Worry not, for they can't do a thing to you or anyone outside of Gambia. We
can meet them halfway any day and at any level. A threat will just be met
with a counter threat that's all, and they know the drill.
Chi Jaama
Joe
>From: PA NDERRY <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>Subject: Freedom Newspaper Mail Bag-What our dear readers say today!!!
>Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:35:41 -0700
>
> By Chat boy Shakopee, Minnesota
> Once again my fellow Gambians, freedom to express one's views and obtain
>information is a natural right of every human being. Anyone who tries to
>interferes with this right of an individual is obviously fooling himself.
>
>Dear readers, for the past two weeks since the daily observer published the
>nonsense report some APRC members in US have been threatening me through
>phone calls. If a person like me in US is threatened you can imagine the
>condition of people in the Gambia. In my opinion I think they are cowards.
>Something to take note is that the ones who are troubled and lacked self
>confidence are the ones who resort to aggressive tactics in order to hide
>their insecurity. On the contrary, the actions of a wise individual is
>characterized by calmness and reservation. If you observe the actions of
>"King" Jammeh, it is easy to see that it is his aggressive tactics are
>oozing with insecurity and desperation.
>
>We all know that "King" Jammeh's regime is in its death throes. Just as the
>proverb that the darkest part of the night is just before the dawn, I
>believe the desperate acts of the regime that we are seeing now is a mark
>that the Jammeh "system" is breathing its last. Let us all pray and hope
>for the best of our country.
>
>PS: And for those who are trying to threaten me for my views come forward
>directly rather than playing a hide and seek game.
>
>Chat boy Shakopee, Minnesota
>
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>
> By Ansu Seesay
> I was deeply disturbed by the underhanded nature of this hacking affair.
>Like many Gambians living abroad, your page has been very useful to me if
>any thing, in assessing the pulse of events in the Gambia. I may not agree
>with some of what you publish but I think you should have the freedom to
>express your feelings whoever does not like it is free to set up a
>different page and put forward a counter point of view.
>
>As you know, unauthorized access to such personal electronic medium is
>potentially criminal. Also, you do have some responsibility to protect some
>of your subscribers. As you well know, some of these people write to you at
>grave personal risk. In light of these facts, have you taken any legal
>steps to bring those who hacked in to your e-mail to justice?
>
>Thanks
>Ansu Seesay
>
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>
> MY APPEAL TO PRESIDENT JAMMEH AND THE PEOPLE OF THE GAMBIA.
> By Amulie Janneh
> I would like to extend my congratulation to the head of state and the
>people of the Gambia for being awarded the opportunity to host AU summit in
>Gambia. This is an excellent opportunity for the people of the Gambia and
>APRC government to demonstrate its commitment to international standards on
>human rights.
> I would like to highlight the importance of human rights protections as
>part of Gambias membership in the international human rights communities,
>in particular the right to freedom of expression, association assemble
>guaranteed by international human law and by gambias own constitution.
>Gambians citizens and member of the international media who may express via
>the press or other writings, wed posting, or verbally ideas of democracy,
>labor right, or the human rights issues should be afforded the right to
>speak openly and honestly without fear of censorship, detention or
>imprisment.
> To this end, I also call on for the immediate release of all individual
>jailed for seeking to exercise their right to freedom of expression,
>association and assembly.
>
..........................
> By Gambian Boy
> Hello,
>
>Some comments under the rating section are way beyond the limits of
>decency. Some people even insult each other's mother under the rating
>section. This is very bad for the site and will affect the credibility of
>the site.Please take some action to screen the comments such that only
>decent comments are posted.
>
> PS: This does not refer to the articles that are published but just what
>some people write under the Rating section (beneath published articles).
>
>
...................
> By a Concerned Gambian
> Hi pa, dictator Jammeh is doing every thing he could to stop people
>reading your leading newspape. We are here more than one week now we
>couldnt access the freedomnewspaper.com and Im very much sure that the
>paper is alive and kicking. I spoke to a friend of mine this morning in Uk
>, who informed me that the paper is alive. Mr. Pa, their are thousands of
>people here in the Gambia who are reading your paper every day before these
>things happened. Your paper is hotter than any paper presently in the
>Gambia. Keep it up, god will never make cry for all the good job you did
>for masses.
> Your esteemed reader
> in the Gambia
>
>Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 (Archive on Wednesday, June 28, 2006)
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