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> Saul,
>         A lack of computers is one factor why we on the list have not heard
> from any member of the UDP executive. I checked and found out that two of
> them have functioning computers. One  of them is Mariam Denton a practicing
> attorney who is also in house counsel for the party and handles litigation
> for the myriad of problems thrown on them by the government. I tried to
> schedule a cyber conversation during which a good chunk of the leadership
> would congregate in Mrs Denton house and have a live exchange with Gambians
> all over the world on every issue important to us all. That proved to be a
> logistical near impossibility because I had to factor in time differences for
> folks in North America, Europe,
>
> Karamba:
>
> Maybe, this question reinforces how we take certain things for granted living
> in the USA, but some of your points were very revealing. Some of the challenges
> you have raised, like lack of an access to a PC, raise some serious questions
> about the seriousness of this political party. UDP, after less than one year in
> existence, with all the difficulties of not having a level playing field was
> still able to capture 30% of the popular votes. That is a powerful political
> force to be reckoned with. Karamba, please allow me to make what may be
> characterized as an unfair deduction; but if such a political party with so
> much political capital cannot secure, sacrifice, or invest in such an important
> communication tool, it does question the commitment to the ideas they touted.
> If the UDP, a legitimate political party cannot or is unable to acquire a PC to
> link up to the rest of the world and sell their ideas and program, that in
> itself tells a lot about the Organization.
>
> Musa Jeng
>
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