Saul,
First of all,i will like to thank you and Dampha for your wonderful
contributions to this forum.My thanks also goes to Jamila Shashu an
AfricanAmerican who has a good intention for the entire African
continent.She is always concerned when there is trouble in Africa.
Saul, as you and Cherno Baba lamented,the UDP leaders and supporters are
being bullied and tortured, but let me tell you, we will from now on never
condone any form of intimidation or harassment on the Gambian people.We will
play the game according to the rules.The dictatorship must end and democracy
fully restored.The UDP will not allow Jammeh to turn Gambia into those days
of apartheid- South Africa.
We will continue to investigate and question Yahya Jammeh about any single
butut he stole from the Gambians.There is no justification to how he can
give out 21 vehicles,40 tractors,own a garden that have 11 boreholes,keep
1.7million US Dollars in switzerland,build a mansion in Kanilai within
5years while his Government cannot purchase farmers' produce.UDP will
continue to investigate this rampant corruption.
In another development,we learnt that 9 civil servants have been sacked
yesterday at Basse for being accused of sympathetic to the UDP.Now, every
honest Gambian can judge whether Yahya wants Gambians to be unite or
disintegrate.How can someone working for the Government before Yahya was
born, can just be sack for no tangible reason.He is doing so because now he
knows nobody wants him where he is except those after their selfish
interest.
The APRC is fully aware that the UDP can get them out of the ballot box when
there is a free and fair ,election.They have no choice but to intimidate and
harass the Gambian,what a shame?.
  The UDP will come up with a press release by monday,explaining the
cowardly circumstances that led to the june 17,terrorist attacked.Some
Lybian decuments belonging to the thugs were discovered during the
clashes.The decoments shows that some of the thugs were in Lybia for
terrorist training under Baba Jobe for some times.We will expose this to the
internationalcommunity.
Meanwhile,onbehave of the UDP leadership,i will like to thank everyone for
your support and sympathy to the party during the officials detention.
Thanks
Saihou




>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: O. Ndow: Re: Recent,and up-coming events in The Gambia
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:31:51 GMT
>
>Ousman,
>
>Just one last word on Baba Jobe. The tip just given by one of Ebrima
>Ceesay's people on the ground regarding Baba Galleh and Yorro Jallow being
>investigated for being "non-Gambians" has Baba Jobe's hand writing all over
>it. Believe me! Just inquire. You see, Yorro Jallow is a West Jaranka like
>him Baba. And he (Baba) has on several occasions tried in vain to entice
>that gentleman to relent in his expose' of this regime's mischief as a
>journalist. First, he tried to dole out favors to the guy, and when Yorro
>refused, he tried subtle coercion. Unbeknownst to most Gambians, they (Baba
>and Yaya Jammeh) actually sent their business front -Amadou Samba sometime
>right after the first "Independent" publication came out to bribe these
>people with cars if they would abandon their quest to keep the
>"Independent"
>newspaper alive. The gentlemen refused.  For Yorro, at one point, on a trip
>to see his dad who lives in Sankwia, he was confronted, and surrounded by a
>mob of Baba Jobe-inspired hooligans from his native Karantaba. These thugs
>openly threatened the gentleman's life. He had to cut his stay short in
>Jarra to be on the safe side. But, apparently, even that type of
>harrassment
>isn't enough. Because of these gentlemen's determination to live up to the
>creed of their newspaper, it's an all-out war against them. This whole
>investigation has absolutely nothing to do with citizenship. I don't know
>about Baba Galleh, but Yorro is as Gambian as anyone I know. And this whole
>exercise goes to show how ruthless and vindictive Baba really is.
>
>Your points on his Libya sojourn elucidates the hold Baba Jobe has on Yaya
>Jammeh. Because despite all his puff, Yaya is at heart a coward. Just as he
>couldn't and still can't muster enough courage to go after Edward Singhateh
>for his role in Korro Ceesay's murder, he doen't have the guts to take on
>Baba. You'll see why shortly. You see when Yaya goes to Libya, guess who
>his
>right-hand man always is? When he is supposed to have a tete-a-tete with
>Ghadaffi, it becomes tete-a-Baba-tete. Yaya doesn't speak any Arabic, and
>Ghadaffi's English leaves a lot to be desired. So, guess who always
>interprets for Yaya? Ask around, and you'll get to see pictures/video of
>Al-Ghadaff, Yaya and Baba talking about whatever it is they talk about.
>Given his fifteen years in Libya mainly learning terrorist tactics, making
>any type of move against Baba is not on the cards as far as Yaya is
>concern.
>Ghaddaffi is an expert in the only language that Yaya understands: State
>Terrorism-cum-thuggery. Since Baba is Yaya's point man/expert on Libya,
>he'll remain a VIP as long as Yaya rules. Anything that will upset
>Ghaddaffi
>isn't something Yaya will risk.
>
>And to further butress Baba's position (his trump cards,) Baba is on a
>first-name basis with the biggest terrorist/murderer/rapist/crook ever to
>thred on West African soil: Charles Taylor! Not only did Baba knew Taylor
>in
>the murky world of Libyan Terrorist Training Camps, Baba's (blood) younger
>brother -Sheriff Baa, has been one of Taylor's most-trusted body guards for
>well over a decade now. Charles Taylor, with Liberian timber and diamond
>money, could make life hell for Yaya on a whim. Just ask Ahmed Tijan
>Kabbah!
>Yaya Jammeh may be an idiot, but he's not crazy. When he "dissolved" the
>July 22nd Movt, someone called me to jubilate that "Jarra Boy" is finished.
>I told the guy to go see a psychiatrist. Do you know that Yaya Jammeh gave
>this man his own personal Lexus just weeks after he supposedly was
>"finished?" And when most Gambians were celebrating his "disgrace," he was
>shown on Senegalese TV accompanying Sedat Jobe, and being introduced as
>"Presidential Adviser!" His part-time job is to run Yaya Jammeh's
>single-plane airline with Salieu Jallow. Not bad for someone without any
>education to speak of. Is it?
>
>Further, on the guy's ruthlessness and vindictiveness, he married some girl
>by the name Tida. This girl, who is something of a dim wit from first-hand
>sources, got hired at Gambia Airways. But get this: this dim bulb actually
>had the nerve to dictate to upper management where she WANTS to be posted
>and what she WANTS to do regardless of her notorious tardiness. These
>seasoned professionals (the top managers,) who know better, assigned her
>duties that they know are commensurate with the little skills she has. In
>other words, a position where her inefficiency and ineptitude will cause
>little harm. Not a bad management decision I dare say. But guess what? Old
>girl got pissed, and you guess right, she ran to Baba, co-Owner of the
>Gambia. Within weeks, Messrs. Manjang and Kunjo, the two top managers -who
>command a lot of respect from their subordinates for their competence- were
>summarily fired on totally spurrious charges. That these exemplary team had
>recorded very impressive results at GA did not matter. Here is Baba and his
>hold on Yaya Jammeh!
>
>He was best friends with a younger cousin of my dad. As a little boy, I and
>my friends used to follow them around especially when they organize
>football
>matches. But some things are best left unsaid. But, I'm warning the UDP
>people for the last time to be prepared for Baba. What happened in Basse
>last weekend will be seen by Baba to be a personal humuliation. If there is
>to be any killing, it should be him, and his people who do it. So, to have
>one of his boys die at the "hands of the UDP" must be really grinding this
>man inside! I swear to god, since that incident, any mention of the name
>"UDP" has been provoking a barrage of "mother expletives" from Baba. I bet
>you. Ask anyone who has met him since. If the UDP people let their guard
>down, they'll pay VERY dearly for it. Baba today is more dangerous than Idi
>Amin after the Israeli raid on Entebbe. So, Saihou Mballow and co, here you
>have it. You cannot say I didn't warn you. You  can either protect yourself
>or foolishly rely on law enforcement officials whose role, loyalty, and
>m.o.
>we all know too well. All one needs to do is ask the parents of the little
>kids butchered two months ago. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you all,
>because you'll really need it!
>
>Saul.
>
>
>>SAUL,
>>
>>Knowing Baba Jobe the person he is ,I AGREE with you in totality.The UDP
>>has
>>to have a well trained self defense team to protect
>
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