Howdy "Kending Hakilimah",
What ever your true name was, I am not sure if your ostensible dream helps
us any better and I would not share it with the rest of the subscribers on
the list, if I were in your shoes. Given you the benefit of the
doubt... and let's say you dream was in fact true and that it was executed
or brought about just like you said, what do you think the Gambia can hope
to get out of it? Gambia is too small for any more bloodshed folks. We
cannot afford another military take-over. The people of the Gambia have
the will and the wit to oust Yahya and the rest from office and I suggest
we spend out time, energy and resources along that line.
I said this before and I am going to say it again: that there is no sense
in "digging a hole to fill a hole." President Jammeh's Government should
not be displaced by the military. If we really put our effort together, I
am sure Jammeh is not going to survive another election, that is, if he
did not resign before then owing to pressure. Gambia is in a bad shape
and it would not take a magic to effect change in the presidency without
using the military. And I hope we never have to resort to that (God
forbid!).
Dawda Singhateh
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, kending hakilimah wrote:
>
> Gambia-l:
>
> I wish to share a dream I had last night with the rest of you.
> It goes like this:
>
> I woke up in the morning of July 21, 2000 and got ready to go to work. As
> usual, I tuned to Radio Gambia while drinking a cup of tea. Then, a
> somewhat interesting programme I was listening to was abruptly
> interrupted by an announcement. I recall hearing this from the announcer:
>
> "Here is an important announcement.
>
> The repressive ... authoritarian regime of Yahya Jammeh has been toppled.
> And the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy (CRD) has assumed
> Supreme Authority in the nation's affairs pending determination of the
> will of the people...
> The Gambian people have had enough of the APRC's butchery and thuggery.
> The CRD views its intervention as most unfortunate, but necessary given
> the ruthless nature of Jammeh and his gang of bandits.
>
> The Committee wishes to inform the public of the following actions:
> (1) The president, Secreta! ries of State, members of the National
> Assembly, and all political appointees are dismissed from office;
>
> (2) the so-called constitution ... handcrafted by, and designed for,
> Yahya Jammeh is abrogated;
>
> (3) all decrees passed by the AFPRC/APRC junta are declared null and
> void;
>
> (4) the illegal restrictions on freedoms of association and expression
> are hereby lifted;
>
> (5) all financial institutions are ordered closed until further notice;
>
> (6) Banjul international airport and all other points of entry are
> temporarily closed;
>
> (7) all former senior officials of the defunct AFPRC/APRC regime must
> report to the nearest police station immediately;
>
> (8) a dusk-to-dawn curfew is imposed with effect from tonight;
>
> (9) looting, vandalism, sabotage, and vigilanteism will not be tolerated;
> and
>
> (10) plans will soon be formulated with maximum popular input to ensure
> the restoration of democracy within six months.
>
> While! the CRD guarantees that justice and humanity will guide its
> actions, we will crush any atempts to re-instate the Jammeh dictatorship
> in the Gambia.
>
> Thank you for your attention. A subsequent announcement will dilate on
> the circumstances which compelled the CRD to intervene on behalf of the
> Gambian people. Stay tuned."
>
>
> Not long after the "announcement," I woke up from my sleep. I got
> frustrated that it was merely a dream. I also got mad at myself for not
> remembering any of the names associated with staging the "humanitarian
> intervention." But the scary part is that I was named as a member of the
> CRD's Transition Team.
>
> Enough! Back to reality. Yahya must go!
>
> K. Hakilimah
>
>
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