Facuru Sillah,
Until the leadership of PDOIS are ready to directly ask the Gambian
electorate for their votes, the latter would continue to assume that PDOIS
are not really interested in power. After all he who wants something must
ask for it. Nowadays, people safeguard what belongs to them and as General
Geuye of Cote D'ivoire discovered power cannot be stolen. It is very absurd
for anyone to held the view that it would be an insult on the electorate to
say to them "vote for me" on which premise PDOIS tries to rationalise its
current policy of not asking the electorate to vote for their candidates or
party programmes.
I must take issue with your assertion that "the UDP has had its hand in
blood a couple of years ago when they murdered an APRC militant".
This statement of yours either brands you as being either completely
ignorant of the circumstances leading to the death of the relevant Basse
Area Council driver or as somebody guilty of spreading false information on
this forum. Every person is given the right by law (God or man-made)to
legitimate self-defence.In case, you should plead ignorance of the facts
that led to the unfortunate death of that individual, the thruth is that it
resulted from a foiled assasination attempt on the UDP leadership, which was
masterminded by the July 22nd Movement. If somebody dies from a premeditated
attempt on your life, would you therefore be guilty to the charge of having
wilfully murdered such an assailant? It was only a blessing that the attempt
on Lawyer Darboe's life failed, otherwise the Gambia would have been on fire
by now, God forbid that. Just say Amen and refrain from spreading
misinformation.
What is even more preposterous was your comparision of an apparent evil
regime that the APRC is, to a political party  headed by somebody reknown
for defending the due process of law. Your attempt to  make us believe that
the UDP is  as guilty as the APRC is not only pathetic but constitutes gross
dishonesty on your part.
Africa will always lurk behind in terms of development with youths like you
who choose to ignore the facts.

The yoke of oppression must soon be shattered!

BMK




>From: Facuru Sillah <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: UNIFORMED BABOONS & UNUNIFORMED GORILLAS
>Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 07:08:31 -0700
>
>Mr Editor
>
>     UNIFORMED BABOONS AND UNUNIFORMED GORILLAS
>
>It is very disheartening to see an opposition party
>engaging in acts of violence in an electoral process.
>
>Tolerance is the most important democratic
>virtue.Don't
>tell me that you were provoked to be violent.This is a
>shame.You are expected to be mature enough to tolerate
>provocation.If you conduct yourselves so badly,how do
>you want us to believe that you will not do worse than
>massacre innocent students peacefully demonstrating in
>expression of their anger at the rape and murder of
>their colleagues.
>
>This reminds me of the words of a political analyst
>who
>said that African politicians,military or civilian are
>are "uniformed baboons and ununiformed gorillas".There
>is no difference in the way they conduct themselves
>vis-a-vis human rights.The UDP in particular has had
>its hands in blood a couple of years go when they
>murdered an APRC militant.In that incident the leader
>Lawyer Ousainou Darboe was personally present at the
>scene of violence and he excused himself by saying
>that
>his driver rushed him away for his safety.This was
>disappointiong; one would have expected him to have
>the
>good will of leadership to stop his supporters from
>going as far as murdering an opponent.Vigilanteism has
>no place in democratic processes.
>
>May I urge all  political actors to keep cool heads in
>the count down to the elections.I must give credit to
>the Peoples Democratic Organisation for Independece
>and Socialism(P.D.O.I.S) as the only opposition in The
>Gambia.They are the only party with an
>opposite(alternative) development agenda to the ruling
>party.
>
>The other parties are only telling us that they are
>different drivers;the vehicle remains the same.To hell
>with who you are, we want to know your way; the other
>way to Vision 2020.
>
>When Yahya Jammeh wields the sword,we wonder whether
>he means Jihad or Futanpaff.When Sheriff Dibba
>justifies his seven year silence as doing nothing to
>prevent events like Bloody Monday, we know he is
>telling us what I don't want to call a lie.When
>Ousainou Darboe runs away from a scene of violence,we
>know he is only interested in his personal
>wellbeing.When Hamat Bah prayed to God for
>presidency,God gave him what he deserves;being a
>National Assembly Member.
>
>As being neutral is equal to not knowing where to
>belong, I say vote for PDOIS.They are the only humans
>between the baboons and the gorillas.And they do't
>mind losing.Only those who mind losing go phisical
>fighting in electoral campaigns.So if you don't mind
>losing,
>
>                     VOTE FOR PDOIS
>
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