Malik
Lets take the political emotions out of the debate and
argue these points VERY seriously.
In as much that I opposed the PPP regime during the
First Republic, I cannot aver total blame on them for
what happen in July 1981. The rebels have to take some
of the blame for what happen. I am sure if we had
conducted a thorough iinvestigation into July 1981, we
would find out that PPP government and its Loyal
Forces killed fewer people than you and others are
trying to allege.
Respect
Sanusi
Please note that I have never supported PPP --- malik
kah <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This is factual and
no one can do history injustice
> by trying to efface that
> page of Gambia's history. Those of us that lived and
> witnesssed the events
> can never forget how the Senegalese took charge and
> humilliated us on a
> daily basis. The happenings at Bkau barracks were
> blatant violations of
> human rights. 1981 should not just be forgotten,
> many brothers and sissters
> were needlessly killed. After the calm of the storm
> Jawara imposed a state
> of emergency for more than 3years perhaps one of the
> longest in a peace time
> country, under such a state of emmergency the
> Senegambian confederation was
> forged behind the backs of the Gambian people. These
> first republican
> leaders were truly traitors who for their own
> survival were ready to forfeit
> our human rightds, dignity and all else, that is why
> when they lecture about
> human rights welcoming as it may be it is ironic,
> for the truth cannot be
> lost.
> May be one day we will remember all those souls.
>
>
> >From: Oko Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: The old regime.
> >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:53:36 +0100
> >
> >Habib, It was good to read your teaser mail. Yes,
> the old regime have
> >some blood on their hand. They did the first
> assasinations that killed
> >over 3000 Gambians in 1981.. It is a pity that no
> one wants to talk the
> >brutality of the former regime. I am not a
> politician but I think
> >political. That's how I could witness all these.
> The firing squard that
> >killed of Mustapha Danso was onething, but the
> old regime did some
> >scary stuff. No wonder when they were overthrown
> and no one cried. They
> >used live bullets in 1989 on the students and over
> and over again. In
> >1981 they invited the Senegalese army to the Gambia
> in a shoot to kill
> >operation. The town of Brikama was like Bagdad. In
> banjul they buried
> >over 200 people at the Mass grave which has been
> washed way by the sea,
> >No inquire and no mourning and no mentioning of it.
> People were afraid
> >to talk. No one talks
> >
> >Know the past to get to the future!!!
> >Oko Drammeh
> >
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