Thanks peter for your piece. Your points are sound and well made.
It always angers me when Yaya stands at that white elephant (arch 22) or
some other place to talk about detractors, instigators, etc being
responsible for the incidents of April 10 and 11. Yet no foreign element,
opposition member, non student, etc was arrested during or after the
incidents of April 10 and 11. Which instigators is he then talkking about.
Perhaps they came from mars and were intelligent enough to avoid arrest.
Such remarks point to two points: either that his security forces are
woefully inept or that the man could do with the services of a shrink.
Student leaders, when they met him after his return from that useless G99
summit, told him in no uncertain terms that the evnts were of their own
making. They further told him that any body who suggested other wise is
insulting the intelligence of the students. Every one heard this it was
broadcast over GRTS. Perhaps Fatou Harona Drammeh can remember the date.
If he has evidence of what he is claiming, let him go before the commission
and share his priviledged knowledge with the relatives of the victims or
let him turn over the evidence to an independent prosecutor. Yaya has never
attempted to clear himself. I think he should be bold enough to tell the
gambian people that he did not order the shootings. If you cannot do that,
then you will do yourself a world of good to stop commenting about the
matter.
Thanks.
Sulayman Jobarteh
>From: peter sanyang <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: The mad man at his best
>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:47:03 GMT
>
>Fellow country men and friends of the gambia, here below is the the must
>ridiculous/disgusting lies and delusions of "the mad man-Jammeh". It eludes
>me quite frankly how hallow and unrealistic this man thinks and lives in
>whatever sad dream he is been comatose in since 1994. I would like to go
>through this devilish mambo-jumbo in an attempt to weed out the chafe from
>the grains if there is any at all....
>
>
>
>JAMMEH BLAMES DETRACTORS FOR STUDENTS DEMO
>
>
>President Yaya Jammeh has said the incidents of April 10th and 11th "are
>stark manifestations of the extent to which devilish instincts can be put
>to
>test to tarnish the widely acclaimed peaceful and stable reputation of the
>country."
>
>He said so in his statement delivered on the occasion of the parade held at
>Arch 22 in Banjul to mark the sixth anniversary of the military coup in
>1994.
>
>My point...
>""Yes jammeh is quite right and to the point when he implore us that
>through his devilish and barbaric instinct, the peacefulness and stability
>of our nation has evaporated rapidly and mysteriously. Can this moron
>phantom that we already know that since we are at the receiving end of his
>ever increasing delusion and madness, so he should shut-up and handover our
>country back.""
>
>
>President Jammeh said "that any person could conceive of using our innocent
>school children to demonstrate against the government under the pretext of
>seeking justice is indeed a most heinous and deplorable act." He said the
>students were misled, and that despite his government's "commitment to
>maintain peace and stability, our detractors are relentlessly determined to
>undermine our efforts and are constantly working to disrupt, destabilise
>and
>plunge this beautiful, peaceloving and blessed country into chaos."
>
>
>My point.....
>""There he goes again, how can he deliberately kill our kids and turn
>around
>and blame it on distractors...who are these distractors as the point
>editors
>want answered..most probably he is referring the Isatou Njie Saidy and
>fellow nincompoops who shameless and arrogantly executed a mad order from a
>real mad man. Does Jammeh even have pride..Joom in Wollof?? How can he
>constantly lie and constantly kill, abduct our family members, harass and
>intimidate whenever he freely choose to and have the damn audacity and guts
>to tell us about PEACE, what Mr..? Can somebody tell this half-wit to look
>around his/among people and realize the misery and denunciations printed on
>their faces and the hopelessness in their walking strides.""
>
>
>That there can be no meaningful development without peace and stability is
>a
>fundamental and universal principle, he said, adding that "it is in
>recognition of this principle that government is doing everything in its
>power to ensure that peace and stability prevail here at home, in
>neighbouring countries, the sub region and the wider international
>community."
>
>
>My point....
>""Mr.. Jamus, come to senses, although there seems to be little left of it,
>but how can there be any sort of development when u personally acquire half
>of the country's wealth into bogus accounts and infantile investments
>throughout the continent and in any rogue state that is cohesive to yours.
>Money breeds money, and as of consequence, you will have to bring back the
>money into the country, so that the poor can have basic medicine from the
>hospitals, children can go to school without carrying their own tables and
>chairs as it was when you and i and many were first going to
>school...remember that Jack?...no i don't think u do..""
>
>
>
>According to Jammeh, love for one's country is an essential ingredient in
>the development process. It is the hallmark of patriotism and patriotism is
>the genuine devotion to one's own country and concern for its defence.
>"Whether we like it or not, no outsider will love this country more than
>us. Let us also make no mistake - if we the citizens are not ready to
>demonstrate the resoluteness, willingness and the ability to contribute to
>the advancement and development of this country, then no matter the quantum
>of resources, support or goodwill that we receive, development will always
>elude us," he declared.
>
>My point...
>""Hey hey Jamus, rewind that one more time...Love for one's country??? what
>an irony? Is this fellow even really a bona fide gambian? this question
>really do bother me a lot when i think in retrospect. The guy has never and
>i mean never constitute to a patriot in his deeds/conduct since taking over
>and he is preaching patriotism. What form is he talking about?? is it the
>looting of our coffers on a daily basis or is it floundering and laundering
>the country's merger resources into stupid and unglamorous projects that
>can't be sustained or is it purchasing a private jumbo jet for Jamus/Zenab
>use-only or is sticking his immature nose into foreign conflicts or what?
>just can't comprehend this man.
>Mr..Jamus can still foster development in the gambia if and only...., if he
>will be grateful of what he has already looted from us and refrain from
>taking the remaining bututs that are still in circulation. He can built as
>many mansions as he wish but in the gambia, and stop purchasing expensive
>extravagant villas and mansion in north africa which may still cause us
>more
>money when we have to reposes them.""
>Kittos
>peter
>
>
>
>
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