This is a master piece and deserves to be in record.lt is so tasteful and palatable to be socialised amongst Gambian.lt is only we who can make our Nation State and Society to be worth living,and even as a model State for other Nations.
your piece meal is yet another proof that Gambians level of maturity,concerns and aspirations are reaching far higher heights than even some of our political actors can perceive.

Your this humble request as you yourself put it,can never escape sound minds.He who loves his Nation must show concern and care,and not merely leapservice.Gambians with foresight must always be sincerely prepared to intervene in acts or issues that can only lead to disunity and disintegration.The journey is long,cause we have a long way to go.Yes sometimes tedious and painful,yet a wealth of accumulated experiences.We honour people like you to step in and take your role,to pave a path that would eventually earn us a dignified place to live under the brightest sunlight.

Your summary of the world today at the dawn of the New millennium is a sober analysis.Fundamental changes are taking shape in the whole world and it is good to understand this changes where ever we are,and the interplay of factors responsible,so as to enable us to control and direct it to serve us and humanity at large.This is the fundamental task and responsibility we all have on our shoulders.

l once more salute you and urge the many more Gambians like you to come forward and share with us their thoughts and wisdom.

Sincere greetings to everyone out there,and don`t give up the fight.

Praises are due to our ancestors!!

Landing Alkalo Sanyang.

 
Från: Alieu.K.Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
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Datum: den 16 juni 1999 08:04
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>Folks,
>
>Warm greetings to all.
>
>This piece is just a mere cursory of one the current burning issues in the
>Gambia. It is an effort of a concerned mind trying to make sense out of it.
>My wish is to humbly request all peace loving and sober people to exercise
>caution, restrain and sound judgement in our acts to avoid cruising our
>country, a country we all care about and love, to uncivility and anarchy.
>
>Well, the world is gradually limping towards the so-called new millennium,
>whether for real or not, for peace or insecurity, for development or
>destruction, for good governance or brutality, the euphoria only suggests
>that the whole world is in for a fundamental revolution in its consistent
>evolution.
>
>The people are getting more and more conscious, informed, aware of their
>surroundings and the role they can play in shaping it for their own good,
>and integrated in a globalized village, so much so that one people's
>unjustified will to slaughter its own people will always become the concern
>of all decent living beings on earth. Inevitably, the way we conduct
>ourselves will forever be opened to the scrutiny of all. What we do in our
>various countries and how we manage our numerous affairs, becomes an issue
>for all sundry. Sophistication and maturity will determine the degree of
>which we can allow interference. This is the salty reality of the world.
>Regardless of which ever country one lives in, people are simply prepared to
>dictate what happens to them and how they are ruled. It is hpwever
>contingent on how much filth and rubbish we wish to take. This may differ
>from people to people in different countries.
>
>So, what is happening in the Gambia? For this particular drama, we have a
>situation where a decent and honest citizen, perhaps for harboring
>dissenting views, is a victim of thuggery. In the past, it may not have
>happened. Yes, there was very little economic and infrastructure
>development, but we had a system of governance and tolerance that was the
>envy of all. Today, the reverse is brewing up. And the people don't simply
>want to sit by and let it happen.
>
>The history and experience of other countries in Africa, and in Asia, tells
>us that when parliamentary democracy fails, popular democracy takes root.
>The process and method in the transformation can be distasteful at times as
>it happened in some countries. We have witnessed the wrench of the MABUTOS,
>the ABACHAS, the SUHARTOS, the SUCHINDAS, etc. When dissatisfaction sprouts
>amongst the people against their leaders, the end can only be devastation.
>This should be wisely avoided. There is always a limit to play with peoples'
>sensibilities and sentiments. The average Gambian in the village is very
>ignorant about the implications of how he or she utilizes his or her
>rightful rights in all aspects. However, this should not be taken for
>granted. Gradually, people will demand to be the ultimate referee in
>determining what is right and wrong in their games.
>
>The choice is a struggle between building a military and quasi-military
>bureaucratic elite and extra-bureaucratic forces. Again, history teaches us
>that the see-saw stays in favor of the later, no matter how painful and long
>it takes to be there. My appeal is for us to exercise responsibility to
>ourselves and to Almighty Allah. When Allah entrusts one to manage the
>affairs of his or her fellows, one should be adequately aware of the
>enormity of the responsibility; that one will be accountable to time, to
>oneself, to the rest, and to Almighty God. What you saw is what you shall
>reap.
>
>It will be very unfortunate if unreasonableness is allowed to triumph in our
>society over rationality and morality. We should have foresight at least.
>Lets ask ourselves few simple question. Where would like to live after, for
>instance 10-20yrs, or so? Would you like to have any guilt or pride to live
>by people you have encountered some time in the past? We came in this world
>crying as babies. It should be the desire of all to leave this world in
>fabulous and big smiles. This is crucial.
>
>Long live peace and civility in the Gambia and the entire world. Lets all
>work for it and disown those who don't.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Alieu
>
>
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