Gambia-l: The underlying causes of the current Senegambian Soccer Crisis that Buharry outlined need to be addressed in any attempts to normalise relations between the Gambian and Senegalese peoples. However, I believe we need to do much more than returning to the status quo ante. The incidents, even though clearly unfortunate, should be viewed as a wake up call for The Gambia and Senegal to find a PERMANENT and viable solution to our simmering difficult relations. It is my contention that the answer lies in the gradual and total integration of the Gambian and Senegalese economies and polities. The modalities and timeline for such an integrative process or union could be worked out between us. Of course, such a monumental decision would require systematic education and sensitization, as well as maximum input from both the Senegalese and Gambian peoples--perhaps through referenda at some stage. This may appear far-fetched or far-flung, but Senegal and The Gambia's propinquity (kinship and proximity) make integration the most sensible, viable, and promising alternative to all the top-down ad hoc arrangements we've ever had. I hope to contribute more to this debate when I return to Senegal / Gambia later this week. Amadou SJ ps: yes, my wife is from Dakar. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1Ēmbia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~