>"It was 36 years ago on February 18, 1965, that The Gambia attained >independence. What this meant on that day was that The Gambia will not be >ruled, controlled, supported, etc., by others. From my personal >understanding, it was meant to be full political independence with >socioeconomic embodiments. However, 36 years after the declaration of that >independence, The Gambia's political and economic institutions are in >shambles." CORRECT,we are not independant(anybody can check any english dictionary and understand the meaning of this word).what happened in febuary 18 1965 was only a transfer of the supervision of the colony and protectorate of the gambia to gambian politicians.the tasks of these gambians were to see to it that the plunder of the people and the country by foreigners continued in addition to their own previleges.this fact explanes the all round degeneration to this day the yaya regime only intensify it since july 22 1994- > > >"Meanwhile, even though this Independence Day celebration could have meant >more sense to me, I must still pay my tributes to Sir Dawda, P.S. Njie, >S.M.Dibba and many others for their individual and collective participation >in the attainment of independence for The Gambia." since the present is a continuation of the past from 1965, we will do great justice to the gambian people by evaluating the individual and collective participation of the above named alongside others not named in the period to 1994. Gambians must understand the period 1965 to 1994 but also 1994 to the present danger in the gambia, with yaya and a new generation of facists.a correct historic analysis must be made to equiped us in the search for a wayforword to brake once and for all the viscious circle of bad policy , leadership and as a result national tragedy- i end this note with an observation of the common desire of people all over the gambia.this is the massage wishpered in my ears as i leave them once more behind. with eyes full of tears and hearts near to braking point as the news of mutual genocide in guinea conakry filled the arrival hall of yundum airport. "When will this independance end .do not wish us "happy independance" speed up the work to unite from the outside.we are working to unite in the inside.when we unite the outside and the inside mentally and materially we will end this kind of independance and start a real independance that will bring properity and peace to all. The road ahead will not be easy and quick ,we hope for peaceful solution but we will not repeat the mistakes of volutary death as our liberian. sierra leeonen and now guinea conakry relatives.dont betray our hopes. spread the massage . never forget our needs. start the preparation to join us. remember you have been away for to long and we need the experience of the outside gambians in the comming period if you hear we have left to join the elders in heaven dont cry .concentrate on the task we have entrusted upon you and return when the task is done to join the people.there is no peace of mind in betrying the peoples hope.honour awaits those who fulfill the peoples hopes." _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------