Hi Joe!
            Indeed. This calculated move to arrest the NADD leadership
seriously tests the resolve of all Gambians. Whilst the possible motivation
for such a move can take several forms, the result is that Gambains have
this time been seriously challenged. It is important that you have
highlighted several means of addressing the situation as it calls for a
multi-pronged approach. Every person should do his/her best to ensure that
the rule of law returns to our country. The NADD leadership has so far been
silent. I think they are waiting for the constitutionally mandated 72 hour
period for being charged or released. They should however not be seen to be
passive. They should organise a press conference for starters to show their
unity and resolve, publicise the arrest of Halifa, OJ and Hamat
internationally etc. Gambians at home and abroad should contribute in
whatever way they can to ensure justice for the NADD trio. It should be
impressed on the security services that the human and constitutional rights
of the gentleman should in no way be violated. The government should realise
that they are creating an impossible situation and a recipe for disaster in
a region that has seen so much mayhem and institute changes before it is too
late for our beloved country. Have a good evening.


                                                        Buharry.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Sambou" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [>-<] Opposition Leaders Arrested by Yahya Jammeh


> Buharry, yes, the stakes are getting higher.  When a murderer is cornered,
> he is going to intimidate, harass, arrest, and murder, if the people let
> him.  Thus, Gambians should know that in the history of dictatorships,
> none
> has been gotten rid of through wishing away, or endless prayers.  Africans
> by now have abundant examples that it is through our sweat, blood, and
> resolve did we end physical colonization in our continent.  That is how
> South Africa liberated themselves, same as Zimbabwe, Zaire and many
> countries in our 52 states on the African continent.  How will that be
> different for Gambia?  We will never liberate ourselves from tyranny by
> wishing and praying to eternity.  So, like you, Gambians should demand
> their
> immediate release.  That is not going to happen by appealing to Yaya, or
> filing this and that paper in the courts, or lodging a complaint to the
> British Embassy or the American Embassy.  Gambians must take matters in
> their own hands.  So, I see this situation as an opportunity for Gambians
> to
> break the fear that shackled them for the past eleven years.
>
> To the NADD leadership, this is a wake up call to the reality that you are
> dealing with a blood thirsty and desperate criminal and you underestimate
> his vision to wipe you out to your own detriment.  This is not time for
> you
> to take six weeks to utter your first words.  Gambians are looking to you
> for leadership and you are expected to do what the situation demands -
> Call
> up a press conference today and demand their immediate release and at the
> same time mobilize your supporters to back that demand.  The
> underestimation
> of Yaya must end today.  Civil disobedience is an extension of diplomacy
> and
> playing the nice guy or treating Yaya with respect is not going to yield
> you
> nothing but more brutality.  Thus, Gambians do not want to hear you to
> tell
> them to go slow or the ball is in Yaya's court.  Wake up, this is a trial
> run for more things to come, so you better revise your game plan.  Most
> Gambians anticipated this action and have been telling you'll to be ready.
>
> For folks in the diaspora, this is an opportunity to channel our disgust
> to
> create a stronger force.  If you have been active, please continue with
> your
> intensity.  If you have be passive/inactive, this is the time to break
> that
> yolk and join any movement to dismantle the monster.  If you have not been
> supporting NADD financially, this is an opportunity to start helping them
> fund the fight.  There are thousands on-line and if each person
> contributes
> $100 to a NADD fund, that would be tremendous help to the struggle.
> However, we cannot talk here and demand the sky from NADD and when they
> need
> our help, we fold our hands and find better things to do.  Each of us must
> look within and ask themselves whether we have been fair to our country
> and
> people.  We have a lot of Gambian doctors, lawyers, scientists,
> accountants,
> professors, bankers, room service people, students, etc.  None should be
> too
> good to help their country.  Folks, we can be as successful as we want to
> be, but if you loose your country and people, you have nothing to live
> for.
> All we ask is for you to contribute financially in the liberation of your
> country.  Contrary to the dominant opinion that most Gambians are not
> on-line, most of the people listed are on line, we just don't hear them.
> That is the power we have in our hands if we only use it.  If you do not
> want your ID known, you can send your money in many ways and your privacy
> will be secured.  So, let us see this occasion as an opportunity for mass
> action.
>
> From here on out, there will be a lot of activity by Gambians both at home
> and abroad.  The greatest weapon against any dictator or tyrant is mass
> action.  Be prepared to join your fellow Gambians on the ground for mass
> action.  Diasporans should be ready to converge in Washington DC, New
> York,
> and various cities to protest these arrests.  If you cannot make it
> outside
> your area organize and protest in your own communities.  This is a time
> for
> sacrifice.  Those on the ground are doing that every day they wake up, so
> we
> cannot hide behind our jobs or other excuses to not participate.  Our
> brothers in the EU and environs are going to do the same, so please join
> them in their efforts.
>
> To those folks that supported the APRC or are "neutral" and are appalled
> but
> this action by Yaya, this is a time for you to really evaluate what you
> are
> supporting or are neutral about.  Are you going to wait until there is
> general mayhem for you to be convinced that Yaya is bad news for Gambia?
> If
> you do, that would be a real tragedy.  You know deep down that this and
> other mass arrests and murders by Yaya are wrong, what would it take for
> you
> to say no to tyranny and join others to stop the madness that is Yaya?
> Your
> support is what is helping him kill folks and this savage behavior.
>
> To the NIA and the Security Forces, there comes a time that you must
> decide
> to whom you are loyal to.  You must either choose to assist Yaya to abuse
> Gambians, or to be loyal to the citizens that pay your salaries.  Your
> numbers cannot withstand the force of the masses so not even your weapons
> can protect you from a mass rage.  The other side to this equation is that
> Gambian citizens at some point are going to take matters in their own
> hands
> to deal with some of you, and that time is fast approaching.  Gambia is a
> small country and we all know each other.  We know some of you that are
> doing the bidding for Yaya and we are fed up with your behavior and are
> going to even the score, either on your person or someone close to you.
> You
> can bank that the citizens of Gambia are not going to allow you to
> continue
> to arrest, intimidate, or murder them.  There are those of you that are
> equally abused by this regime.  You should be on the side of the people.
>
> To the "elders" and "religious leaders", please take stock.  You have
> aided
> and abetted this monster for a decade plus and you got to change your
> ways.
> Stop the begging for trinkets and be true to your calling.  Speak the
> truth
> when the situation demands it.  If you are an Imam, Reverend, Pastor,
> etc.,
> you are morally obligated to denounce Yaya's behavior in your Mosques,
> Churches, and other places of worship.  You must tell your congregations
> that they do not deserve this treatment from Yaya.  A couple of weeks ago,
> you'll lined up in front of Yaya, hat in hand, under the guise of a
> courtesy
> visit.  Let us not kid ourselves.  This may have been customary practice
> dating back to decades ago, but its usefulness has long expired and if it
> were a consumable, it would have been banned and labeled unfit for human
> consumption.  We all know that even during the time of Jawara, you'll
> never
> went there to exchange ideas about the health of the nation and offer
> suggestions.  Instead, the trip is an opportunity to line your pockets and
> there have been fights amongst yourselves as to who should be or not be in
> the delegation.  So, having cursed out by Yaya and threatened with arrests
> the next time around, and the promise to kill the opposition, you can
> redeem
> your integrity and form that same delegation to tell your benefactor that
> he
> needs to release these people immediately.  Your support is what is
> helping
> him to continue to abuse Gambians.  How can you look at your congregation
> in
> the eye, knowing that you do not count when it is time to stand for the
> truth?  Thus, it is time for the adults and senior citizens and religious
> leaders of our country to walk their call.  Stop aiding and abetting
> wrong.
>
> This is a time for Gambians to take action, not prayer or wishing our
> problems away, for it will never happen.  I hope we will not see a recur
> of
> prior events like the April massacre, the murder do Deyda, etc., where we
> were hot for a moment and cold the rest of the time.  Right here on-line,
> we
> can easily raise $10,000.  Just last night, a few of your fellow
> countrymen
> and women and friends of Gambia raise $3,000 in one sitting.  I am
> therefore, challenging each and everyone out there is wants change in the
> Gambia to send there $100 to Sigga Jagne or the STGDP on behalf of NADD.
> This is not money that is going to the STGDP account, but will be
> collected
> and sent to NADD, ASAP for the fight ahead.  Representatives from various
> organizations in the US that support NADD were present and they were the
> ones that raised the $3,000 mentioned above.  We are talking about 30
> people.  Just imagine what our collective power online can do.  I hope
> folks
> would not read this mail and brush it aside, for if you do, you can bank
> that others may do just like you, which unfortunately most of us have been
> doing.  This fight is our to win, but we must do what the situation
> demands
> to take victory.  You are the hope of Gambia, so step up and be counted.
>
> Chi Jaama
>
> Joe
>
>
>>From: "Momodou Buharry Gassama" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>>To: "The Gambia and related-issues mailing list"
>><[log in to unmask]>,   <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: [>-<] Opposition Leaders Arrested by Yahya Jammeh
>>Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:19:42 +0100
>>
>>[ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "Momodou Buharry
>>Gassama" <[log in to unmask]> ]
>>
>>
>>Hi!
>>    This is a very serious and disturbing development. As the 2006
>>elections approach, the stage is being set for the creation of a state of
>>insecurity. The result may be a state of emergency, the cancellation or
>>postponement of the elections and the thwarting of the democratic
>>aspirations of the Gambian people. The arrest of the NADD leadership
>>should
>>be condemned by all Gambians and friends of the country. Trying to blame
>>NADD for the problems between Gambia and Senegal is beyond reason. I
>>therefore demand in the strongest possible manner that they be released.
>>To
>>the security personnel coming into direct contact with them, I urge you
>>not
>>to engage in any acts that violate their human and constitutional rights.
>>To Halifa, O.J. and Hamat, my thoughts are with you. I pray that sanity
>>returns to our country before we follow the path of our West African
>>neighbours into the abyss. Thanks and have a good night.
>>
>>
>>
>>Buharry.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sambou" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:39 PM
>>Subject: Re: [>-<] Opposition Leaders Arrested by Yahya Jammeh
>>
>>
>>>Guys, thanks for this alert.  Folks, the show is about to start and I
>>>hope
>>>that Gambians will take note of what time it is.  The liar is trying to
>>>preempt NADD from exposing him with the lies he ascribed to Wade.  NADD
>>>must
>>>proceed with their game plan for him to cough up the evidence or be
>>>exposed
>>>and called the liar he is.  Let him be mistaken and even scratch any one
>>>of
>>>them, and our promise to him will be fulfilled.  The NIA and security
>>>forces
>>>are also warned in advance for what ever their role is in this.  Thanks
>>>for
>>>the alert and please keep us posted on any further developments.
>>>
>>>Chi Jaama
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Movement for Democracy and Development <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>>>>Subject: [>-<] Opposition Leaders Arrested by Yahya Jammeh
>>>>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:33:41 -0800 (PST)
>>>>
>>>>It just came to our notice that, Yahya Jammeh mede good of his promises
>>>>to
>>>>deal with the Opposition. OJ Jallow and Hamat Bah were picked up and
>>>>detained, while Jammeh's Radio and TV had been announcing that: halifa
>>>>Sallah is a wanted man and should report to the nearest police station
>>>>ASAP. Futhermore, anyone harboring Halifa is committing a serious crime.
>>>>Details to follow.
>>>>
>>>>
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