Fatou
Good to see your address on the L. Just thought to send a message to say hi to
you and Harouna. I wish you guys well.
Sincerely
Baba Galleh
fatou camara wrote:
> Ebrima,
> Did your source say his only reason for working with the government is to
> know secrets and leak them to the international community and to all
> gambians? I just want to get it right!
> Fatou Harona Drammeh
> Detriot Michigan.
>
> >From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Some reflections from a source
> >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 19:03:53 GMT
> >
> >Gambia-L:
> >
> >The e-mail below is a commentary from one of my sources in the heart of
> >Government.
> >
> >Ebrima
> >
> >___________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Hello Ebrima,
> >
> >When I decided to join in the struggle to dislodge Yahya Jammeh's
> >despotic regime from power, I did so out of conviction and good conscience.
> >That conviction, Ebrima, is still there and unshakened for that matter,
> >despite the occasional distractions (some deliberate, others not) from
> >members of the L. I want to assure the List members that I will continue to
> >dedicate myself to the cause with the truth. I will not, under any
> >circumstances, provide information to the L which I do not have full
> >confidence in. I am in the know and, because I am in a suitable position to
> >know what is going on in the Government, I shall continue to provide you
> >with the information without fear or favour. For me, this is a mission that
> >I am doing not only for myself and fellow country men and women, but for
> >posterity as well. The information I'll continue to give you would remain
> >accurate and without malaise; and which information can always be verified.
> >So far, I have been able to exactly do that. In cases where members have
> >requested clarification, I have always tried to provide it under the most
> >difficult of circumstances and of course at a great risk. But in my honest
> >opinion, it is a risk worth taking given the physical, psychological and
> >human destruction brought onto the Gambia by Yahya Jammeh and his brutal
> >regime. I would have left this Government long time ago, but I am only
> >working, in order to be in a position to know all the government secrets
> >and
> >then expose them to Gambians and the International Community. Ebrima, this
> >regime has killed innocent students in broad daylight whose only crime was
> >to peacefully demonstrate to air their "grievances" to Government. Also,
> >military and security personnel have been arrested, kidnapped, killed and
> >buried in unmarked graves all around this once peaceful country. Individual
> >private citizens, who have chosen to return home from Europe, so as to set
> >up organisations which they hope would make a difference in the lives of
> >the
> >ordinary Gambian, have been kidnapped
> >and tortured in the name of State Security. School girls have been
> >undressed in Police stations, humiliated, taunted and in some instances,
> >raped in the name of retaining the current status quo. Our
> >elders have been summoned to State House, including the Imams and
> >Clergymen, and insulted by none other than Yahya Jammeh who, barely
> >six years ago, was an army officer living in a single dormitory with
> >only two pairs of underpants to his name. He was seen every day walking
> >along the Atlantic Road chewing on a stick of carrot to fill his empty
> >stomach. He was also seen in Night Clubs as far as Cassamance, Senegal,
> >following prostitutes. Tell me, what right does Yahya have to call in our
> >elders, our parents, only to insult them? A Yahya Jammeh who would preach
> >the virtues of hard work, going back to the land when he, as the president,
> >has never put in a day's work. That is the truth. I worked with him. A
> >Yahya
> >Jammeh who would rather sleep until afternoon before getting up to attend
> >to
> >the affairs of the State. A Yahya Jammeh who would steal from the Gambian
> >people's funds: funds he signed for in the name of the Gambian people and
> >yet he ends up putting the money in his pockets. Ebrima, Yahya Jammeh's
> >hypocrisy, his dishonesty, his brutality, his hatred for Gambians and
> >anything Gambian, his laziness, his lack of intelligence, his total
> >disregard for human life and, more importantly, his determination to hold
> >the Gambia hostage come what may, have led me to take the risk of exposing
> >his brutality, his "inhumaneness", his corruptness, his dislike for
> >anything
> >Gambian. Maybe, I should have entitled this piece: "An appeal for Gambian
> >solidarity", because I now see a trend developing on the L which must be
> >arrested immediately if we want to defeat Yahya successfully. We must stop
> >lambasting people or being at each other's throat simply because one has
> >expressed a differential view (no matter how different from the views of
> >the "majority"). Humiliating Gambia-L contributors because they hold
> >unpopular views should be stopped. Knitting here and picking there over
> >tangential and peripheral issues should not also continue on the L. We,
> >Gambians, in the Gambia see the L as a very vital tool in our struggle to
> >defeat Yahya Jammeh and, as such, we must continue to use the L very
> >effectively and efficiently so that we can achieve our goal of defeating
> >the
> >Kanilai butcher. That is how we - who are on the ground - see it.
> >Therefore,
> >something must be done to re-focus the L on the most important task before
> >all Gambians be they in Basse, Kuloro, Kerr Cherno or the diaspora. AND
> >THAT
> >TASK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YAHYA IS VOTED OUT OF OFFICE, ARRESTED AND THEN
> >BE
> >TRIED BEFORE A COURT OF LAW FOR THEFT AND MURDER. THIS COMMON OBJECTIVE
> >SHOULD BRING US ALL
> >TOGETHER. So please I am appealing to all List members to set aside our
> >differences and work toward this common goal. By the way, I share Buharry's
> >view that Haddy Njie's X-rated posting was not deliberate. I want to
> >believe
> >that it was a case of pushing the wrong reply button. But don't get me
> >wrong: I am not, for a minute, tolerating her behaviour. All the same, if
> >the victim of this posting, Sigga, had replied just once and requested for
> >an apology from Ms. Haddy Njie, then we should just live at that and move
> >on. Let us bury the hatchet and move on. I have also observed that Ebou
> >Colly's excellent contributions are becoming less frequent and I suspect
> >that the ranting and raving over some insignificant issues may contribute,
> >in part, to this. No evidence whatsoever; just a hunch. Kebba Dampha's
> >contributions continue to be inspirational to me and those of us in the
> >Gambia. Ebrima, you'll recall that at some point, I told you that I was
> >considering channelling my efforts elsewhere where I think holds promise in
> >getting the butcher of Kanilai out, because of some of the attacks that
> >were
> >seen on the L. You then prevailed upon me to press on with the task of
> >exposing the Jammeh regime; anyway, I am glad that I stayed because being
> >in
> >the Gambia, I know the impact that the L is now having on shaping public
> >opinion here. Besides, for me, the risks are too high, but they are worth
> >it. However, the personal attacks must cease. By the way, I believe that
> >the
> >experiences of people like Ebou Colly, Ebou Jallow, KB, Jabou, "Aunty"
> >Soffie, Kabir, Buharry, Jassey-Conteh and others will certainly help direct
> >our cause. So please keep it up. Lastly, Ebrima, what can I say to you
> >except to thank you for the confidentiality and discretion in treating the
> >materials I and your other sources provide. Perhaps my identity would have
> >been known by now, if you were not handling my postings with greater care.
> >Ebrima, how many times I myself sent postings to you without even realising
> >that there were certain aspects of my e-mails that could have clearly
> >indicated to the Government who you source was? But you have always used
> >your timely judgement to delete anything in my e-mails that could reveal my
> >identity. My message to The Independent, Daily Observer and The Point
> >newspapers: You guys must also demonstrate vigilance in pursuit of tips
> >provided. When ex-Commissioner Alagie Kanteh revealed the approximate site
> >of the remains of Foday Makalo, you people should have been the first one
> >there as suggested by the wise Ebou Colly and reiterated by KB. You cannot
> >just sit in your offices and expect the evidence to be brought to you.
> >Please folks, some investigative journalism. The longer we wait, the more
> >likely the chances are that the body of Makalo is exhumed and transferred
> >elsewhere or dumped in the "bottom of the sea" to borrow Fatoumatta
> >Jahumpa's phrase. FINALLY, IT IS TIME WE GOT OUR ACT TOGETHER AND MOVE
> >FORWARD. THE GAMBIA EXPECTS A LOT FROM THE L. Thanks, Ebrima for giving me
> >the opportunity to take this thing off my chest. HAVE A GOOD WEEK END,
> >FOLKS
> >
> >
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