Musa,

A well thought article.You are very correct,the reason why most of us are
not at home now is a question of our survival,there is also another fact to
it, that,most of us are also here not for only our own survival but also for
the big and little ones at home.
But I fear that,you and your friend are missing here a very vital point in
any struggle against a fascist state.I have a friend who is call,Momodou
Domo Saho.I am more than 200 percent certain that if he wanted to become a
minister in the Jammeh regime he would have being a State Sectary years
before Pap Che Yasin Secka.Where is he today,months in prison without even a
proper trial.Why am I mentioning this ?yes because if all the intellectuals
or even some where above 1/2 of them,the fear of being made an intellectual
prostitute would not have exist,there will be no room for some one  to
invade your intellectual pride and honesty.Jammeh cannot rule the Gambian
without having intellectual as head masters,as ministers,as directors etc
and etc.
Beside that Musa,Pap Che and many like him,need not be allow to be
intellectually prostituted to Survive.They know that country too much to
starve.I personally know many who refused to be involve,despite the hard
times,they are managing to survive,in dignity and pride(I will not be
surprise if you know some too ).But they are too small to make a
difference.But at the same time they are getting many.Sometime back before
we know,Jammeh had already hired and fired a Director,a Minister,now things
are different.In most cases we know before the firing.Because they have to
approach many,as one after the other refused to accept the golden offer,by
the time they find one,news is already lick out by those who were approached
and refused the offer,as in the case of  Pap Che.So the struggle is paying
and I believed it is in the best interest of the intellectual to join now
than wait,there is no time to wait.
Ous Bojang raised a very good point that this new Sectary of State might
even be the one who will exposed the hypocrisy of the judicial system of
this fascist State,which off course will mark a turning point in the fall of
the Fascist State.If he did not intend to meet this expectations, he will
just be an additional number to  the statistics.But we must always have the
point raised by Ous Bojang in our mind when ever the hiring and firing,if
not with this one ,it might be one day,who knows ?
    Musa lets take this case.In the Check Republics,a man was recently hired
inn as the Director of the TV station.They TV workers refused to accept this
appointed,because they fear that it will put to question their professional
integrity,the appointment of this Director was political,he was too close to
the ruling party.The government refused to note take note of their
protest.The journalist and rest of the workers,even the cleaners,when on
strike,the TV screen switched off.This time the government had no other
choice and non of the workers starved.I am talking here of an East European
country.
In the Gambia,
lets take the Observer case,which was bought by an APRC strong man,almost
nothing happen,Ok not much could have been done,the News Director,or I don't
know the Chief editor,anyway Demba Jawo was fired,two or three,either
protested or had their plans to leave before that,a phrase singer of the
government was brought in,Mr Thomas.At a late time,the sectary,if not the
propaganda sectary,I don't know of the ,anyway Buba Baldeh,of the APRC,came
inn,no protest from the journalists as far as I know.At the Gambian TV,who
doubts the relationship between the Director and the APRC regime ?did you
here anything happening ?
I am talking of two different nations with a very big geographical
difference,but their experience of political oppression are to a great
extend no bipolar.
The contribution of our intellectuals to the criminal exploitation and
oppression of our people must never be allow with the excused that they have
no other choice,they have a better potential and possibility to survive than
the ordinary Gambian.
Musa,a final note, to be very frank,I am always happy that I am not an
Intellectual .



For Freedom
Saiks
----- Original Message -----
From: Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:40 AM
Subject: Re: Musical Chairs: The Beat Goes On...


> Mr.Janneh:
>
> This is how a friend responded to this charge that Gambian intellectuals
are so eager and willing to accept a
> job from President Jammeh. " You guys (Gambians living overseas), we are
all cut from the same cloth and do
> not think for a moment you guys  possess  certain principles that all of
us lack". Guys, our difference is
> geography. You made a calculated decision to stay overseas for your own
personal survival, and you are
> conveniently position to air your grievances that we all share, but we
cannot make. Intellectual
> prostitution, no try corporate survival. Gambia is a sinking ship, we can
either abandon it, or fight in our
> own different ways. Please do not judge me, try wearing my pants for once.
Trust me, if I live in those
> comfortable apartments, no Gambia government as my only employer, and of
course a computer keyboard infront
> of me, I can easily become one of the political activist of this in-famous
Gambia-L. Remember, the fight
> should be directed to the Jammeh government(whoever that person is)
>
> Musa Jeng
> Ahmad Scattred wrote:
>
> > Gambia-l:
> >
> > the firing of Cheyassin Secka underscores the predictability of the
Jammeh
> > regime.  His personnel policy models the classic game of musical chairs,
> > only in this case with profound and detrimental consequences on a nation
> > held captive by a gang of hoodlums.
> >
> > We need the psychologists amongst us to explain why supposedly
intelligent
> > people are willing to be Jammeh's hounddogs, praise singers, henchmen,
etc.
> > knowing the humiliation that inevitably awaits them.  As the saying
goes,
> > "Learning without virtue is like pearls on a dunghill."
> >
> > Salaam!
> > Amadou scattred Janneh
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