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
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> >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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