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Mori Kebba Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:04:44 -0500
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Mr. Jallow,

Thank you for realizing the problems in the Gambia and also acknowledging
that violence is not the alternative. I think you were all responsible for
the injustice Yaya and his government are playing on the Gambians, however
welcome to the revolution.

Mori Kebba Jammeh

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From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: Operation Gambia First- Towards a common strategy to liberate The
Gambia


> I have been reading and analysing the various comments, frustrations and
> common fulminations towards the evil Yaya Jammeh within the G-L community
> and come to a very surprising observation.  G-L has all it takes to change
> Gambia forever.  Honestly the Gambians do not need weapons or an "army"
for
> that matter to get rid of Yaya Jammeh. Infact an armed struggle could be
> entirely counter productive if handled irresponsibly.  I am by profession
a
> "hawk" besides I have personal issues with Yaya Jammeh.  For your
> information on two occassions a few years ago, I was in Brokhenspruit ( 30
> minutes from Pretoria), South Africa, training with Executive Outcome
> mercenaries who use to serve with the Special Magte, an elite force during
> the Apartheid regime.  We went through some rigorous training with all
kinds
> of "violence" from assasinations, kidnapping to plastic explosives to
> infiltrating the Gambia.  This program was very well financed, and it
shall
> be imprudent to reveal the sources but some prominent Gambians in the Uk
and
> US knew about it. We sent almost 20 spies to Banjul, who constanly kept me
> updated about almost everything happening in the Army, NIA, and the
> StateHouse itself.  Twice we attempted to strike, and almost succeeded in
> one final attempt had it not for the greed of one Gambian businessman ( a
> good friend of Samuel Sarr the "international financier") and of course
> Abdou Diouf's ineptitude who eventually ordered my arrest and deportation
> from Senegal.  I finally come to a surprising discovery that there could
be
> a viable alternative, via the internet in late 1999, to expose Jammeh's
evil
> government.  So far the rest is history today.  Since Jammeh's closure of
> the "Voice Out" forum hosted by the Gambia Net, his government has been
> going down hill very rapidly.
> The essence of my comment is G-L has at its disposal a very powerful
weapon
> that can crush that devil in Kanilai.  I would advice that the advocacy of
> violence should be a last resort.  Remember the Gambia now is a Garrisson
> State that feeds on its own people with violent means.  To cripple Jammeh
> you must attack his most vulnerable weakness, and that is his mortal moral
> flaw.  The idiot has no moral basis to run the Gambia.  He is an evil
lier,
> a murderer, a kleptomaniac, a devil worshipper, a misogynist and a BIG
> COWARD.  It takes moral will power to crush a demon not bombs and guns.
Pa
> Dacosta is a remarkable example, my hero, whom all responsible Gambians
> should emulate and build a solid cadre of "civil society" across the
> political spectrum in the Gambia.  Evil is evil and honest Gambians who
care
> for their country more than themselves should speak out against it.  This
> has been registered very well within G-L, and that catalysed Jammeh's
> current downfall.  Keep up the good work and detest any temptation to
> violence atleast for now.  JAMMEH WILL RUN VERY SOON WITHOUT A SINGLE GUN
> SHOT.  The only language he understands is violence, so don't give him the
> opportunity to express himself again.  Trust me he is only waiting for
that
> opportunity in other to declare a state of emergency and delay the
struggle
> against him. The Army, as I am very well informed, will be very reluctant
to
> use its weapons against the people again.  They hate Jammeh as the rest of
> us.
> Our first priority now is to court the Senegalese Government and sensitize
> them about our democratic and peaceful concerns in the Gambia and the
> subregion.  G-L should write a letter similar to the one written to
> President Clinton registering the appraisal of our common heritage and
> commitment for democracy, peace and the rule of law; condemn the immoral
and
> evil government of Jammeh which augurs no well for the peace and stability
> of the subregion to speak less of Cassamance; categorically emphasize our
> common human rights concerns with respect to Jammeh's brutalitarian
regime,
> highlighting the students massacre of April, US reports to congress, the
> Amnesty International reports and the testimonies of prominemt Gambians.
I
> would seriously emphasize that the Senegalese government should be
> persistently engaged and consulted to generate their goodwill and positive
> collaboration in our struggle.  Folks the instrumental key is Senegal and
> not UK or the US Government.  I am a giving this advice after serious
> consultations with alot of people in high authority in the US.
>
> Ebou Jallow
> Washington, DC
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