Halifa sallah,
I shall respond in due course after July, 4. You have a good weekend.
Mori Kebba Jammeh
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From: foroyaa <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: THE UDP LEADER AND 24 OTHERS
> Mori Kebba,
>
> We thank you for agreeing that there is need for some form national
response
> to what happened in Basse. However, I cannot understand what you mean when
> you asserted that "....calls for dialogue will never be answered if the
> current trend continues on the ground i.e. selected attacks on one
> political party whilst there are more than one in the country.That issue
> must be addressed first. If the other political parties believe that they
> are being attacked because they are more hard on the government then calls
> for national reconciliation and conferences will never take off the
ground."
>
> I am not aware that this is the position of any political party in this
> country. If you know more than we do, would you please indicate which
party
> holds the view that it is being attacked because it is harder on the
> government than others.
>
> Frankly speaking, Mori Kebba, statements like this do not help in
promoting
> an atmosphere for dialogue. If you are not a member of the UDP executive,
> you should not make insinuations that appear like comments emerging from
> them.
>
> Since the incident occurred, we believe PDOIS has given all the solidarity
> that could be given by a political party in this country. We do more than
we
> publish, and we hope that we will be allowed to continue to do what we are
> capable of doing in the way we think it should be done in good faith and
in
> the public interest.
>
> Secondly, you ask whether I was questioning the credibility of the UDP
when
> I mentioned that they claimed that they were ambushed. It has been said,
in
> no uncertain terms, that this matter is in the courts. Even the UDP
members
> are holding their breathe on the facts in preparation for their defence. I
> hope you will respect the language we utilise in order not to prejudice
the
> case.
>
> Lastly, you talked about swift condemnations of the high-handedness of the
> security forces during the April 10 and 11 incident. I hope you would have
> realised by now that we are not talking about security forces using
> high-handedness against opposition forces and killing one of them in
Basse.
> This is a totally different scenario.
>
> Mori Kebba, it is claimed that Alieu Njie's body was seriously mutilated.
> What condemnation do you expect from me that would accord with a sense of
> respect for human life irrespective of political differences? The country
is
> undergoing very difficult circumstances, and we are not at all relying on
> partisan sentiments to handle all the antagonistic contradictions.
Moreover,
> we have not created these contradictions. We simply find ourselves having
to
> deal with them in the best way we know how.
>
> The only way that it could have been proven that we are being favoured is
> for the State to be handed over to us on a silver platter. I do not think
> any sane person exists who believes that that is the objective of the APRC
> Government. Different parties have their different methods of politics.
What
> all honest Gambians should do is to respect each party's style of politics
> and still call on all to create an environment where each will pursue the
> support of the people according to their own style and design.
>
> It will be most helpful if I am not dragged into divisive issues at this
> stage. I have opened up for you to ask any question to avoid any
> misunderstanding. I hope you will exploit that opportunity before making
any
> insinuations.
>
> Greetings.
>
> Halifa Sallah
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mori Kebba Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 12:33 AM
> Subject: Re: THE UDP LEADER AND 24 OTHERS
>
>
> > Halifa Sallah,
> > Thank you very much indeed in responding to my inquires about your
party's
> > position on the recent events in the Gambia.
> >
> > First of all, I can't agree more with you on the need for national
> political
> > conference in the Gambia especially in light of the forthcoming local,
>
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