Hi Bamba! I'm glad that the posted article was useful. Have a good evening. Buharry. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bamba Laye Jallow <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:14 PM Subject: Buharry>>Re: Justice in Times of Transition - Fwd > Buharry, > > Thank you for that enlightening synopsis on "Justice in Times of > Transition." > It is quite obvious that our beloved Gambia will have to deal with the > issues highlighted. Take a look at the following for instance: > > "The new government often faces a situation where civil society is virtually > absent, having been destroyed by years of repression. There may be little > public understanding of democratic principles, such as the rule of law. The > civilian government may be faced with a powerful and possibly antagonistic > military, and with severe economic problems." > > This is already happening in Gambia today and can only get worse if > something is not done about it. Kudos to PDOIS and all others who are > striving to make sure that we have an enlightened civil society. Let me > bring your attention to these words of wisdom by Henry Brougham: > > "Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy > to govern, but impossible to enslave." > > Damage control and restoration have to start now if our future leaders > expect to have a country to lead. What is going on now, if not curbed, will > take ages to recouperate. I urge all peace loving Gambians to start looking > into ways and means of restoring sanity in the aftermath of the dissolution > of this pitiful joke we have as a leadership today. > > Enjoy your day. > > Abdoulie A. Jallow > Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2) > Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519 > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------