Mr. Owens:
I am glad that we have reached a plato in recognizing
our desire for a free and democratic Gambia. We in
the opposition must acknowledge our crusade, and thus
work in uniting rather than tearing each other apart.
We are in this struggle together, and therefore our
inconsistencies and selfishness will result in the dictator furthering his evil ideology.
If the opposition sets up a unity initiative, any
government elected freely by Gambian people must be given
the green light to rule. It will be disastrous to set
a transition government for 18 months and call for a
special election. A boycott by the opposition will force
the dictator to eventually oblige to a free and fair
presidential election. Mounting pressure on the dictator
may even force him to resign so that a transition
government can be set.
The Truth Commission should be set after the dictator's
defeat. I do not recommend a Reconciliation Commission.
There should not be any reconciliation until those
responsible for evil deeds against The Gambian people
face justice.
In the event that the opposition prevails, laws passed
by the rubber stamp legislature will become null and void. The Gambian people will be glad to live freely. This is why I do not add any sense to the passage of the indemnity law under dictator yahya. This illegal law will cease to exist under a democratic government. After
all, the kaninlai dictator has been the greatest violator
of laws passed by his stooges.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
------Original Message------
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sanusi=20Owens?= <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: May 22, 2001 8:07:41 AM GMT
Subject: Re: Mr. Owens: Re: My opinion. - Kebba Dampha
Comrade Conteh
Thanks for the clarification.
Lets move on now on a fresh debate as time is of the
essence. If there was a United Opposition for the
October elections what policies should be included in
their manifesto?
(1) Suppose the United Opposition were to unseat
Jammeh, Should they set up a transitional government
for 18 month and call fresh elections?
(2) Set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to
investigate into the human rights abuses committed
during the defunt AFPRC/APRC regime.
(3) Nullify the decisions of the Commissions of
Inquiry set up during the Jammeh era.
Happy to hear your views and that of others on this
issue.
Have a wonderful day.
Sanusi
--- MLJ Conteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
Mr. Owens:
>
> I want to assure you that I do not hold hard
> feelings
> relative to our disagreements. In fact the more we
> disagree, the quicker we both realize that dictator
> yahya is the worst thing that has ever happened to
> The Gambia.
>
> My stance for a boycott on the condition that issues
> raised by the opposition are not obliged by the
> dictator
> is in fact a genuine theory in dealing with
> dictators.
> History has told us from time to time that you
> cannot
> take a lawyerly attitude with those that overthrew
> an
> elected government. It does not make any sense to
> set
> conditions not followed by the opposition and the
> dictatorship.
> What good will it do for us come October when the
> dictator
> steals the election? Are we going to cry for
> another five years?
>
> I hope you reconsider contributing to the election
> fund drive
> in the event that you endorse a boycott. When the
> boycott
> strategy is applied, it will only be temporal
> because there
> will be pressure on the dictator to hold free and
> fair elections.
> The Gambia cannot be an isolated basket.
>
> Naphiyo,
>
> Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sanusi=20Owens?=
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: May 21, 2001 5:21:53 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: My opinion. - Kebba Dampha
>
>
> Yus and KB
>
> Thank God both of you have now realise that the
> battle
> of words should come to an end.
>
> To be honest with you, your constant tussles was
> only
> a mere distraction to the reality.
>
> With 6 months to go before polling for the
> Presidency,
> both of you could be instrumental in making some
> positive suggestions to the opposition on how to win
> the next elections if they are to be held on a level
> playing field. I await your response on that aspect.
>
> Comrade Conteh
>
> Sorry for not responding earlier to your email.
>
> It appears you are so keen to see me make a
> financial
> contribution towards the Election Fund, since I have
> been merely talking without making any positive
> "contribution".
>
> Well, As you may know I am currently residing in the
> United Kingdom and if I should make any financial
> contribution, then surely this should sent to the
> Mrdguk. With that in mind I shall contribute once I
> am
> pretty certain that the opposition are going to
> contest the Presidential and Parliamentary
> Elections.
>
> Moreover,I must be frank with you that your stance
> on
> boycotting the elections without exhausting all
> other
> avenues, does n't in any manner convince me to
> contribute towards the Election Fund. To cut it
> short,
> why should I contribute when people like you are
> advocating for a boycott?
>
> Please note that my reference to your affiliation to
> the defunct National Convention Party was just an
> example of when a political party ever boycotted an
> election in The Gambia. I know as a fact that
> militants of the party are not obliged to toe the
> party line whenever a controversial issue is at
> stake.I hope you don't feel offended with my
> analysis
> as this is just a suggestion and nothing else.
>
> On that note I only hope we can now temporary
> call-off
> this "debate" on whether the opposition should
> boycott
> the elections since there are other issues
> pertaining
> to the Gambia relevant for discussion.
>
> Have a wonderful day
>
> Sanusi
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
> Yusupha, be my guest and be a quitter if you want.
> > As I said, I did not
> > force you to debate me. You quitted once and came
> > back. Debate any person
> > you want, directly. I will always be where I was
> > from April 2000. I defend
> > my 'theories' from baseless attacks. If you call
> > them Hamjatta's theories or
> > Mballow's theories, that does not insulate you
> from
> > me when you attack me
> > indirectly. Let's call it quits again until you
> > decide to come back.
> > KB
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> > list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: My opinion. - Kebba Dampha
> > >Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:17:26 EDT
> > >
> > >Dampha:
> > >I just noticed your posting which has somehow
> > slipped me. Again, I
> > >reiterate
> > >that you effectively eliminated yourself from
> this
> > debate by the amazing
> > >self
> > >contradiction.
> > >For this reason, I have decided to focus on
> > Hamjatta's 'theory' instead of
> > >your conflicting interpretion of it.
> > >
> > >Have a nice day!
> > >
> > >-Thanks
> > >
> >
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