hear hear...a big salaam to the list and can i just comment on the fact that
we are part of this huge cyber "bantaba" were we can all share our views out
in the open. i think we can all create this "bantaba" environment without
the need to evict or eject particular individuals from the list because of
their views. It would be quite interesting if say Yahya Jammeh would perhaps
occasionally send in a posting to the List and engage himself in a debate
about our concerns. maybe one of the reasons why he wont participate
directly in discussions on this list might be that he cant express himself
in written form or maybe members of the list wont give him a chance to..hope
i have not offended anyone and if i have, pls do excuse me....lets discuss
in peace and no sidelining,,,keep the posting flowing. excuse the paragraph
layout
chi jama
----- Original Message -----
From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: NEW ILLEGAL 50 DALASIS NOTES IN CIRCULATION


> Ousainou Ngum, Isatou Badjie and all other sincere Jolas,
>
> I never in anyway imply anything negative towards the Jolas as a group.  I
> think you people are blowing the phrase out of context.  No single sincere
> Jola has any reason to be alarmed. All I am saying is that ethnocentric
Jola
> nationalism as professed by some factions of the MFDC and fully supported
by
> Yaya Jammeh and some Jola elites in Senegal is evidently sinister!  Since
> the inception of this Cassamance struggle in the forties by Emile Badiane,
> till his death in early 1970s, the movement had been a legetimate
political
> entity.  When in 1982, after the intervention of France, and a thorough
> arbitration, the Sovereignty of Senegal over Cassamance was once again
> confirmed.  Since then Diamacone Senghor politicised the issue that
finally
> led to the formation of the various rebel wings, the Attika.  The Attika
is
> a very Jola organization and infact they have in the past practiced
'ethnic
> cleansing', mined their sanctuaries which they purport to be "sacred
> forests", raped, tortured and brutalized non-Jola ethnic citizens of the
> Cassamance.  Until I left the AFPRC I know that Yaya was nose deep into
> playing ethnocentric politics since he has an eternal hatred for the
> Mandikas simply because he believes that they are very proud people and
they
> shall never under any circumstances ever support him.  Again this resulted
> in his initiation of a two prong strategy one a regionalization program to
> gain lattitute to 'develop' the Fonis at the expense of the Gambian state,
> and two to arm his kins folk who has this overarching agenda to create a
> Jola state within Senegal that straddles the Gambia and Guinea Bissau.
> Mr Joe Sambou, let us keep the argument very objective and subdue the
> emotions a little bit.  I am only trying to enlighten people on this forum
> to know what they are currently dealing with in the Gambia.  I have more
> Jola blood in me than you think.
>
>
> Greetings
>
> Ebou Jallow
>
>
>
>
>
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