Katim,
I am in a hurry this morning but I just wanted to lend my support to what you
addressed here. I believe that Absjorn meant exactly what you said, and I
have also thought about the signature issue whenever I read something from
MRD.
Regarding the pen name used by ebou colley, I reiterate for the hundredth
time the valuable information this man is providing to the Gambian people,
and even if he does not reveal his real name now, I hope he will do so in due
course when the people demand justice for the wrongs committed by this regime.
Jabou Joh
In a message dated 7/30/2001 1:49:59 AM Central Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I think we have a BIG mis-understanding here. I don't think Asbjørn in any
> way meant
> to question your bravery in standing up against President Jammeh, and doing
> so in
> public for that matter. I think he (or she) just meant to point out that it
> would
> help a lot if postings from the [log in to unmask] address are signed. Matter
> of fact, I
> was thinking about the same thing the other day, when I replied to your
> posting about
> President Jammeh's hiring and firing. To lend support to Asbjørn's
> original posting,
> I suggest that your reserve the [log in to unmask] address for official
> correspondence
> (e.g. press releases) from your Movement, and get a personal e-mail address
> from
> Yahoo, Hotmail, or other sources so you can sign them with your name. I
> think this
> will help a lot.
>
> In the same vein, Ebou Colly, who as been sending some very interesting and
> informative postings about his take on the '94 coup, other alleged coup
> attempts, and
> the Jammeh government should also tell us who he *really* is. Given that
> many people
> have suggested that he is infact Samsudeen Sarr, I will encourage him to do
> us a
> favor and tell us who he is. He has made some fairly grave, detailed, and
> specific
> allegations that I think would remain flimsy unless they can be attributed
> to a known
> person, rather than a pen name.
>
> It was just about a two or so weeks ago that I heard Mr. Sainey Ceesay,
> father of the
> late Finance Minister Koro Ceesay being interviewed on the BBC about the
> failure of
> the government to provide them information about Koro's fate. Mr. Colly's
> allegations, if true, would be tremendously valuable to the late Koro's
> family and
> friends in their efforts to find out exactly what happened to him, and seek
> justice.
> For this reason, I would again urge Mr. Colly to please let us know who
> exactly he
> is. Besides, some of his postings are so detailed that I'm sure the people
> he is
> accusing know him, so he certainly would be foolish to think that a pen
> name would
> conceal his identity from the Jammeh government.
>
> I guess that's about it. I gotta go get some sleep!
>
>
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