>From: panderry mbai <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: GENOCIDE IN THE GAMBIA? UN AND OTHER HUMANTARIAN AGENCIES SHOULD >EMBARK ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION NOW!!!!! >Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:03:10 +0100 (BST) > >The people of Brufut are mourning the deaths of eight young men whose >identities is yet to be established. The whole nation is shocked by this >high profile murder. What's disturbing is that the police is yet to come >up with any leads as to who must have been behind this heinous and >dastardly act. >WHAT ARE YOU DOING >WITH THE AILING SECURITY? >There are different theories being advanced for the deaths of these young >men. While the police Crime Coordinator was quoted by the local media as >saying that the incident appeared to be a "foul play" many people in the >streets of Banjul and its surrounding towns said the incident looked like >an organised crime group operating in the tiny West African country. > >The fundamental questions that comes to mind is: What's the purpose of >such killings? Who is/are to benefit from such ungodly act? Why choosing >Brufut as the slaughtering ground? > >The saddest thing about these killings is that non of the murdered young >men were found with an identification card, in short (ID). This >confirmed well founded suspicion that the whole issue was well coordinated. > Determining the IDS of these young murdered youths is a billion dollar >question today in The Gambia. As usual, the police could not tell >Gambians what led to the killing of the youths. > >Call it yet another act of genocide, you make no mistake. Call it >terrorism, you make no mistake. We want to join the bereaved families in >mourning the deaths. We hope and pray that the perpetrators of this >dreadful act would be apprehended sooner or later. That justice is meted >out to them without delay. > >While some government sympathisers want us to believe that those killed >were non Gambians,observers wondered how come that such gruesome murder >was carried out in Gambia's soil without the state knowing anything about >it. Is the administration of president Yahya Jammeh telling us that our >territorial security is so weak and fragile that outsiders can storm The >Gambia and killed these youths in Brufut, without the NIA, police and the >Gambia's GNA border guards knowing anything about it.? Is the government >of the day telling us that there is another organised crime group in the >country, beside the so called "Green Boys"? Worrying times in The Gambia. > That people can be killed with impunity. That these killer(s) are still >walking in the streets as free men. > >The Brufut mass murder resembles, the Rwandan "genocide", where civilians >were summarily executed in grand style. Is the same scenario being >practise in The Gambia? What we are saying is that the government should >do justice to itself and end these madness taking place in The Gambia. If >Yahya Jammeh feels that he cannot protect Gambians and non Gambians are >like, he should vacate the presidency honourably. > >The security of the state is indeed threatened. These reports of >mysterious murders, abductions, torture and unlawful arrests does not speak >well of a regime which is notorious of being undemocratic. > >While the killings of these youths is attracting a lot of controversy in >The Gambia, a top security chief in The Gambia said "the murder must >have some political connotations in view of what he called the mounting >political tension in the tiny West African country". The security chief >says"there is reason for any action and i do believe that these killings >are not isolated incidents. We must thoroughly looked at how the bodies >were disposed in the outskirt of Brufut. We must start asking whether >these youths were possessing information that may affect certain >individuals in the country. Sometimes accomplices do resort to such >barbaric acts. I'm not implying that this is the real cause, but it could >be a possible factor for the killing of these youths. > >The security chief says such high profile murders are usually masterminded >by individuals whose interests is affected in a particular revelation. >"Such revelations may involve the issue of state security, business and >economic issues. "said the security chief. > >There is also this talk of a possible ritual. Ritual for what? Ritual >against who? Who with his right mind will buy that theory? If this ritual >report is to go by then, then we are in serious, serious trouble. > >Agreed, it's too premature for one to rule out any possible causes of >these killings. But it's our contention that we address the issues at hand >and stop down playing the incident. This is a national issue and it's >incumbent upon every Gambian to help expose these deadly members of >society. > >The Yahya Jammeh government should stop perceiving the opposition as an >enemy. The Gambia is today at war and it's greatest enemy is those hiding >under the cover of darkness to perpetrate atrocities against our >defenceless civilians. > >2004 is a difficult year for our impoverished nation. Gambians and >friends of The Gambia will continue to remember loved ones who died in the >hands of enemies of freedom. As we mourned the "Brufut eight", the >mysterious death of journalist Deyda Hydara is still lingering in our >minds.The government of Yahya Jammeh is still being hunted by the >journalist's death, as there is no justifiable clues yet, regarding the >murder of journalist Hydara. > >The Brufut tragedy is a wake up call for Gambians that their some >"misguided" elements in our midst hell bent on disturbing our cherished >peace. Gambians should remain to be "each brother's keeper" during this >trying times our nation is experiencing. We should stand up to be counted >and end these madness. > >The National Assembly which had reduced itself to be Yahya's propaganda >machinery should consider passing a bill to empower citizens to be armed. >Yes, our civilians should be armed, since the APRC government could not >guaranty their security. When one talked about the issue of arming our >citizens, some APRC big wigs will accuse you of trying to undermine state >security. Does such a call tantamount to undermining state security.? >Hell no. It's a patriotic call and should be viewed in a positive light. > >In the West, once you are 18 years of age and above you are qualified to >own fire arms. Such arms are subject to state control and monitoring, >which is very encouraging. This will help to control abuse and other >criminal activities. It's time for Gambians, to start advocating for such >a noble call to arm citizens. > >Having said this, we are urging the United Nations to send to a fact >finding mission to The Gambia to investigate this genocide. Africa cannot >afford to see another Rwandan genocide. We all know the end results of >such atrocities. It's time to act now to avoid further secret killings. > >While the UN and other humanitarian agencies spent billions of dollars in >rebuilding Rwanda, war ravaged Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory >Coast, enemies of freedom are still at work causing mayhem on the Africa >continent. The UN should embark on a conflict resolution in The Gambia now > to end further genocide. Is this the beginning or the ending of a >genocide in The Gambia? It's time to act to save The Gambia. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection >for FREE! Get Yahoo! Mail _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html 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] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい