Ebrima, Keep up the good work and do be careful as your source suggested. The pressure must be maintained and sustained. I have no doubt in my mind that the criminals have already chickened out. We must harden our resolve and speak in one voice. It's the only way to uproot Fascism. The message to the tyrant must be repeated by all concerned in unison that Fascism will not be appeased and will be uprooted. Hamjatta Kanteh ************************************************************ [log in to unmask] wrote on 5/13/00 2:08:21 PM ************************************************************ Gambia-L: One of my sources in the Gambia has sent the e-mail below. Ebrima Ceesay ________________________________________________________________________ Hello Ebrima, How are things with you? I hope you are fine. Well, with regard to those of us working very close with President Jammeh's office, I have to say that we are in a constant state of panick, because you never know what the monster is up to. In fact, I was told by a colleague, that Mam Njie may have been fired as Permanent Secretary, because they thought he may have leaked the Vice President Isatou Njie-Saidy's resignation to you. Therefore, be prudent/careful with the information I send you; remember that we are on the ground. And before I proceed any further, I wish to state that by responding to Edi Sidibeh's provoking e-mail, you have committed two serious errors. Your first error was leaving the signature of the sender of one of the earlier postings. Although, you quickly admitted the error, the damage had already been done in that we, civil servants, became suspects as being your sources. The second error, which is quoting from private e-mails from sources, will only provide Yahya Jammeh with hints of who and who are feeding you with information. These errors combined may just impinge on your credibility and that of your sources. So ignore people like Edi Sidibeh in future. On Mr. Hamjatta Kanteh's posting, I had drafted a letter to this effect yesterday, but I have not yet posted it to you. However, I can confirm to you there is "panic" within the inner circle of the Jammeh regime. In fact, playing the tribal card, Jammeh said the other day that he was aware of the opposition to his rule (I say to his mis-rule) and that he was also aware of the fact that the "Banjulunkas" will never accept an outsider as their President. He even said that his own APRC was against him. This one I know something about. A top APRC party stalwart confided in me that they simply cannot muster enough courage to tell Jammeh to his face to quit the party. But, the gentleman continued "we are working on something and with some one". He has provided the name of one individual whose identity I will not divulge at this time. According to this party stalwart, Jammeh has only brought shame and disgrace to Gambians while enriching himself in the process. "This man has betrayed us" he added before leaving. The indemnity is a trial balloon knowing the likes of Yankuba, Edward and Jatta of GNA would also like to be in indemnified for obvious reasons. So, Ebrima, I am confirming that, indeed, there is panic in their midst. Next time, I will give you an insight into the APRC itself, a perfect case study of how NOT to organise and run a Political Party. Anyway, in his attempt to sell the idea of indemnity for himself, Yaya Jammeh has suggested Dr Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe, to replace him as interim president. And it is now clear that one of the reasons why Mrs Isatou Njie-Saidy's resignation has not been accepted by Jammeh for now, apart from the rapid melt-down that it will cause at this moment, is because Yaya wants to include her departure in the deal. Ebrima, things have really fallen apart in the government; so you guys should keep the presure on. As for the Jammeh's other hand-picked civilians in his Cabinet, I know for a fact, that all exits are being blocked. For instance, "that stupid one" at the Education Ministry has been putting feelers for a job at UNESCO. Tell her not to bother, and by the way, GAMSU is being encouraged to submit a petition to UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO. So, Ebrima, all International Organisations have been alerted and provided with the names of these characters who have been knocking on their doors for employment. Yahya Jammeh has reduced them to his level, no self-esteem, no respect (Rudney Dangerfield, any one?) Ebrima, leave this one in for those who appreciate America humour. Some tit-bits: the atmosphere continues to be tense and uncertain. And by the way, the IMF is in fact in town and they would like answers to the "BIVAC Controversy" as the Observer puts it. Why is this Government persistent on carrying on with the "scheme" by deliberately misleading the public and the business community? The dalasi is D15.54 against the dollar; a 40% depreciation in three months, thanks to Yahya Jammeh, Nfamara Jatta and the man who brought the BIVAC team to Yahya. That man is none other than the First Lady's Father-in-Law of The Gambia. And this man, Zeinab's father-in-law, according to friends in Conakry, is the biggest small-time crook in this side of west Africa. These are the type of characters this government has been attracting to our beautiful country. Ebrima, and the rest of you, take the advise of Saul Khan, if you have not already done so, START COUNTING. With kind of pressure, the days of Yaya's rule are numbered. I believe Solomon Njie wanted to know the goings and comings of Baba Jobe. I do not know the character personally, even though we do meet at official functions and, of course, in the office. Anyway, I wish to share an anecdot with Solomon, as an illustration of the character in the man: Last year, Charles Taylor paid a visit to The Gambia. Upon arrival, he was met by Yahya Jammeh and the usual crowd. In that crowd was Baba Jobe. There were many folks present, so I can afford to pinpoint my location. As Charle Taylor walked the receiving line, he noticed Baba and rushed to greet his old time friend, leaving his host six steps behind: "Hey Baba, you are here? (Don't mind him, he knows where Baba Jobe is every minute of the day) "Good to see you", said Taylor. Yaya Jammeh was astonished at the site of his trusted confidant in the arms of Charles Taylor. Jammeh could not conceal his astonishment; he pulled Baba's sleeves and said "You did not tell me that you are on first name basis with Charles Taylor". He is right, that was the first time Yahya knew the close relationship between Baba and Charles Taylor. I'll leave the rest to Solomon. THIS TIME, PLEASE COPY THE ENTIRE MESSAGE. 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