Folks,
We thank you all for your very encouraging reactions. There is no doubt that
everyone of us can contribute meaningfully towards the course of justice in
our beloved country. It is about time that the A(F)PRC regime is taught
that it cannot abuse its mandate with impunity for ever. We urge you all to
remain vigilant and committed untill we meet in New York city April 9th .
God bless us all; God bless the Gambia and her good friends, Ameen.
Omar Joof.
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>Subject: [>-<] A CALL ON THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE GAMBIA
>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:48:03 +0000
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> A CALL ON THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE GAMBIA
>
> MARCH TO THE UNITED NATIONS!
>
>National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM) in collaboration with Gambians
>United Against Jammeh’s Tyranny call on all Gambians, Africans and all
>freedom-loving people to join us in this historic march to the U.N. to
>protest the barbaric behavior of the Jammeh regime against the peace-loving
>Gambians.
>
>In the past nine years, Jammeh and his gang of thugs- the National
>Intelligence Agency (NIA), Gambia National Army (GNA), paramilitary and
>July 22 Movement, have committed a series of heinous CRIMES against us with
>absolute impunity. The following list of uninvestigated CRIMES by the
>Jammeh regime is the focus and reason for this protest.
>
>1) The slaughter of his fellow soldiers at the Yundum
>Barracks months after the coup in 1994.
>2) The murder of Ousman koro Ceesay, the first Finance
>Minister on June 23, 1995.
> 3) The brutal torture of eight members of the United
>Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996.
>4) The fire bombing of the FM1 radio station.
>5) The murder of GAMSU students on April 10 and 11,
>2000.The original coroner’s inquest was replaced with the state’s own
>version.
> 6) The persistent harassment, arrests and the indefinite
> detention of Dumo Saho and co., and Lamin Waa
> Juwara who is currently serving a six months prison sentence for
>“uttering seditious words”.
> 7) The fire bombing of the office of the Independent
> Newspaper and the arrest and detention of its Editor,
> Abdoulie Sey.
> 8) The recent assassination attempt on lawyer Ousman
> Sillah. To no dismay of ours, the official statement
> of the regime is that, “if we were involved, we
> would have done it professionally”.
>
> Fellow compatriots, here is what the Jammeh regime have become. We
>believe that nine years is too damn long to have put up with Jammeh’s
>tyranny. We never harbored any illusions that the AFPRC-APRC will conduct a
>thorough investigation in any of these crimes and render appropriate
>punishment to the culprits. The vast majority of Gambians have no
>confidence in the state and its “kangaroo courts” to render “justice”.
>
>Therefore, we engage in a new method of struggle to restore sanity in our
>beloved country. We are taking our case to the United Nations with one
>specific demand:
>
>WE WANT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ALL THESE CRIMINAL ATROCITIES BY
>THE JAMMEH REGIME AGAINST THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE.
>
>Finally, compatriots, we have organized many demonstrations against the
>AFPRC-APRC since their “lift on to the saddles of power” which were an
>inspiration to the compatriots back home. One such demonstration was the
>ALD 2000 march through the streets of Washington, DC protesting the murder
>of the GAMSU students. Let us repeat that march by hundred-fold in New York
>City.
>
>We urge all brothers and sisters to sacrifice for this one day on Friday
>April 9, 2004. We have ample time to submit for one or two day vacation to
>be part of history. History will remember you as a participant in the
>LIBERATION of our beloved country from this fascist behavior of the Jammeh
>regime. To our compatriots in Europe and elsewhere, if you can’t fly in,
>try your level best to organize a demonstration in your areas in
>solidarity. This call is for all of us who are of necessary birth; we are
>the victims of this tyranny, we must be willing to change our wretched
>existence by our own efforts.
>DETAILS WILL FOLLOW. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO COORDINATE THE OUT-REACH IN YOUR
>RESPECTIVE STATES. SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD!
>
>WHAT: MARHC TO THE UNITED NATIONS
>WHEN: April 9, 2004
>WHERE: ASSEMBLE AT THE GAMBIA MISSION AND MARCH
> TO DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PARK.
>TIME: 8:00 A
> A CALL ON THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GAMBIA
>
> MARCH TO THE UNITED NATIONS!
>
>National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM) in collaboration with Gambians
>United Against Jammeh’s Tyranny call on all Gambians, Africans and all
>freedom-loving people to join us in this historic march to the U.N. to
>protest the barbaric behavior of the Jammeh regime against the peace-loving
>Gambians.
>
>In the past nine years, Jammeh and his gang of thugs- the National
>Intelligence Agency (NIA), Gambia National Army (GNA), paramilitary and
>July 22 Movement, have committed a series of heinous CRIMES against us with
>absolute impunity. The following list of uninvestigated CRIMES by the
>Jammeh regime is the focus and reason for this protest.
>
>1) The slaughter of his fellow soldiers at the Yundum
>Barracks months after the coup in 1994.
>2) The murder of Ousman koro Ceesay, the first Finance
>Minister on June 23, 1995.
> 3) The brutal torture of eight members of the United
>Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996.
>4) The fire bombing of the FM1 radio station.
>5) The murder of GAMSU students on April 10 and 11,
>2000.The original coroner’s inquest was replaced with the state’s own
>version.
> 6) The persistent harassment, arrests and the indefinite
> detention of Dumo Saho and co., and Lamin Waa
> Juwara who is currently serving a six months prison sentence for
>“uttering seditious words”.
> 7) The fire bombing of the office of the Independent
> Newspaper and the arrest and detention of its Editor,
> Abdoulie Sey.
> 8) The recent assassination attempt on lawyer Ousman
> Sillah. To no dismay of ours, the official statement
> of the regime is that, “if we were involved, we
> would have done it professionally”.
>
> Fellow compatriots, here is what the Jammeh regime have become. We
>believe that nine years is too damn long to have put up with Jammeh’s
>tyranny. We never harbored any illusions that the AFPRC-APRC will conduct a
>thorough investigation in any of these crimes and render appropriate
>punishment to the culprits. The vast majority of Gambians have no
>confidence in the state and its “kangaroo courts” to render “justice”.
>
>Therefore, we engage in a new method of struggle to restore sanity in our
>beloved country. We are taking our case to the United Nations with one
>specific demand:
>
>WE WANT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ALL THESE CRIMINAL ATROCITIES BY
>THE JAMMEH REGIME AGAINST THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE.
>
>Finally, compatriots, we have organized many demonstrations against the
>AFPRC-APRC since their “lift on to the saddles of power” which were an
>inspiration to the compatriots back home. One such demonstration was the
>ALD 2000 march through the streets of Washington, DC protesting the murder
>of the GAMSU students. Let us repeat that march by hundred-fold in New York
>City.
>
>We urge all brothers and sisters to sacrifice for this one day on Friday
>April 9, 2004. We have ample time to submit for one or two day vacation to
>be part of history. History will remember you as a participant in the
>LIBERATION of our beloved country from this fascist behavior of the Jammeh
>regime. To our compatriots in Europe and elsewhere, if you can’t fly in,
>try your level best to organize a demonstration in your areas in
>solidarity. This call is for all of us who are of necessary birth; we are
>the victims of this tyranny, we must be willing to change our wretched
>existence by our own efforts.
>DETAILS WILL FOLLOW. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO COORDINATE THE OUT-REACH IN YOUR
>RESPECTIVE STATES. SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD!
>
>WHAT: MARHC TO THE UNITED NATIONS
>WHEN: April 9, 2004
>WHERE: ASSEMBLE AT THE GAMBIA MISSION AND MARCH
> TO DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PARK.
>TIME: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
>Contacts: In New York call, Saul Mbenga and Yankuba Jammeh at
>914-441-8839.
>In Washington, DC call Sofffie Ceesay and Mbaye Sarr at 301-681 1013; call
>Ous Mbenga at 202-328-8049.
>In Canada call Omar Joof at 902-491-8668 ext. 4701 and #
>
>JOIN US ON SATURDAY FOR A FUNDRAISING PARTY
> AND A TOWN MEETING TO DISCUSS THE WAY
> FORWARD!
>PARTY ADDRESS: GAMBIA SOCIETY HALL
> 1230 JEROME AVE.
> BRONX, NY, NY.
> 718-293-0500
> BETWEEN 167TH AND 168TH ST
>
> ROCK AGAINST OPPRESSION!
>M - 12:00 PM.
>Contacts: In New York call, Saul Mbenga and Yankuba Jammeh at
>914-441-8839.
>In Washington, DC call Sofffie Ceesay and Mbaye Sarr at 301-681 1013; call
>Ous Mbenga at 202-328-8049.
>In Canada call Omar Joof at 902-491-8668 ext. 4701 and #
>
>JOIN US ON SATURDAY FOR A FUNDRAISING PARTY
> AND A TOWN MEETING TO DISCUSS THE WAY
> FORWARD!
>PARTY ADDRESS: GAMBIA SOCIETY HALL
> 1230 JEROME AVE.
> BRONX, NY, NY.
> 718-293-0500
> BETWEEN 167TH AND 168TH ST
>
> ROCK AGAINST OPPRESSION!
> A CALL ON THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GAMBIA
>
> MARCH TO THE UNITED NATIONS!
>
>National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM) in collaboration with Gambians
>United Against Jammeh’s Tyranny call on all Gambians, Africans and all
>freedom-loving people to join us in this historic march to the U.N. to
>protest the barbaric behavior of the Jammeh regime against the peace-loving
>Gambians.
>
>In the past nine years, Jammeh and his gang of thugs- the National
>Intelligence Agency (NIA), Gambia National Army (GNA), paramilitary and
>July 22 Movement, have committed a series of heinous CRIMES against us with
>absolute impunity. The following list of uninvestigated CRIMES by the
>Jammeh regime is the focus and reason for this protest.
>
>1) The slaughter of his fellow soldiers at the Yundum
>Barracks months after the coup in 1994.
>2) The murder of Ousman koro Ceesay, the first Finance
>Minister on June 23, 1995.
> 3) The brutal torture of eight members of the United
>Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996.
>4) The fire bombing of the FM1 radio station.
>5) The murder of GAMSU students on April 10 and 11,
>2000.The original coroner’s inquest was replaced with the state’s own
>version.
> 6) The persistent harassment, arrests and the indefinite
> detention of Dumo Saho and co., and Lamin Waa
> Juwara who is currently serving a six months prison sentence for
>“uttering seditious words”.
> 7) The fire bombing of the office of the Independent
> Newspaper and the arrest and detention of its Editor,
> Abdoulie Sey.
> 8) The recent assassination attempt on lawyer Ousman
> Sillah. To no dismay of ours, the official statement
> of the regime is that, “if we were involved, we
> would have done it professionally”.
>
> Fellow compatriots, here is what the Jammeh regime have become. We
>believe that nine years is too damn long to have put up with Jammeh’s
>tyranny. We never harbored any illusions that the AFPRC-APRC will conduct a
>thorough investigation in any of these crimes and render appropriate
>punishment to the culprits. The vast majority of Gambians have no
>confidence in the state and its “kangaroo courts” to render “justice”.
>
>Therefore, we engage in a new method of struggle to restore sanity in our
>beloved country. We are taking our case to the United Nations with one
>specific demand:
>
>WE WANT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ALL THESE CRIMINAL ATROCITIES BY
>THE JAMMEH REGIME AGAINST THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE.
>
>Finally, compatriots, we have organized many demonstrations against the
>AFPRC-APRC since their “lift on to the saddles of power” which were an
>inspiration to the compatriots back home. One such demonstration was the
>ALD 2000 march through the streets of Washington, DC protesting the murder
>of the GAMSU students. Let us repeat that march by hundred-fold in New York
>City.
>
>We urge all brothers and sisters to sacrifice for this one day on Friday
>April 9, 2004. We have ample time to submit for one or two day vacation to
>be part of history. History will remember you as a participant in the
>LIBERATION of our beloved country from this fascist behavior of the Jammeh
>regime. To our compatriots in Europe and elsewhere, if you can’t fly in,
>try your level best to organize a demonstration in your areas in
>solidarity. This call is for all of us who are of necessary birth; we are
>the victims of this tyranny, we must be willing to change our wretched
>existence by our own efforts.
>DETAILS WILL FOLLOW. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO COORDINATE THE OUT-REACH IN YOUR
>RESPECTIVE STATES. SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD!
>
>WHAT: MARHC TO THE UNITED NATIONS
>WHEN: April 9, 2004
>WHERE: ASSEMBLE AT THE GAMBIA MISSION AND MARCH
> TO DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PARK.
>TIME: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
>Contacts: In New York call, Saul Mbenga and Yankuba Jammeh at
>914-441-8839.
>In Washington, DC call Sofffie Ceesay and Mbaye Sarr at 301-681 1013; call
>Ous Mbenga at 202-328-8049.
>In Canada call Omar Joof at 902-491-8668 ext. 4701 and #
>
>JOIN US ON SATURDAY FOR A FUNDRAISING PARTY
> AND A TOWN MEETING TO DISCUSS THE WAY
> FORWARD!
>PARTY ADDRESS: GAMBIA SOCIETY HALL
> 1230 JEROME AVE.
> BRONX, NY, NY.
> 718-293-0500
> BETWEEN 167TH AND 168TH ST
>
> ROCK AGAINST OPPRESSION!
>
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