Hello, Kejau. I have to ever so respectfully disagree with you a bit
here. Firstly, Halifa Sallah was the *only* opposition leader, that
we're aware of, that actually went and spoke to the people in order to
document their experiences. What about th eother leaders? Also, all
of this stuff about the opposition not bieng able to ge tier message
out, etc., is just rubbish to me. It takes less than 5 minutes to set
up a blog. There are numerous Gambian media sources (online) outside
of the country, there's YouTube for goodness sake! so it doesn't
matter what Jammeh shuts down, unless he wants to shut down all of the
telephone, internet, fax and other telecom connections, the message
can still get out. And to my knowledge, again, with the exception of
Halifa Sallah, PDOIS, and Foroya, the other opposition members haven't
done as much to reach out to the online community. Because really,
that's where it's out. That's how you get your message out, how you
let peopel know where you stand on the issues of the day, let people
know of your activities in The Gambia. Especially since the media
inside the country isn't going to report it for you. It's like the
opposition for the most part is sitting on thier hands, waiting for
something, instead of being proactive and going out and making their
voices heard, and finding ways to counteract what Jammeh is doing.
And the majority of the opposition's conduct ever since the AIDS cure
debauckle, has left me extremely disappointed, and that's really
putting it mildly! Where would we be here in the US if Obama acted
like these people do? I sometime shave to remind myself that they say
they're against the Jammeh government. But it kinda gets hard
sometimes.
Ginny
On 3/10/09, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Jane,
> Foni is that part of southern Gambia immediately east of Kombo [See
> http://www.columbia.edu/~msj42/images/GambiaMap_sheet4.jpg]. Sintet is
> in the eastern-most corner of Foni.
>
> Malanding
>
>
> Jane A. Warner-Dukuray wrote:
>>
>> Hello – I’m wondering if anyone could explain this situation to me. I
>> looked on the map to locate Sintet. Does “Foni” refer to a group or
>> an area? Who are the people who are being arrested and why? I am
>> only Gambian by marriage, so maybe need things spelled out more. J
>> Thank you for whatever extra light you can shed on this distressing story.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jane Warner Dukuray
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *SUNTOU TOURAY
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:28 AM
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* Re: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
>>
>>
>>
>> This is another detail that has imaged:
>>
>>
>>
>> Among the many arrested, there are at least 100 people held hostage
>> and incomminicadoo at the kanilai camp. Some women were released and
>> they returned home safe, however they are not sure if their release is
>> conditional or not. As of yester-evening, March 9th 2009, they were
>> forced to drink a certain unknown conoction, which made many of them
>> dizzy.
>>
>> The "duhres" or acrobatic dancers as they are localled called hailed
>> from Guinea and are moving around the country with President Jammeh's
>> Uncle called Solo Bojang, who is a military officer from kanilai.
>> Sintet is known to be a tough village, and they are known to be
>> farmers, shepherds and fishermen. It is this belief around that
>> whoever humuliates the people of the village in an embarassing way,
>> the individual meets his or her demise. The myth whether by
>> coincidence or reality has always proven so. Because of the nature of
>> the villagers, hundreds of armed paramilitary men led by Solo Bojang
>> surrounded the village. Some succeeded in fleeing the village while
>> others hid undeath beds, closets, toilets, bathrooms and in the near
>> by bushes. Those that stayed to be arrested said they wants to keep
>> their pride; that once arrested and released, they are free from
>> societal finger-pointing, the fear of being labeled a witch. They
>> would rather die than run away for crimes they didn't commit. They are
>> then transported in small cars to a waiting bus that loads people to
>> kanilai where they are held hostage, intimidated, tortured and forced
>> to drink certain conoction.
>>
>> Once they invade a village, they will gather them, slaughter a red
>> goat and burry the blood. They will ask people to take oaths that:
>>
>> 1. They are loyal to Yaya Jammeh and his Governmnet.
>> 2. They are not witches/wizards.
>> 3. That they will not be-witched.
>>
>> After this is done, to heal a captive or an alleged witch/wizard, one
>> would have to pay upto D2000.00 Gambian dalasis. Once you pay, they
>> will release your relative and tells you that he is healed.
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On *Tue, 10/3/09, abdoukarim sanneh
>> /<[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
>>
>> From: abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Tuesday, 10 March, 2009, 1:44 PM
>>
>> Yahya Jammeh need to go to rehab and for period tell Gambian that
>> he is not fit to rule giving that coacaine addiction is slowly
>> destroying him and making him paranoid. I am really sick about
>> this nonesense witchcraft. How long should we continue to tolerate?
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:38:54 +0000
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Forumites
>>
>>
>>
>> Below is another developing witchcraft story, this time from the
>> Professor's own heartland of the Fonis. The information emanates
>> from highly reliable sources.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please read the alarming violation of human dignity by the
>> Professor's government.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> LJDarbo
>>
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>>
>>
>> *_The Sintet Mass Arrest_*
>>
>> Earlier on this morning, February 9th 2009, Yaya Jammeh ordered
>> paramilitary men to surround Sintet for witch craft operations.
>> During the process, they arrested all the women, and men,
>> estimated to be over 1000 people and they are currently held in
>> Kanillai, Yaya Jammeh's acclaimed birth place . The only few
>> spared are some of the youths. Many has gone for hiding for fear
>> of reprisal. The situation is very tense. According to villagers
>> who expressed dismay over the mass arrest, they were only
>> performing ablutions early dawn to do their morning prayers,
>> apparently the surrounding uniformed men closed the village
>> allowing no entry or exit. In other villages of the Fonis, a
>> ransom of D2000.00 Gambian dalasis will free one person.
>>
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