Malanding, I share your frustration and I hope they begin to listen to what
the people are asking of them.  All the things you listed I agree with and
have mentioned numerous times in addressing their wait and see attitude.
However, we do not have a choice but to encourage them to see the need to
lead mass action.  Your sentiments are shared by many and I went at length
to plead with them in a recent article to lead the people.  They may not be
Mandela's, but we can make them one.  Waa has taken the leadership on this
one.  I hope the rest are not just discounting his efforts as a scheme to
cheap popularity.  I also hope that they are not taking the attitude that
they are not going to be told anything, especially, by folks from without.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA.
>Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:18:31 -0400
>
>Joe,
>Nothing personal but you don't seem to get it! It will be totally out of
>character for the opposition leadership we have in the Gambia today to lead
>protest marches in support of their own, Waa. Did they protest after April
>10/11? or for the detention of Dumo et al? or the fact that honorable
>citizens continued to be fired from the service without due compensation or
>explanation? Did they protest about the Dalasi, Prices, illegal detention
>of
>citizens and legal aliens!
>
>Ofcourse you and I do not have anything to complain about if Uncle Sam
>decides that he has no place for us here.  Believe me, we may have paper
>tigers but no Mandelas or MLKs yet.
>
>I sincerely hope that they prove me wrong this time around. If they do look
>forward to receiving my hard earn $$$$ for the fund. No kidding!
>
>Malanding
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe Sambou
>Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:46 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA.
>
>
>Soffie, thanks for this update.  Folks, we need to vocalize our support for
>Waa.  We called for the leaders to lead the people to protest the Gambian
>condition and Waa took the lead and so we have to come to his defense.
>Anything less is unacceptable.
>
>Chi Jaama
>
>Joe Sambou
>
>
> >From: Soffie Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA.
> >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:53:59 -0500
> >
> >Although he was ordered released, it has been confirmed from the CID
>office
> >(officer would not give his name), that Lamin Waa Juwara was not released
> >to his family, but taken, instead, to Mile II prisons.  We will keep you
> >posted.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >Soffie Ceesay
> >
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