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Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Brother Haruna,
What about the aggression of Fouta 100 yrs ago? Any union of Fouta and
Kaabou must be preceded by Fouta paying restitutions for the
aggression of Kaabu 100yrs ago. The mass suicide of Kaabunka's when
faced with colonization by Fouta must not be forgotten!!


Malanding


On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> JDAM:
>
> Boundless optimism is the eternal dream's meadow for all the world's a
> canvass.
>
> La Guinea and Bissau have common peoples, common dreams and aspirations, and
> their futures, albeit not readily apparent now, are comprehensively
> singular. The two peoples have common threats and uniquely common
> opportunities. Currently, the two peoples have no greater threat in common
> than the scourge of chemical weapons, a common enemy from without. Even
> after they both reconstitute their newly elected governments post transition
> periods, that scourge lingers, to gradually erode these transient
> reinforcements in their fabrics. The urge for empire is intrinsic in man.
> What, praytell is Latin America's best hope of such empire? while the EU,
> UN, ICC, the Commonwealth, and AU dodoline their tetes in search of the
> culprit tarrying behind them.
>
> I understand there will be clueless folk crying:
> But Haruna what about the lingua Franca? (What'll it be? Portuguese, French,
> Pulaar, Balanta, Susu, Peppel, Mandingo, English, Arabic?)
> I say; Why not any of the above or any permutation of the above? Canada
> lived on both English and French. And Canada is healthy. Cameroon lived on
> both English and French. And Cameroon retains her myriad languages.
>
> But Haruna what about the currency? (what'll that be? the Guinean Franc, the
> dollar, the Euro, the French Franc, or some new Guinean currency?)
> I say; New Guinean Currency. There is no cultural or traditional value to
> currency. It is only a means of trading value.
>
> But Haruna what about La Guinea's enormous natural resources and Bissau's
> paucity of it?
> I say; What do you think of natural resources? What more good has that
> advantage done for La Guinea? And East and West Germany, were they equal in
> that measure prior?
>
> JDAM, do you dream? I will share a story with you about dreams. Remind me if
> you wanna hear it my good brother. One of my uncles; Mawdo Jatta, is
> Gambia's most prolific dreamer and story teller.
>
> Haruna. Let's continue this conversation on the possible source of "my
> boundless optimism". There is more to reveal. You do know that optimism is
> listless convulsion when asphyxiated. Be my oxygen will yew? MQJGDT.
> Darbo.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:56:47 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The United States of Guinea - A proposal by Haruna Darbo
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Haruna
>
> Your optimism is boundless!
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> LJDarbo
>
> --- On Wed, 4/3/09, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: The United States of Guinea - A proposal by Haruna Darbo
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009, 12:48 AM
>
> I suggest advisedly that Guinea Bissau become a semi-autonomous region of La
> Guinea now, to lead toward total union in 2 years. That the union of the tow
> Guineas be called simply Guinea, dropping the definite article from the La
> Guinea. It is the right time now. The United states of GUinea will have one
> army, navy, airforce, police, and para, with one defense department. A corps
> of amphibious troops to patrol the longer coastline.
>
> I encourage President Dadis Camara of La GUinea, the interim President of
> Bissau, President Wade of Senegal, President ATT of Mali, the President of
> Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and SierraLeone to form
> themselves into an emergent contact group. The aim of this contact group
> will be to encourage and resource the setting up of an amalgamated armed
> forces and police and to coordinate the development of a constitution for
> the new union government.
>
> I encourage the UN, AU, ECOWAS, EU, The US, Portugal, and France to give
> this paradigm their blessing and support. No petit colonial squabbles or
> mining interest tussles.
>
> Haruna. [log in to unmask]
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