Sanusi, I share your desire for not wishing to dwell on frivolity. I asked
you a simple favor. I saw your response. Life goes on. Let’s move on.
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 15:10:18 +0100
>
>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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