Katim,
Just a few words about the cold here,especially today,I would not wish you a
visit  here,I don't even know how long I can contain this condition.
Well,I have without doubt noted your worries about the future of the whole
University programme should in case any reaction against the
president.However I have the believed that the implications will be very
minimal in relation to the psychological defeat even by raising the issue.I
have my doubts if the programme will be hampered,they will never go so
far,such are not the tactics of this fascist regime as far as my
observations are concerned.I might be wrong but I think this is an issue we
need to look into.

For Freedom
Saiks
----- Original Message -----
From: Katim S. Touray <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Coming in from the cold ...


> Hi Saiks,
>
> Great to hear from you again!.  About the cold weather, I'd say on second
> thoughts that the more the better because it makes these places less
homely than
> home.  You know what I mean?
>
> And about launching a campaign to get President Jammeh's honorary Doctrate
> revoked, I would like to say that we should not be tempted to throw out
the baby
> with the bath water, as the Americans would say.  Even though the Canadian
> program might have gotten Jammeh an undeserved honorary degree, the
benefits
> that it brings to many Gambians outweight the disadvantages of yet another
title
> for the President.
>
> Besides, what if we succeed in getting the Canadians to strip Jammeh of
his
> honorary degree, and he ends up scrapping the program with them? A lot of
> innocent people would end up being hurt more than Jammeh.  Furthermore,
given
> that Jammeh is going to leave office sooner or later, I suggest we wait
until
> that happens, and then we consider a campaign to strip him not only of his
> honorary degree, but everything else he does not deserve.  At that point,
he
> would certainly not be in a position to deny Gambians their University
> education.  As they say in Mandinka:  domang, domang ...
>
> Have a great week, and best wishes.
>
> Katim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Saikou Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 4:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Coming in from the cold ...
>
>
> Dear Katim,
>
> Too cold here too !!!!!
> Lastly I have been reading here about the DR decoration of President A JJ
> Jammeh and one thing I have been thinking of was that, we need to get in
> touch with this university in Canada and  the human rights organisations
> there to parcel to them some of the records of the president  and see what
> the possible reaction might be from them,your self and Dr Saine might be a
> very good force to lead such a champagne.And I have no doubt that if there
> is the need to invade them with protest letters from Gambians,members of
the
> GL will  do a good job.No stone must be left unturned on the way to
> victory,Or any other better idea ?
>
> For Freedom
> Saiks
>
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