No one can bring about a lasting peace today by means of war!The way to
make a man eat you alive is to eat his begotten experience by denying
him the formers existence. in his weird mind he know you are only in form
human!He will hunt u down to cut you before you catch him on the plow
because in his minds eye he cant see why not if that is the kind of faith
you have in store for his mistakes! The fact remain if you brother knows you
not his keeper he is highly programmed not to be your keeper !The reason we
all think alike in seemilar violence is that of the environments plot and
others hidden, Its not the bottles fault that its either water or
pioson!!What u call into the bottle that is whAT IT becameth
(cruel intent or real promises or worst still realized shame and pain)?
How can you ask me to let you quench fire with gasoline when River Gambia
runs right through the mothers name!What do you want me to say
to you that i care about the whole basket? yes i will always that much so i
seem to understand some of the times i certainly love regardless.The scream
is for attention! not for me i am just one of you!
I maybe flawed right before your eyes well is true iam !
But in my short experience to get the desired results you must do what
works!Anything less or more is not compartible God will reject it!
ITS LIKE A PHONE CALL YOU HAVE TO GET ALL THE NUMBERS RIGHT!!
The reason iam still talking is that i have not striked a cord in
both Banjul and Koina yet! But peace is the promiseland....
From Mountains of welldecorated Food on the streets OF Banjul to this!
What we need is a talkshow to admit our collective faults and
mutually forgive each other even if we cannot identify our own share in the
unfortunate scenry! Difficult ofcourse but there are more difficult
roads we are otherwise go to tread together!
May Allah Bless our only Nation
>From: Matarr Sajaw <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: For Buhary Gassama
>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 23:38:28 EDT
>
>Hello Mr. Gassama,
> I want to thank you for your postings on the challenge for
>those
>advocating violence to change the system. Just curious what challenge you
>have for those advocating peace would be, because in my view the
>consequences
>in the latter are death, torture, etc..
> Your Fears are very genuine because you are in your own
>rights
>underestimating the power of the people. You state in your positing that
>"those who advocate peace and violence to change the system are living a
>fallacy;" What in your view is the right approach to free our people from
>this oppressive government.
> I hate to quote another people in our struggle to liberate
>our
>people because of my sincere believe that power belongs to the people and
>change is brought about when people feel the need to change their
>circumstances. Given that position, I have tried to post my feelings and
>foresight for a better Gambia. To call that kind of conviction a fallacy
>without a definition undermines the survival and success of our struggle to
>move forward.
> Benjamin Franklin once stated that "those who give up
>essential
>liberty, to preserve a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor
>safety." Being a man of great wisdom and foresight, I believe that you can
>understand that for our country to be liberated, it must be stripped from
>the
>vicious circle of human degradation, intimidation and oppression. To do
>anything less would be unpatriotic.
> Now let me clarify why I advocate the use of force to rid
>our
>system of these Bandits.
>The only form of discipline that a criminal understands is the use of
>force.
>I know that some social scientists on this list will differ with my
>statement. The reason why we build prisons and rehabilitation centers is to
>first capture these social rejects and reorient them to humanity. You
>cannot
>have rehabilitation without conviction. The country that we call home is
>being ruled being sociopaths and the only way you can send these kinds of
>bullies a message is by capturing and convicting them.
> By your own admission, your stated that violence has some
>severe consequences. I share the same believe, because if these idiots find
>it necessary to blow up people to secure their position then why can't we
>do
>the same to them and regain our country. If they feel the need to torture
>our
>people why can't we send them to the electric chair. If they can arrest
>citizens and question their citizenship then why can't we tell them that
>they
>are wrong.
> You cannot say damn the war and damn the peace while
>maintaining that you are patriotic and express genuine interest for the
>people of your country. If you hate the war then you must join and fight
>for
>peace. If you hate piece then you must join the bandits and wage war. You
>cannot have it both ways.
> One thing that is very clear is that present situation in the
>Gambia is a timing bomb ready to explode. Humans cannot live in
>circumstances
>that restricts their lives to decency and the pursuit of happiness. If a
>position to defend our sovereignty is not taken, then we can go ahead and
>sign it over to some guy name Foday Sonko who took is people to the dark
>evil
>of indiscriminate vengeance. If we do not act now then we will be selling
>our
>country to a man name Charles Taylor who took is people to worthless
>victory.
> What we need is to strike a compromise with our conviction
>and
>make a sacrifice for our country. We can do so by rallying behind the
>opposition. I can see that a lot of that is being written about. If UDP is
>the vehicle through which we can eradicate these vermin from our land, then
>lets provide them with a structure to guarantee their survival. UDP
>likewise
>must come out and tell us what their position is in the struggle is. If
>they
>want to recreate the same oppressive government as Jammeh and the defunct
>Jawara Government then we must forge an alliance with a minority party and
>muscle them up with a framework for success.
> I hope that you understand my frustration and conviction for
>an
>immediate resolution for change. People of your intellect and experience
>can
>help stir us further by being firm and direct. We can all disagree in our
>political paradigms but if our goal is the same then lets explore all
>possibilities. Lets not take the "Yalla bahna" approach. Lets build a
>phenomenon that will ultimately help us realize our goal for lasting
>democracy.
> Lastly, I want to thank you for your postings to the net. I
>want to remind you that Matarr is willing to join and die for the Gambia.
>Fear of the unknown should not be a retardant for a peaceful ending for our
>people. Ones conviction for ones country is not a measure of distance but
>in
>my view the dedication one has to put words into actions and actions into
>reality and reality into prosperity for the common person. If ones position
>is to serve his master then he should be proud to say "sir yes sir."
> I will leave you with the following song
> Although it is an American liberty song, i think it serves some
>significance for our struggle
>
> Come Join hand in hand
> Brave Americans all
> And rouse your brave hearts
> At fair liberty call
> No tyrannous acts
> Shall suppress your just claim
> Or stain with dishonor
> America's name.
> In freedom we're born
> And in freedom we'll live....
>
>Till next time have a great day.
>
>Sincerely,
>Matarr Sajaw.
>Live free or die.
>
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