Is the same Ebou jallow ,who served as spokes othe AFPRC? I am very
interestd to know before i comment on his article.


>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Operation Gambia First- Towards a common strategy to liberate The
>             Gambia
>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:48:34 EDT
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>I have been reading and analysing the various comments, frustrations and
>common fulminations towards the evil Yaya Jammeh within the G-L community
>and come to a very surprising observation.  G-L has all it takes to change
>Gambia forever.  Honestly the Gambians do not need weapons or an "army" for
>that matter to get rid of Yaya Jammeh. Infact an armed struggle could be
>entirely counter productive if handled irresponsibly.  I am by profession a
>"hawk" besides I have personal issues with Yaya Jammeh.  For your
>information on two occassions a few years ago, I was in Brokhenspruit ( 30
>minutes from Pretoria), South Africa, training with Executive Outcome
>mercenaries who use to serve with the Special Magte, an elite force during
>the Apartheid regime.  We went through some rigorous training with all
>kinds
>of "violence" from assasinations, kidnapping to plastic explosives to
>infiltrating the Gambia.  This program was very well financed, and it shall
>be imprudent to reveal the sources but some prominent Gambians in the Uk
>and
>US knew about it. We sent almost 20 spies to Banjul, who constanly kept me
>updated about almost everything happening in the Army, NIA, and the
>StateHouse itself.  Twice we attempted to strike, and almost succeeded in
>one final attempt had it not for the greed of one Gambian businessman ( a
>good friend of Samuel Sarr the "international financier") and of course
>Abdou Diouf's ineptitude who eventually ordered my arrest and deportation
>from Senegal.  I finally come to a surprising discovery that there could be
>a viable alternative, via the internet in late 1999, to expose Jammeh's
>evil
>government.  So far the rest is history today.  Since Jammeh's closure of
>the "Voice Out" forum hosted by the Gambia Net, his government has been
>going down hill very rapidly.
>The essence of my comment is G-L has at its disposal a very powerful weapon
>that can crush that devil in Kanilai.  I would advice that the advocacy of
>violence should be a last resort.  Remember the Gambia now is a Garrisson
>State that feeds on its own people with violent means.  To cripple Jammeh
>you must attack his most vulnerable weakness, and that is his mortal moral
>flaw.  The idiot has no moral basis to run the Gambia.  He is an evil lier,
>a murderer, a kleptomaniac, a devil worshipper, a misogynist and a BIG
>COWARD.  It takes moral will power to crush a demon not bombs and guns.  Pa
>Dacosta is a remarkable example, my hero, whom all responsible Gambians
>should emulate and build a solid cadre of "civil society" across the
>political spectrum in the Gambia.  Evil is evil and honest Gambians who
>care
>for their country more than themselves should speak out against it.  This
>has been registered very well within G-L, and that catalysed Jammeh's
>current downfall.  Keep up the good work and detest any temptation to
>violence atleast for now.  JAMMEH WILL RUN VERY SOON WITHOUT A SINGLE GUN
>SHOT.  The only language he understands is violence, so don't give him the
>opportunity to express himself again.  Trust me he is only waiting for that
>opportunity in other to declare a state of emergency and delay the struggle
>against him. The Army, as I am very well informed, will be very reluctant
>to
>use its weapons against the people again.  They hate Jammeh as the rest of
>us.
>Our first priority now is to court the Senegalese Government and sensitize
>them about our democratic and peaceful concerns in the Gambia and the
>subregion.  G-L should write a letter similar to the one written to
>President Clinton registering the appraisal of our common heritage and
>commitment for democracy, peace and the rule of law; condemn the immoral
>and
>evil government of Jammeh which augurs no well for the peace and stability
>of the subregion to speak less of Cassamance; categorically emphasize our
>common human rights concerns with respect to Jammeh's brutalitarian regime,
>highlighting the students massacre of April, US reports to congress, the
>Amnesty International reports and the testimonies of prominemt Gambians.  I
>would seriously emphasize that the Senegalese government should be
>persistently engaged and consulted to generate their goodwill and positive
>collaboration in our struggle.  Folks the instrumental key is Senegal and
>not UK or the US Government.  I am a giving this advice after serious
>consultations with alot of people in high authority in the US.
>
>Ebou Jallow
>Washington, DC
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