laye"mendy" please sent me your home phone# in private.my regards to anty
neneh and the rest of the  family.


>From: Bamba Laye Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Ebou>>: THE NATIONAL ISSUE IN THE YEAR 2000 - an article by Koen
>            van              de Meulen
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 08:04:05 -0700
>
>Mr.Ebou Jallow,
>
>I'm glad you've realised the connection with the on going problems in
>Africa
>and much more closer to home...Cassamance. I must confess that after
>reading
>the article, the Cassamance issue struck me. What is going on in Cassamance
>is a peculiar form of nationalism. I will not go into categorizing the
>Cassamance issue as Jola issue. It is more of a regional issue than you are
>trying to portray. Eventhough I will agree with you that there is enough
>evidence to support the insinuation that the Jola tribe constitutes the
>majority of the dissidents. We all know very well that Cassamce and
>Northern
>Guinea-Bissau is not inhabitted by Jolas alone.
>
>Ebou, you should realize that you are touching on a very sensitive issue
>here. In our social settings, tribal/ ethnic issues are very sensitive in
>nature. We tend to brush off any possible conflicts, be it political,
>social
>or economic. Our setting has always been characterized by harmonious
>interactions regardless of the number of constituent denominations. You
>will
>agree with me that the concept you are conveying in this whole Cassamance
>issue is a new one to us and will be difficult for us to understand.
>Unfortunately, as you have already noted, by the time we come to realize
>and
>accept what you seem to be so sure of, it may be too late. I hope you will
>understand why no one is taking you setriously when you make these
>insinuations:
>
>"I have been trying to warn Gambians about the same ethno-nationalist
>tendencies of the MFDC, and that Yaya Jammeh will unleash that "Jola
>syndrome" as a last resort to help carve out a Jola nation-state stretching
>from Foni to peripheral northern Guinea-Bissau."
>
>I'm not quite sure how positive you are on this, but I will give you the
>benefit of the doubt, since you've worked with the guy and seem to know
>more
>about him than most of us. Your task would have been much more easier if we
>had more than one other person like yourself sounding the same alarm
>through
>the proper channels. If you're sincere and factual about your call, which I
>cannot dismiss in it's entirety, I urge you to use the information you have
>to help those involved in the Cassamnce peace process and desist from the
>ethnic finger pointing. A much more effective approach to the issue is what
>is needed here.
>
>Enjoy your day
>
>Abdoulie A. Jallow
>Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2)
>Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519
>
>
>
>
>
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