"YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD". Mahatma Ghandi
I join Gambians the world over in condemning the barbarism that has been
visited upon our FUTURE. I mourn the deaths of these courageous souls and I
extend my condolences to all parents in the Gambia.
I have not been able to stop the tears since hearing of the MASSACRE. How
do I say to parents mourning the lose of a child that YOUR CHILD WAS/IS PART
OF SOMETHING POSITIVE; THAT YOUR CHILD KNEW THAT TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS-QUO
IS TO BE LIBERATED; THROUGH THEIR CONSCIOUSNESS THESE KIDS TOOK NECESSARY
ACTION IN THE HOPES OF TRANSFORMING OUR SOCIETY; THESE KIDS KNOW THAT WHAT
WE HAVE IN THE GAMBIA IS A PERVERSION REALITY; AFTERALL, WHAT IS OPPORTUNITY
WITHOUT FREEDOM? HOW CAN THESE PARENTS SEE THROUGH THEIR PAIN THAT THEIR
LOSE IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE IN VAIN? OR DO THEY KNOW THE IMPLICATIONS OF
THESE KIDS' ACTION? I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO.
The call for action has been heeded by these brave souls and nothing, not
even the guns will stop the massive wave of change that these students have
initiated. To the apologists for this sick, sick regime, FOR SHAME!!!
Victimizing and brutalizing our people will be stamped out by all and any
means necessary. Let's keep the mobilization effort going. Abdoulaye,
re-send your call for the letter writing campaign so that those of us who
were hesitant or were procrastinating will take action; If for no other
reason but to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters back home,
write and send those letters out. Do it! The inevitable consequence of our
inactivity will be our mendicant existence for as long as we keep quiet.
Let us cut the cancerous cells out.
Mr. Sey, the hatred you are talking about is visited on the Gambian people
by you and yours and I mean it personally. Think about it! The man you
serve is nothing but an egocentric wannabe who has a neurotic need to self
destruct and we are seeing it. Won't you jump out of the ship before it
sinks with you? Is it worth the respect that people have for you, your
dignity? What about your conscience?
In pain, feeling numb, yet knowing I can't sit still .....
For the liberation struggle
Soffie
-----Original Message-----
From: Yusupha Jow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 10:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Massacre of Students in The Gambia
Your "excellency" Bokarr Sey, it is absolutely shocking and
sad that you have
chosen this moment to further your government's cause. As
an official
representative of the Gambia govt, you should have joined
all of us in
condemning what happened today. Instead you chose to
represent yourself and
govt by using half truths and half baked statements.
In your attempt to dissociate the regime from today's tragic
incident you
state:
Quote
I want to put it you personally that there is no one amongst
us serving under
Jammeh and Jammeh himself who would be so irresponsible to
order the massacre
of students
Unquote
In response to this statement, my question is whether the
top military
commanders in the GNA do not serve under Jammeh? Unless the
military chain
of command has completely crumbled, your statement, coming
from the Gambian
Ambassador to France, should be considered as a shameful
attempt to cover the
truth.
In your continuing bumbled attempt to defend I don't know
what, you state:
Quote
I want those of you whirling accusations to know that some
of those students
who lost their lives are closely related to people working
under Jammeh.Some
are related to Jammeh himself. Did you know that?
Unquote
This statement is not relevant in relation to what happened
today. As far as
most of us are concerned, all that counts is that innocent
students were
killed today. I even doubt the validity of the statement
you made since
there is no evidence to support your claims.
Unfortunately, you have chosen this time to defend your
regime. But history
has been the best judge of tyrants and their coconspirators.
Time will tell!
Yus
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to
the Gambia-L
Web interface at:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
