Mr. Sallah,

I agree entirely with the sentments expressed in this letter. To any
rational being, this should be a wake up call. But given the combination of
arrogance and ignorance of our nation's leadership, I wouldn't be surprised
if they totally ignore this very sound approach. There's nothing worse than
having an unstable leader, because in any situation, it should be the leader
who stops others from making inflammatory remarks. But in today's Gambia,
it's the "leader" who declares that his opponents will be buried six feet
deep, and that his supporters should rat on opposition supporters in the
civil service so they could be expunged. Considering the extra-judicial
killings (summary executions if you ask me,) and disappearances that have
become part of daily life in Gambia, it's obvious that this mad man means
what he's says. How does one reason with such a person? For now, I guess we
all HAVE TO pray. Our nation really needs it as it teeters on the brink of
total anarchy.

Saul.


>26 July 2000.
>
>President of the Republic,
>State House,
>Muamar Gadaffi Avenue,
>BANJUL.
>
>
>When The Seed Of National Discord Is Sown, A Bumper Harvest Of National
>Disintegration Is Reaped


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