be Jammeh's hounddogs, praise singers, henchmen,
> etc.
> > > knowing the humiliation that inevitably awaits them. As the saying
> goes,
> > > "Learning without virtue is like pearls on a dunghill."
> > >
> > > Salaam!
> > > Amadou scattred Janneh
> > > _________________________________________________________________
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> >
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