Right right no unity no unity. Each despot for himself and God for all! Baba >From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: The case of where love has gone? >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:00:37 -0400 > >FYI > > >Malanding > >Courtesy of thepoint.gm > > >Jammeh Negatives African Union Government >Wednesday 25th July 2007 > >The president of the republic of The Gambia, Dr. Alhagi Yahya A.J.J. >Jammeh, has reiterated his total opposition to the efforts of some African >leaders to form a continental government, describing it as a joke and an >insult to Africa. > > >Speaking in a television interview over the weekend, President Jammeh said >that there could only be a union government when one is independent. > >"How many countries in Africa are really independent today? We cannot have >a United States of Africa when people cannot move from one country to the >other," he asserted, adding the policies of those calling for the >integration are all anti-African. > >According to President Jammeh, Africa's problem is not about creating a >union government but to bring about unity and solve the common problems >that constitute a real fix for every African. The problems, he went on, are >poverty, disease and violence. > >The Gambian leader noted that there could not be a union government when >some members of the African Union are members of the Arab League, a >situation which, he opined, might lead to problems when a union government >is put in place. > >"Why don't we put up our resources together to create a fund where we will >be free from the IMF and the World Bank so that we have an African Monetary >Fund where all African countries can benefit," Jammeh queried. > >Africa, President Jammeh added, needs real unity where the problem of one >country becomes the problem of all others. "Somebody wants to be an emperor >for Africa but one thing is very clear. Gambia will not be colonized >twice," he noted. > >He was however quick to add that such a government could never be brought >about by the heads but that it has to be engineered by the people at the >grassroots level. > >He noted that this is only possible if the people know each other, relate >and interact freely as Africans. > >Turning to the West, President Jammeh said instead of putting an end to >Africa's wars, the G8 saw a golden opportunity to fuel wars in Africa by >saying that African leaders must judge each other. "In their peer review >mechanism in the West, are there the same violations of human rights?" he >queried. > >The Gambian leader concluded by charging that Africans and Asians are being >killed on a daily basis and no investigation is carried out just because >they are black or brown and not Europeans. > > > >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://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.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 _________________________________________________________________ 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://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.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