Joe, This is quite an early morning jolt. I couldn't have said it better if you paid me. I agree with you entirely. Yaya and his boys are having a field day because so many of our people are either cowards, or hypocrites. Anytime ordinary Gambians put their foot down, the APRC thugs bolt. Do you know that in the by-elections held two weeks ago, Baba Jobe and his band of thugs quickly retreated -twice- when they were confronted by a UDP Watch group in Kiang? One of the guys looking out for the UDP down there (and who took part in both face to face confrontations,) told me that if they had a car and fuel, they would have prevented the crooks from dangling money bags in front of hungry penniless farmers. But the problem was, when the UDP people step up to stop their dirty tricks in Kaiaf, they would bolt to neighboring Geneiri, or Kolior down the road by car. The UDP simply couldn't keep up. But, the point is, when push comes to shove, and there are no gun-weilding "security" people around, it's always the APRC thugs who hit the road. So, you're totally right about how people don't have to be abducted. On a side issue, your's truly had to play Peace Maker on Saturday between your boy Lie Conteh (yes Chairman, KSMD) and Baby Sam. Boy, I've not used my muscles so much to prevent two people from exchanging blows since High School. And you won't believe the cause. Thanks for your piece. The message needs to be drummed into the head of every decent Gambian. Good morning. Saul. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------