Kb

I will not dwell on this issue as I hate to spend time
arguing on something frivolous.

Perhaps rather than using  the phrase "some of our
comrades in the opposition camp", Can I cut it short
by saying:

"Who the cap fits, let him wear it" Bob Marley


Have a wonderful day


Sanusi




--- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
Bakary and Sanusi, I certainly would have
> appreciated you coming out clean
> and naming names. Rather than using vague terms like
> ‘some of our comrades
> in the opposition camp’ or addressing mails to ‘dear
> compatriots’, I would
> have preferred that you identify the people that are
> advocating Jawara’s
> return as a presidential candidate in the October
> elections. I would have
> let this slide as having nothing to do with me had
> your postings not used my
> heading. So as to eradicate any form of innuendo, I
> respectfully ask you to
> clarify your stance and state that you are NOT
> referring to me when you say
> that there are people in the Opposition advocating
> for Jawara to return as a
> presidential candidate in October.
>
> If my heading is what confused Bakary, let me just
> explain to him the
> genesis of that heading. That heading was NOT chosen
> to insinuate that
> Jawara was coming back to lead. That heading came
> directly from BBC Focus on
> Africa. Any body that bothered to read the body of
> my various pieces
> regarding the abrogation of Decree 89 would have no
> doubt as to my stance on
> who I think should lead.
>
> I resent the innuendo in your various pieces and
> would be grateful if you
> could kindly put the record straight by eliminating
> me from the comrades and
> compatriots you were addressing in your mails.
> KB
>
>
> >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? He is
> history!!!
> >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:58:26 +0100
> >
> >Bakary
> >
> >Well done, You have definitely made my day. I hate
> to
> >say it but it appears some of our comrades in the
> >opposition camp are trying to advocate for Jawara's
> >return as Presidential Candidate for the October
> >Elections. The truth of the matter is that the Old
> man
> >ruled ther Gambia for thirty years. Of those thirty
> >years, so much has happened. Rather than us
> focusing
> >on those brave Second Republician Politicians-the
> >Darboes, Jattas. Sallahs and the Bah, we seem to be
> >looking on to Jawara as a saviour for our
> redemption.
> >Moreover, most of us fail to realise that Jawara
> has
> >been absent from the scene for almost 7 years and
> any
> >attempt to give him that mantle to lead the
> opposition
> >coalition would be suicidal. Believe me, Jawara is
> >seen by many as a moderate, but the reality is the
> >average Gambian believe that his return to politics
> >would be suicidal.
> >  The only suggestion for us now is to draw up a
> >strategy for coalition against Yahya Jammeh. I
> would
> >propose that the Coalition should be lead by
> someone
> >who played little or no part in the last PPP
> >government. This is my take, any other proposals, I
> am
> >happy to discuss.
> >
> >Have a wonderful day.
> >
> >Sanusi.
> >
> >
> >--- Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
> Dear
> >Compatriots,
> > > There is no chance for Sir Dawda to be the
> Gambian
> > > come-back kid, he could
> > > however be a 'come-back grandpa' to his dear
> > > homeland; he presided over for
> > > 30 years.As far as a vast majority of Gambians
> > > including myself are
> > > concerned, Jawara had his time and he cannot
> > > therefore bestow on the Gambia
> > > in the present or future what he has been unable
> to
> > > accomplish for the
> > > homeland during three decades of his reign.Like
> all
> > > human,he's got his
> > > strengths and weaknesses but he will  always be
> > > remembered as the leader who
> > > squandered two golden opportunities(post 1965
> and
> > > post 1981) to
> > > significantly improve the living conditions of
> > > Gambians.He is also the
> > > person who abdicated the presidency,albeit with
> CIA
> > > involvement to an
> > > unelected Yahya Jammeh and his band of vogabonds
> > > without any stance to
> > > defend constitutionality. 7 years after Sir
> Dawda
> > > reliquished the presidency
> > > and fled the Gambia, Gambians have endured and
> > > continue to struggle against
> > > a terrorist dictatorship that had committed evil
> > > acts of murders, broad
> > > daylight killings of peaceful student
> demonstrators,
> > > summary executions,
> > > torture, abductions and other sorts of  human
> right
> > > violations.
> > > When history is to judge Sir Dawda's legacy; it
> > > should be: The leader who
> > > betrayed his people but for Yahya Jammeh it
> should
> > > be none other than 'the
> > > parasite who stabbed his people in the back and
> > > killed the innocent.' So Sir
> > > Dawda is history and yahya Jammeh is a
> vampire,who
> > > shall soon be confined to
> > > history as well.
> > >
> > > We must shatter the yoke of oppresion!
> > >
> > > BMK
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> > > list
> > > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid?
> > > >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:28:01 -0400
> > > >
> > > >Gassama, you know you are lying when you said
> that
> > > Jawara said he wanted to
> > > >come back to lead the Opposition. As far as
> your
> > > other comments about the
> > > >implications of the security of the former
> > > president are concerned, I think
> > > >I will just ignore them. More substantive APRC
> > > stalwarts than yourself have
> > > >already spoken on the issue. Sedat Jobe said
> the
> > > politically correct thing
> > > >to say and Yankuba Touray, being the ignorant
> > > vermin he is, said the exact
> > > >opposite of what Sedat Jobe said to the
> > > international community. So, I
> > > >would
> > > >rather deal with those comments than your
> > > irrational rattling. So Jawara is
> > > >welcomed to come home and retire but NOT to say
> > > that Yaya should NOT lead
> > > >us? What kind of nonsense is this? You are just
> > > proving that Gambia is NOT
> > > >a
> > > >free country and Yaya’s utterances that Decree
> 89
> > > is history, is mere lip
> > > >service.
> > > >
> > > >If you sincerely believe in your contention
> that
> > > Jawara will hamper the
> > > >Opposition (especially UDP), then why NOT
> encourage
> > > him to come home so
> > > >that
> > > >APRC can win the elections? I thought you
> wanted
> > > APRC to win. Finally, I
> > > >take it that your previous hypothesis about NCP
> and
> > > UDP and PPP and NRP has
>
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