Malanding, I share your frustration and I hope they begin to listen to what the people are asking of them. All the things you listed I agree with and have mentioned numerous times in addressing their wait and see attitude. However, we do not have a choice but to encourage them to see the need to lead mass action. Your sentiments are shared by many and I went at length to plead with them in a recent article to lead the people. They may not be Mandela's, but we can make them one. Waa has taken the leadership on this one. I hope the rest are not just discounting his efforts as a scheme to cheap popularity. I also hope that they are not taking the attitude that they are not going to be told anything, especially, by folks from without. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA. >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:18:31 -0400 > >Joe, >Nothing personal but you don't seem to get it! It will be totally out of >character for the opposition leadership we have in the Gambia today to lead >protest marches in support of their own, Waa. Did they protest after April >10/11? or for the detention of Dumo et al? or the fact that honorable >citizens continued to be fired from the service without due compensation or >explanation? Did they protest about the Dalasi, Prices, illegal detention >of >citizens and legal aliens! > >Ofcourse you and I do not have anything to complain about if Uncle Sam >decides that he has no place for us here. Believe me, we may have paper >tigers but no Mandelas or MLKs yet. > >I sincerely hope that they prove me wrong this time around. If they do look >forward to receiving my hard earn $$$$ for the fund. No kidding! > >Malanding > > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe Sambou >Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:46 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA. > > >Soffie, thanks for this update. Folks, we need to vocalize our support for >Waa. We called for the leaders to lead the people to protest the Gambian >condition and Waa took the lead and so we have to come to his defense. >Anything less is unacceptable. > >Chi Jaama > >Joe Sambou > > > >From: Soffie Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Waa Juwara arrested by NIA. > >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:53:59 -0500 > > > >Although he was ordered released, it has been confirmed from the CID >office > >(officer would not give his name), that Lamin Waa Juwara was not released > >to his family, but taken, instead, to Mile II prisons. 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