Brother Sidibeh,
 
I am glad you agree that Halifa Sallah and co. and Mr Dibba  definitely do 
not belong in the same league under the present circumstances in  our country. 
But again, I repeat that given all the circumstances already  mentioned, we 
cannot help but question the integrity of the whole thing.
Best regards,
Jabou Joh
 
In a message dated 4/9/2006 11:08:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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Indeed  Sister Jabou,

Comparing apples with oranges will turn us all into  cabbages. Halifa and co
with Dibba and co is no match. So we will not go  inot that. Also cataloging
the opportunism of Mr. Dibba, and the legion of  Gambian politicians who
"cross carpet" into glitter, booting the trust  placed in them by their
constituencies, can provide sufficient acres for a  Ph.D dissertation.
My point is just that threatening Jammeh with  impeachment is quite
legitimate for the struggle, even if it comes from  Dibba.
Many thanks,
momodou

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Sent:  Sunday, April 09, 2006 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: SPEAKER MUSTAPHA  DIBBA/Sidibeh


>
> In a message dated 4/9/2006 9:50:55 A.M.  Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>  Secondly, I believe that Hon. Sallah and the NADD leaders were  acutely
aware
> that Mr. Jammeh needs to be CHALLENGED at all levels;  that despite  his
> policy of intimidation, there are Gambians who  will stand up to  him;
> Gambians who will not be cowed by his  threats; Gambians who will speak
truth
> to  power.
>
>
>
> Brother Sidibeh,
>
> The  difference between Halifa Sallah and co challenging Jammeh  and
standing
> up to him despite the fact that it may not have gotten  anywhere is that
these
> ladies and gentlemen have never sold their  integrity to Yaya Jammeh and
have
> indeed been steadfast in their  opposition to him throughout. Therefore,
they
> can never be on the  same footing as Dibba and others who are well aware
of
> what the  APRC engages in vis a vis our people and yet, they were right
there
>  and did not speak out during a long spate of crimes against the   people.
Now
> this is not to say that other Gambians who have  supported  this regime in
the
> past cannot change their mind  and oppose them now, but in the  case of Mr
Dibba,
> as an elder  politician in our country, he was one of  those who remained
>  silent while the APRC committed these heinous  crimes against the  people
and he
> never uttered a word during all of that time.   You can say, he was infact,
very
> much a  collaborator.
>
> That coupled with the time he has chosen to  speak out after representing
the
> beast for so long that gives the  impression that he is trying to save face
> after coming to the  realization that the ship is sinking, and with his
arrest,
> he may  very well also have felt that he was next on Jammeh's  chopping
block.
>
> I am simply making an observation that  definitely needs mention. His
> speaking truth to power should have come  a long time ago because the
reasons for  any
> decent Gambian to  do so have been there all long. They were there before
he
> joined  them, they were very much there while he served them all  these
years,
> as  they are there today. Perhaps Mr Dibba is a  late bloomer then.
>
> Given all that, one cannot help but think  that his last minute change of
> heart is intended to save face and we  simply said so.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
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