Like Prince would say, some of you people want to go to Heaven but you don't
want to die. Put another way, you cannot make an omelette  without breaking
an egg. It is our concern for the Gambian people and not blood-thirst that
motivate us to want to remove Yaya by force if necessary. People who
advocate for us to sit around and wait for elections are the people you
should be posing your question. It is that wait and see attitude that is
going to lead to genocide in the Gambia. If you wait, Yaya would still be in
power and he has shown us that he is capable of visiting untold havoc on our
people. So you don't have to go to Liberia or Sierra Leone to know that the
politics of appeasement does not work. No one in the opposition is talking
about declaring war on the Gambian people. We want to capture Yaya, take him
to Independent stadium and blow his brains out. In the process, anyone who
is idiotic enough to want to stand in our way, will get what comes to
him/her. So it is the pacifists who should be doing some soul searching and
wondering whether they are offering our people enough. Do not waste our time
asking for guarantees if you cannot offer us a better alternative. Formulate
questions and direct them at people that come here to advocate means of
removing Yaya that every ten year old kid knows won't work. Everyone should
know by now that Yaya will not go peacefully. He will kill our children,
torture them, jail them, kill opponents, torture them, jail them and do
every inconceivable thing to stay in power. And what do some people advocate
in the face of such atrocities? Unilateral disarmament. As if the powers
already given to the army are not enough, with the help of his AG, he's
giving more powers (retroactively) to those people to harass, maim and kill
innocent people and this time within the bounds of the 'law'. So this guy
was way ahead in the arms race and he is continuing to stockpile. It is
irresponsible to ask people to sit down and wait for him to kill us all.
KB


>From: LAMIN TUNKARA <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: The Cannibal of "Canni-Land" Must be captured and Prosecuted.
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:48:53 PDT
>
>Matarr,
>
>Would you and the list members who believe in the use of force to remove
>jammeh from power be able to assure us of such acts not creating an
>environment similar to warturn liberia, sierraleone to name a few?
>It's better to learn from people's mistakes, not your own.  Remember that
>my
>brothers and sisters.
>
>Lamin.
>
>>From: Matarr Sajaw <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: The Cannibal of "Canni-Land" Must be captured and Prosecuted.
>>Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:02:58 EDT
>>
>>My fellow Gambians,
>>        For months I have toyed with the idea of peaceful
>>transformation of power from Jammeh to the people. I
>>believe that peace must be preserved at all cost because
>>of the consequences of war. In light of all the activities that
>>have transpired within the last months, I am joining the rest
>>of the list members who believe in the use of force to remove
>>the cannibalistic man we call Jamus Dogma Jammeh.
>>
>>    Our country is at war. If we sit on the sidelines and do nothing
>>pretty soon we will not have a country to call home. This man has
>>declared war on our people.  He has made open declarations that
>>anyone who challenges the survival of his cannibalistic ways will be
>>roasted in the fire. This is evident on his recent statement to the press.
>>He also moved to "Cannila" which translate "cannibal land."
>>
>>    I suggest that we begin to rally Gambians everywhere to train and
>>buy ammunition to fight this monster. Monsters like Jammeh do not believe
>>in conventional methods of democracy. I agree with Yus and others that
>>we must take Jammeh head on by ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
>>
>>   The opposition must be allowed to thrive. If these criminals are
>>allowed
>>to
>>intimidate people and kill without retribution then we must all sign our
>>death
>>warrants today. We must realize that if we dare to challenge the MONSTER
>>then we will pay with BLOOD. If one lives in a country of no peace, then
>>one
>>must
>>create peace or leave. This kind of survival is not fit for animals let
>>alone
>>humans.
>>
>>   The Monster must be captured and prosecuted and given the DEATH penalty
>>for his role in the butchery of the Gambian people. The diplomacy must end
>>today.
>>We are not dealing with a diplomatic government but a MONSTER who gives a
>>damn about the constitution. An element like this does not deserve to live
>>in
>>a civil society. Elements like Jammeh must be captured and caged. People
>>like
>>Jammeh are sick and needs to be in a treatment facility not in our State
>>House.
>>
>>    Lets suspend the politics of democracy. You cannot be political
>>without
>>fully gaining
>>control of power. The power structure does not support institutional
>>politics
>>where all parties can excise their rights to organize. The environment is
>>of
>>a battlefield
>>where the most powerful rules. To change this phenomenon, we must control
>>power
>>and create the environment that fosters a democratic process.
>>
>>    The Jammeh government must be brought to their knees. We must not be
>>baited with
>>cover up stories and coroners inquest that is aimed at exonerating Jammehs
>>Bandits.
>>This guy is running an Al Capone style mob movement that needs to be
>>crushed.
>>If we
>>like to be ruled by the mob, then lets allow these bandits to torture,
>>oppress and murder our
>>people without retribution. These bandits must be captured and prosecuted.
>>
>>    Lastly, I want to encourage those genuine Gambians who are committed
>>to
>>freeing
>>the Gambia of Criminals like Jammeh and company to form an alliance for
>>democracy for
>>the forceful removal and prosecution of Jammeh.  All options must be
>>evaluated and no
>>exceptions made once this Monster is captured. We must realize that if we
>>fail to take
>>this idiot head on, then we are allowing the Gambia to go in the record
>>books
>>the same way
>>Liberia, SierraLeone, etc., did.
>>
>>    A militant effort to remove the monster will prevent other predators
>>like
>>Jammeh to form
>>gorilla movement to oust Jammeh and institute the same voodoo tactics of
>>cannibalism
>>that the Monster is subjecting our people to. This movements goal is to
>>oust
>>the Monster and cage
>>the predator then institute a democratic government. I am confident that
>>there are patriotic
>>Gambians at home who will not hesitate to join this struggle. To love ones
>>country is to love ones
>>people. Our people deserve freedom.
>>
>>   In conclusion, I must say that to do nothing is the same as being an
>>accomplice. This monster
>>Has killed, stolen our dreams and is planning to erase and rewrite our
>>history. If he is allowed
>>to succeed then shame on us of us.
>>
>>Freedom first then Politics.
>>Sincerely,
>>Matarr Sajaw.
>>
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