Jabou, You pointed out a very serious concern. But you know what, our Gambian leadership is very, very dormant to realize what you are trying to alarm them. I doubt what type of people show support for them. Ahmad Bamba >From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: President Warns Armed Opposition Elements >Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:21:35 EDT > >wow, that's some pretty strong language and threats. does the aprc really >think that this will help their plight in the international community or in >gambia. > >jabou joh > >n a message dated 10/15/01 10:19:54 AM Central Daylight Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > > > > President Warns Armed Opposition Elements > > > > > > > > The Independent > > > > October 15, 2001 > > Posted to the web October 15, 2001 > > > > Lamin Dibba > > Banjul, the Gambia > > > > President Jammeh has made a thinly veiled threat to members of the > > opposition who wield dangerous weapons during and after the election, >saying > > they will be shot on sight. > > > > In the first public speech since his return from a trail blazing >campaign > > tour of the countryside, President Jammeh told Brikamarians Friday that >his > > administration would apply zero-tolerance to elements of the opposition >who > > take to the streets armed with cutlasses and other weapons capable of > > disrupting the pre and post election period. > > > > "You will be shot to death" he said apparently referring to supporters >of > > his main challenger Ousainou Darboe who have been blamed by the APRC for > > sporadic skirmishes that resulted in injuries and material damage. > > > > The president said he was aware that opposition elements have bought > > cutlasses in readiness to disrupt the election. But he warned that > > heavy-handedness would be applied to deal with anybody seen holding a > > cutlass and other weapons. > > > > In an angry tone the president also came down hard on the perpetrators >of > > the election dog ritual in Brikama three weeks ago, saying that if > > discovered they would "suffer from a very bitter lesson than they have >ever > > experienced in their lives". > > > > President Jammeh berated Brikamarians for allowing the sacrifice of a >dog in > > their town to influence the outcome of the October 18 polls, which he >was > > sure of winning. "Where on earth have you heard of a dog sacrifice the > > marabout who advised you to kill a dog for the election has fooled you" >he > > pointed out, underlining his disappointment with the people of Bojang >Kunda > > for what he called their hypocrisy and double standard. A dead dog was >found > > wrapped in a white satin sheet along a busy street straddling the Fire > > station, apparently killed as sacrifice for the election. It drew an >angry > > protest from thirty starkly naked women who cursed and swore against the > > perpetrators of the ritual killing. The nature of the protest also >caused > > shock and disbelief among not only Brikamarians but Gambians in the >Greater > > Banjul Area. > > > > President Jammeh bluntly dismissed the Bojang kunda kabilo of Brikama as > > averse to progress by undermining themselves and identifying with the > > opposition. "You the indigenous people of Brikama cannot fool me. You do >not > > want progress. You said I rescued you from buying water, but you will >buy > > it" he posited, straining in anger. > > > > President Jammeh also pointed out that the coalition was launched in >Brikama > > "and you were clapping for them I know you all". > > > > He outlined that the free education enjoyed by the daughters of some >Western > > Division residents excludes daughters of members of the opposition and > > criticized what he referred to as the double standard of the >beneficiaries > > and warned them to be mindful of the imminent consequences. > > > > In his contribution, Yankuba Touray the APRC campaign mobiliser took a > > brutal swipe at the ruling party's main challenger Ousainou Darboe, >saying > > he was the fool of the millennium "because his father Numukunda Darboe >was > > jailed to death by the PPP regime". > > > > Mr. Touray argued that if Darboe was not a fool why did he associate >himself > > with those responsible for unlawfully jailing his father to death. > > > > Mr. Touray was also unsparing on Dembo Jatta a PPP politician from Kombo > > Central who he said had disguised as a woman to escape the clutches of >the > > 1994 coupists. "Even if he plaits his hair and put on ear rings with the > > latest ladies fashion he will be arrested and jailed" Touray remarked. > > > > Sifia Hydara an APRC lady councilor disclosed that the women of Brikama >have > > vowed to stake their lives for Jammeh's victory in the election. She >said a > > flood of people have joined them in their "crusade to flush" the >opposition > > out of Brikama forever. "Anybody who for reasons known to them do not >want > > to see President Jammeh and his government should die and get to hell" >she > > said. > > > > > > > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>