Yus, better late than never. Brinkmanship and intransigence will achieve
nothing. Some of you have done your worst and what has it got you? Nothing!
The majority of Gambians living this hell you paint have resoundedly said
YES to it. Don't pretend to be speaking to the farmer. He is living the life
you are trying to paint here and he knows much more than you.
If you really care about things back home, the best you can do is to
encourage every little step towards creating a Gambia that we all yearn for.
Change is a process and not an event. It has to be managed and accepted by
all to be effective. You cannot force change, Yus. Remeber Jaw, Jaw, Jaw is
better than War, War, War! - Sir Winston Churchill.
Have a good day, Gassa.
>From: Y C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: AN OLIVE BRANCH FROM JAMMEH - NO WAY!
>Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 18:01:56 EDT
>
>Dear Lers:
>I know that per Gambian traditions where elders seem to have the rule of
>the
>roost which cannot be questioned by the younger ones like some of us, but I
>would like to add my voice to this call for reconciliation by the Jammeh
>camp.
>
>In my estimation, that those who truly seek the truth and have no fear in
>fighting against injustice wherever it might be, should reject the olive
>branch unconditionally.
>
>Let us not forget that this regime has murdered and illegally overthrew a
>legitimate government, subverted the judiciary, detained people without due
>process for long periods and sometimes indefinite periods of time, murdered
>our future (the school kids), looted our coffers in broad daylights, set up
>a
>system where the underhanded dealings between government officials and rich
>businessmen only make the average Gambian poorer, raped our groundnut
>farmers, ruined our education system, embarked on ill-timed grandiose
>projects at the expense of our economy and so on, etc., etc.
>
>In this light, this government-despite the election triumph -- should never
>be seen as a legal or competent one. Yes, some might say that the only way
>to turn things around is to negotiate with them and hence accept the olive
>branch with conditions that they improve their governance. However, if we
>accept this, then we might as well accept all the illegal regimes in the
>World.
>
>We should NEVER settle for the mediocrity we have now. If we accept their
>branch in good faith, then we might as well continue the culture of
>'laissez
>faire' and mediocrity which has been the Achilles heel of our nation from
>the
>day we achieved independence.
>
>
>Yus
>
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