Sanusi, I share your desire for not wishing to dwell on frivolity. I asked you a simple favor. I saw your response. Life goes on. Let’s move on. KB >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? He is history!!! >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:10:18 +0100 > >Kb > >I will not dwell on this issue as I hate to spend time >arguing on something frivolous. > >Perhaps rather than using the phrase "some of our >comrades in the opposition camp", Can I cut it short >by saying: > >"Who the cap fits, let him wear it" Bob Marley > > >Have a wonderful day > > >Sanusi > > > > >--- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >Bakary and Sanusi, I certainly would have > > appreciated you coming out clean > > and naming names. Rather than using vague terms like > > ‘some of our comrades > > in the opposition camp’ or addressing mails to ‘dear > > compatriots’, I would > > have preferred that you identify the people that are > > advocating Jawara’s > > return as a presidential candidate in the October > > elections. I would have > > let this slide as having nothing to do with me had > > your postings not used my > > heading. So as to eradicate any form of innuendo, I > > respectfully ask you to > > clarify your stance and state that you are NOT > > referring to me when you say > > that there are people in the Opposition advocating > > for Jawara to return as a > > presidential candidate in October. > > > > If my heading is what confused Bakary, let me just > > explain to him the > > genesis of that heading. That heading was NOT chosen > > to insinuate that > > Jawara was coming back to lead. That heading came > > directly from BBC Focus on > > Africa. Any body that bothered to read the body of > > my various pieces > > regarding the abrogation of Decree 89 would have no > > doubt as to my stance on > > who I think should lead. > > > > I resent the innuendo in your various pieces and > > would be grateful if you > > could kindly put the record straight by eliminating > > me from the comrades and > > compatriots you were addressing in your mails. > > KB > > > > > > >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > list > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? He is > > history!!! > > >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:58:26 +0100 > > > > > >Bakary > > > > > >Well done, You have definitely made my day. I hate > > to > > >say it but it appears some of our comrades in the > > >opposition camp are trying to advocate for Jawara's > > >return as Presidential Candidate for the October > > >Elections. The truth of the matter is that the Old > > man > > >ruled ther Gambia for thirty years. Of those thirty > > >years, so much has happened. Rather than us > > focusing > > >on those brave Second Republician Politicians-the > > >Darboes, Jattas. Sallahs and the Bah, we seem to be > > >looking on to Jawara as a saviour for our > > redemption. > > >Moreover, most of us fail to realise that Jawara > > has > > >been absent from the scene for almost 7 years and > > any > > >attempt to give him that mantle to lead the > > opposition > > >coalition would be suicidal. Believe me, Jawara is > > >seen by many as a moderate, but the reality is the > > >average Gambian believe that his return to politics > > >would be suicidal. > > > The only suggestion for us now is to draw up a > > >strategy for coalition against Yahya Jammeh. I > > would > > >propose that the Coalition should be lead by > > someone > > >who played little or no part in the last PPP > > >government. This is my take, any other proposals, I > > am > > >happy to discuss. > > > > > >Have a wonderful day. > > > > > >Sanusi. > > > > > > > > >--- Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Dear > > >Compatriots, > > > > There is no chance for Sir Dawda to be the > > Gambian > > > > come-back kid, he could > > > > however be a 'come-back grandpa' to his dear > > > > homeland; he presided over for > > > > 30 years.As far as a vast majority of Gambians > > > > including myself are > > > > concerned, Jawara had his time and he cannot > > > > therefore bestow on the Gambia > > > > in the present or future what he has been unable > > to > > > > accomplish for the > > > > homeland during three decades of his reign.Like > > all > > > > human,he's got his > > > > strengths and weaknesses but he will always be > > > > remembered as the leader who > > > > squandered two golden opportunities(post 1965 > > and > > > > post 1981) to > > > > significantly improve the living conditions of > > > > Gambians.He is also the > > > > person who abdicated the presidency,albeit with > > CIA > > > > involvement to an > > > > unelected Yahya Jammeh and his band of vogabonds > > > > without any stance to > > > > defend constitutionality. 7 years after Sir > > Dawda > > > > reliquished the presidency > > > > and fled the Gambia, Gambians have endured and > > > > continue to struggle against > > > > a terrorist dictatorship that had committed evil > > > > acts of murders, broad > > > > daylight killings of peaceful student > > demonstrators, > > > > summary executions, > > > > torture, abductions and other sorts of human > > right > > > > violations. > > > > When history is to judge Sir Dawda's legacy; it > > > > should be: The leader who > > > > betrayed his people but for Yahya Jammeh it > > should > > > > be none other than 'the > > > > parasite who stabbed his people in the back and > > > > killed the innocent.' So Sir > > > > Dawda is history and yahya Jammeh is a > > vampire,who > > > > shall soon be confined to > > > > history as well. > > > > > > > > We must shatter the yoke of oppresion! > > > > > > > > BMK > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> > > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > > > list > > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > >Subject: Re: Jawara --- Come-back Kid? > > > > >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:28:01 -0400 > > > > > > > > > >Gassama, you know you are lying when you said > > that > > > > Jawara said he wanted to > > > > >come back to lead the Opposition. As far as > > your > > > > other comments about the > > > > >implications of the security of the former > > > > president are concerned, I think > > > > >I will just ignore them. More substantive APRC > > > > stalwarts than yourself have > > > > >already spoken on the issue. Sedat Jobe said > > the > > > > politically correct thing > > > > >to say and Yankuba Touray, being the ignorant > > > > vermin he is, said the exact > > > > >opposite of what Sedat Jobe said to the > > > > international community. So, I > > > > >would > > > > >rather deal with those comments than your > > > > irrational rattling. So Jawara is > > > > >welcomed to come home and retire but NOT to say > > > > that Yaya should NOT lead > > > > >us? What kind of nonsense is this? You are just > > > > proving that Gambia is NOT > > > > >a > > > > >free country and Yaya’s utterances that Decree > > 89 > > > > is history, is mere lip > > > > >service. > > > > > > > > > >If you sincerely believe in your contention > > that > > > > Jawara will hamper the > > > > >Opposition (especially UDP), then why NOT > > encourage > > > > him to come home so > > > > >that > > > > >APRC can win the elections? I thought you > > wanted > > > > APRC to win. Finally, I > > > > >take it that your previous hypothesis about NCP > > and > > > > UDP and PPP and NRP has > > >=== message truncated === > >____________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk >or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------