This is factual and no one can do history injustice by trying to efface that
page of Gambia's history. Those of us that lived and witnesssed the events
can never forget how the Senegalese took charge and humilliated us on a
daily basis. The happenings at Bkau barracks were blatant violations of
human rights. 1981 should not just be forgotten, many brothers and sissters
were needlessly killed. After the calm of the storm Jawara imposed a state
of emergency for more than 3years perhaps one of the longest in a peace time
country, under such a state of emmergency the Senegambian confederation was
forged behind the backs of the Gambian people. These first republican
leaders were truly traitors who for their own survival were ready to forfeit
our human rightds, dignity and all else, that is why when they lecture about
human rights welcoming as it may be it is ironic, for the truth cannot be
lost.
May be one day we will remember all those souls.


>From: Oko Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: The old regime.
>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:53:36 +0100
>
>Habib, It was good to read your teaser mail. Yes, the old regime have
>some blood on their hand. They did the first assasinations that killed
>over 3000 Gambians in 1981.. It is a pity that no one wants to talk the
>brutality of the former regime. I am not a politician but I think
>political. That's how I could witness all these. The firing squard that
>killed of Mustapha  Danso was onething,  but the old regime did some
>scary stuff. No wonder when they were overthrown and no one cried. They
>used live bullets in 1989 on the students and over and over again. In
>1981 they invited the Senegalese army to the Gambia in a shoot to kill
>operation. The town of Brikama was like Bagdad. In banjul they buried
>over 200 people at the Mass grave which has been washed way by the sea,
>No inquire and no mourning and no mentioning of it. People were afraid
>to talk. No one talks
>
>Know the past to get to the future!!!
>Oko Drammeh
>
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