>From: Modou Sanyang <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [Re: SOLDIERS OF THE GAMBIA ARMY]
>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 13:10:10 EDT
>
>Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>"... All I am trying to say is, drastic actions call for drastic
>reactions. Believe me, I would be the first one on Colly's or anybody
>else's
>back if they get rid of Yaya and don't want to return the country to
>democracy. Yaya should be removed by any means necessary. You don't have to
>agree with Colly .....but he does not deserve denunciation from you
>either...
>not yet. ... "
>
>
>Mr Dampha,
>If they do in fact refuse to hand over, then what would you do? wouldn't it
>be
>a cycle? Its been tried in all parts of Africa and in all shapes and forms.
>The simple fact is this:
> ... there are NO "soldiers with a difference"!!
>
>The sooner we get this, the better for all of us!!
>
>regards,
>Modou
>
>
>
>
> > I have read your postings with interest and I want to set the record
> > straight and state here that I share the same democratic ideals you
>have.
> > For the record, before anyone sent a posting advocating for the
>appointment
> > of an independent prosecutor (preferably a human rights activist from
> > outside The Gambia) to prosecute the perpetrators of the atrocities of
>April
> > 10, I was sending emails to the list for the appointment of such an
> > attorney. I believe in democracy and the rule of law. At the same time,
>am
> > not insensitive to the glaring plight of the Gambians and the seeming
> > hopelessness of trying to get rid of Yaya through the ballot box. I do
>not
> > think that (for lack of a better characterization) the Colly camp and
>your
> > camp are mutually exclusive. But rest assured that the same kind of
> > detractors that tried to pit Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. against
>Malcolm X
> > would try to convince you otherwise. Nelson Mandela was not a bad person
> > because he advocated violence against Apartheid. In fact, he engaged in
> > violent acts against the South African regime. Today, he is a hero
> > throughout the world. Violence in this context is not the end game as it
>is
> > right now in The Gambia. It is a means to an end (restoration of
>democracy
> > in The Gambia). All I am trying to say is, drastic actions call for
>drastic
> > reactions. Believe me, I would be the first one on Colly's or anybody
>else's
> > back if they get rid of Yaya and don't want to return the country to
> > democracy. Yaya should be removed by any means necessary. You don't have
>to
> > agree with Colly .....but he does not deserve denunciation from you
>either
> > ... not yet.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: joe sambou <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: SOLDIERS OF THE GAMBIA ARMY
> > >Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:37:59 -0500
> > >
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