Mr Owens
I would concur with Yus and you that the blame was evenly distrubuted not only one sided , Kukoi , the old regime and even the new have a lot to answer to . What we have to do is to know the facts , then forgive and proceed as they are doing in south africa.
Matarr Sarr and Saul Samba were close friends .( may their souls rest in peace) What really happened was a partial precorsur to later events- imho . Some sited spousal and or financial reasons others say it was political or tribal . The incident happened in my late uncle Ali jacobs residence near the water tank in Fajara .I was in Banjul the day it happened and the double mass funerals ( attended by the same greiving families) that same day was in itself a a first time wake up which should have been properly investicated and who knows we would never had had a single coup and changes would have come its natural way . It was the first time I saw so many young people attend a funeral in Banjul and riot police were on stand by for a possible outbreak of violence which never happened due to Imam Lamin who preaced peach and constraint . May his soul rest in peace too
good day
habib
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>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:22:13 +0000
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>Malik
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>Lets take the political emotions out of the debate and
>argue these points VERY seriously.
>
>In as much that I opposed the PPP regime during the
>First Republic, I cannot aver total blame on them for
>what happen in July 1981. The rebels have to take some
>of the blame for what happen. I am sure if we had
>conducted a thorough iinvestigation into July 1981, we
>would find out that PPP government and its Loyal
>Forces killed fewer people than you and others are
>trying to allege.
>
>Respect
>
>Sanusi
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>
>Please note that I have never supported PPP --- malik
>kah <
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>no one can do history injustice
> > by trying to efface that
> > page of Gambia's history. Those of us that lived and
> > witnesssed the events
> > can never forget how the Senegalese took charge and
> > humilliated us on a
> > daily basis. The happenings at Bkau barracks were
> > blatant violations of
> > human rights. 1981 should not just be forgotten,
> > many brothers and sissters
> > were needlessly killed. After the calm of the storm
> > Jawara imposed a state
> > of emergency for more than 3years perhaps one of the
> > longest in a peace time
> > country, under such a state of emmergency the
> > Senegambian confederation was
> > forged behind the backs of the Gambian people. These
> > first republican
> > leaders were truly traitors who for their own
> > survival were ready to forfeit
> > our human rightds, dignity and all else, that is why
> > when they lecture about
> > human rights welcoming as it may be it is ironic,
> > for the truth cannot be
> > lost.
> > May be one day we will remember all those souls.
> >
> >
> > >From: Oko Drammeh <
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> > >Subject: The old regime.
> > >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:53:36 +0100
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> > >Habib, It was good to read your teaser mail. Yes,
> > the old regime have
> > >some blood on their hand. They did the first
> > assasinations that killed
> > >over 3000 Gambians in 1981.. It is a pity that no
> > one wants to talk the
> > >brutality of the former regime. I am not a
> > politician but I think
> > >political. That's how I could witness all these.
> > The firing squard that
> > >killed of Mustapha Danso was onething, but the
> > old regime did some
> > >scary stuff. No wonder when they were overthrown
> > and no one cried. They
> > >used live bullets in 1989 on the students and over
> > and over again. In
> > >1981 they invited the Senegalese army to the Gambia
> > in a shoot to kill
> > >operation. The town of Brikama was like Bagdad. In
> > banjul they buried
> > >over 200 people at the Mass grave which has been
> > washed way by the sea,
> > >No inquire and no mourning and no mentioning of it.
> > People were afraid
> > >to talk. No one talks
> > >
> > >Know the past to get to the future!!!
> > >Oko Drammeh
> > >
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