FRIENDS, GAMBIANS, COUNTRYMEN, LEND KARAMBA YOUR EARS! FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT IS NIGH! SOLDIERS' ACTIONS ARE ORGANIZED IN DELIVERY BY HEIRARCHICAL COMMAND. MOVEMENT IS FACILITATED BY GASOLINE OR DIESEL. MUNITIONS DEPOTS, AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND SEAWORTHY VESSELS ARE CRITICAL. SURVEY THE LAY OF THE LAND AND DISABLE FERRIES. INNA LLAH UHIBU LETHINA UKAATILUN FI SABILIHI SAFFAN, KA-ANNAHUM BUNYAANUN MARSUUS. A THAWRA SHA'ABIYYA WALIJAAN FI KULLI MAKAAN. ALLIANCES CONSOLIDATED-AAH! MOSCOW,BELGRADE, AND YAMOUSOUKRO CALLING. GIVE THEM AUDIENCE. LES JAMMEH VONT M'ENVOYER UN AUTRE. NYANKONKONG MAN TETOBENG NO. ATEL TAWTAA-LONNA BE TAMALA NYAMENG. SUNNU WARUGAL LA. A NYAA KANG MOGO? NBADDA? KOKUBOO? KATABUR KUUNYU. AGRICOLA FILIAM LAUDAT. >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Preparing for Yahya Jammeh. >Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 12:01:52 EST > >The coming months would be both decisive and pivotal. I am confidently >predicting that Yahya Jammeh would be removed from office and his evil ways >done away with once and for all. I know such a statement illicits a broad >range of reactions from list members anywhere from a strong dose of >skepticism to cautious optimism that this evil man can be removed. In >Yahya >today we find a creul but increasingly desperate man who is fully aware of >his utter rejection by the Gambian people. In a bid to emerge from this >politically fatal situation he is trying his underhanded methods of >combining >acts of terror and dictatorial benevolence to pacify his victims. This >strategy no longer works as is evidenced by ordinary peoples' penchant to >assert themselves and their rights. Even his Kangaroo courts aren't as >reliable an instrument of his repression they once were. They are now >imperfect and unpredictable and that is why the attorney general and >government prosecutors have now pioneered an entirely new genre of legal >practice: seeking case extensions into termination, figuring out that few >judges would put up with prosecutors who can't and won't proceed with >trial. >Innocent people often end up saddled with legal fees and long separation >from >their families on trumped charges. >Also adding to Yahya's predicament is the realization that he cannot under >circumstances fail to schedule elections in as much as he would want to. He >cannot govern the country if a declaration disenfranchising the population >is >made. The opposition UDP is already on record as saying that they would not >accept postponement of elections under any circumstances and they would >bring their supporters enmasse into the streets to resist an illegal power >grap. Amat Bah of the NRP has urged his supporters to be vigilant along >similar lines. I know PDOIS to be on record as urging strict adherence to >the >stipulations of the constitution leading me to a theoretical conclusion >that >they would in principle oppose any attempt at postponing elections. I don't >know if they would choose to assert themselves on the streets or treat the >Gambian people and the government of Yahya Jammeh to an elegant lecture of >the law, philosophy and sociology. >The first battle lines between the democratic forces constituting the >opposition and the government of Yahya must be drawn on the issue of local >government. The government has steadfastly refused to pass enabling >legislation to comply with constitutionally mandated local government >election. Instead they have chosen to impose administrative commissars in >the >name acting mayor and acting chiefs who have zero legitimacy in the eyes >of >the people they have been sent to rule over. They are political hacks >purposely set up to compliment other conduits of government malfeasance >such >as the commissioners and auxiliary bureaucrats. All opposition parties >ought >to urge their supporters not to recognize these illegal office holders by >refusing to send in their hard earn taxes to pirates and lackeys. The >government has no capacity to go after hundreds of thousands of gambians >asserting their rights. In a similar vein, if and when the government >brings >up the outrageous constitutional amendment proposal changing district >chiefs >from being elected to being appointed by the President, UDP, PDOIS and NRP >should not dignify tabling the motion by even being present. They should >vacate the house and let the Aprc members hatch their illegal plan and they >should further urge their supporters not to recognize their own >disenfranchisement. Yahya may think he can choose the people's chief but >validating that choice rest squarely with the people to be governed. Where >would all of this lead you ask? Well, simply to one direction: >ungovernability. The people would have to choose between asserting their >rights and dignity or surrendering to the whims and caprices of a thug who >would soon turn them into a disposable possession to be used and discarded. >Another possibility in the ongoing saga of our country would be that Yahya >would reluctantly go to the pollsand with impending defeat he would decide >to >incite skirmishes and use that as a pretext to annul elections. In my >opinion >the opposition should still stick to their plan to massively bring their >supporters out on the streets albeit with a different strategy. The >combined >strength of the opposition in the greater Banjul area is in the tens of >thousands and in the face of an election highjack, there needs to be five >massive gatherings consisting of thousands of people each. The first would >comprise of group A from Brikama and it's surrounding environments upto and >including yundum. Their objective would be to gather in their thousands and >link hands and march up to the army Barracks in yundum, over run it and >take >it over. Yeah I can hear some of you expressing disbelieve that I am >actually >suggesting a bloodbath in the barracks of Yundum by asking unarmed >civilians >to march on the barracks of a largely unprofessional army. But I would >remind >you that a much bigger army and far more ruthless than the thugs we have in >the past have been overwhelmed by defenseless civilians out on the right >path. Besides it is far from certain that you would have the army in it's >totality being predisposed to the kind waton violence it would have take to >prevent thousands of people from marching on their barracks. Infact I am >convinced a majority would not carry out orders to shoot at thousands of >people. Once the camp is overrun, the objective would be to disarm the >soldiers within and occupy the camp and persuade the erstwhile renegades to >join the people in doing the right thing. Group B meanwhile would similarly >take over the camp in Bakau with thousands from parts of Serrekunda closest >to Bakau joining the people of that town to overrun that installation >too.Again the objective is disarming and occupying. Remember in both >Barracks >the civilians are still unarmed. Meanwhile Group C would be in charge of >Serrekunda ensuring that the police stations and the facilities of GRTS too >are in the people's hands with a simple and reassuring message to the >people >that are being handed their elections and folks can come join the hand >linking but that this was not be chaotic situation. No arms and no >lawlessness. >At this time the people would have to assume that Yahya is either in Banjul >or Kanilai or some other safe house. In any case the approach to Banjul >would >have to be done on the assumption that it would entail the greatest >danger. >Like any tyrant Yahya has ensured that the Presidential guard has better >and >more firepower. Adding to that is the fact that the entire unit is composed >of foreign mercenaries, and fierce personal loyalists who owe their >undeserved privilege to only yahya . The Gambian people in their march to >regain their government should not expect the Presidential guard to >surrender. Group D and E would be a 5000 man people's militia who would >have >to be armed from the two Camps of Yundum and Bakau. They would have to >fight >an existential battle with the Presidential guard and capture the Capital >city. If at the time of this final thrust Yahya is in Banjul then that >might >cap the people's march to freedom. If on the other hand he flees to Kanilai >or it's surrounding bush then the people would have to shift the battle >there. He might try to counter attack with the assortment of heavy weapons >he >has stashed in that hell hole of his. But again with fewer people he would >loose that one too. There might be tactical flaws with the way I sequence >events or much more dangers inherent than I discuss but I firmly believe >that >Yahya Jammeh would not prevail in a tussle with the Gambian people. He is >an >evil man and good always prevails.To be sure we the people would have paid >the price for regaining our freedom, but in the process we would have laid >the foundation for our nation to begin a new and better course. Our elected >leaders would then have the monumental task of picking the pieces and >provide >good leadership. Their success or failure would depend on how we the >ordinary Gambians remain engaged in fostering and save guarding our >democracy. >Karamba > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. 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