Kejau,
I am not sure you want to really argue the discipline of the U.S Army as an organization compare to any african nation armed forces. I don't think that the U.S. Army is more discipline than any African army, in fact I know they are. You are right Soldiers are a product of our civilian populace that are trained, disciplined and commit themselves to causes greater than them. Every basic trainee is broken down and remold through the process of making them Soldiers. This by no means completely change a person, the key word here is completely change. Brother, there is a reason why the human mind cannot be legislated. Among any bunch of people there are good, bad, evil and kind. No one can or should judge an organization by the actions of a few. The only place many are judge by a few is in statistics (random sampling) and even then certain rules apply. The structure of the U.S. forces as an organization cannot be compared to any other force in the world. I will be standing by for you argument on that point.
United States Army as an organization struggled with some individual Soldiers being bugged down by battle fatigue and reasons known to only them for selfish acts. These go back to and beyond the My Lai massacre in vietnam killing about 200 men, women and children by LT Calley as well as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq to some other scandals in Afghanistan. These are some of the extremes of Soldier misconduct but in all instances these Soldiers face charges and were prosecuted for the crimes they commit, may be a case of justice delayed but it is justice served. Not even in the least of these crimes is it justified for any Soldier to engage in such heinous crimes and the punishments I believe does not scratch the surface of the crimes committed. Look at how many conflicts the U.S. Army has been in, for how long and the great accomplishments compare to the cases you are talking about. These cases don't happen often contrary to what you believe but the sad fact is that they do happen which is inexcusable by any measure
I won't even give you any case of Soldier misconduct in just Gambia alone that went unpunished, but I know you have stories of those for days to tell. Fact is, our generation has changed and so is a lot of things we know, do and believe. There is a severe lack of discipline in African armies. Don't take that to mean the extreme case of indiscipline, look at the basic things. This is what made the U.S. army successful, we focus on the basics. It will be had to succeed in anything unless you master the basics first. The best example of this is learning to write. No one can ever construct a sentence unless you master the alphabets. The kind of training required and the amount of sacrifice required of a U.S. Soldier cannot be achieved without a whole lot of discipline on individual Soldiers.
You may need to do more research on this line; "African armed forces boosts of more graduates than any other armed forces now as is the case with more civilian African graduates than the western counter parts". I don't know where you get your information from but I know you don't even believe that. I will take that as you trying to make conversation. lets not even mention the non-commisioned officer corps and the warrant officer corps of the U.S. army, take into account that all commissioned officers will not be commissioned/promoted to captain without a bachelors degree, and most field grade officers hold a masters degree. Majority of the general officers are doctorate degree holders. This force is a force requires the best out of all Soldiers. Only the brightest make it to the top brother and key to that is education. Our promotion and selection system is the best in the world until you get to general officers which is all politics. I will welcome your argument on that as well. 
Your conclusion on discipline and effectiveness is your views, I think you are putting too much emphasis on the word but my believe is that we as people cannot succeed in anything we do without discipline. Basic example; most people graduated high school particularly in the Gambia because, they worked hard, study while other children are having fun doing other things. Spend countless hours preparing for exams while sacrificing personal times. This is all done through discipline unless you believe other wise.  
Khaleel

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:01:38 +0100
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [G_L] FW: [G_L] President Morsi writes new constitution
To: [log in to unmask]

Ya Khalell, Interesting write up, but what make you think
the US Armed Forces is better discipline than any African Army. I mean
what yardstick did you use, the number of prisoners and civilians abused
in Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, etc.  Apart from the coup plots, US
forces have far more cases of ill discipline than any African armed force,
even that of present Gambia. You see armed forces are derived from the
civil populace and generally the same discipline is carried into the armed
forces. Recently, the US sergeant major allegedly summarily executed
civilians in Afghanistan and those kind of incident happen very often in
the western armed forces than any African army especially
dictatorship. African armed forces boosts of more graduates
than any other armed forces now as is the case with more civilian African
graduates than the western counter parts, so I do not know what planet you
live that makes you think we are inferior to the US Armed forces. That is
why my take that discipline and effective, only influencing factors on
each other are not directly
correlated. Thanks,  Kejau >

> Yero,I think the correlations between African armies and harassing

> civilians can be greatly attributed to lack of discipline and

> understanding of their purpose of existence. I believe that
discipline and

> effectiveness cannot be separated in any profession particularly
within

> the armed forces. You cannot effectively run any organization
without

> establishing and enforcing discipline. This 9-letter word is much
over

> used and less understood. The reason why the United States army
has

> significant success is largely because of the discipline of its
Soldiers.

> This is not to say that every Soldier in the United States Army is

> completely discipline in all aspects but there are established
guidelines

> under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which set the

> conditions for a discipline force.I mention earlier about
understanding

> purpose, though the U.S. Army has reputable requirements to join its
Army,

> each Soldier is required mainly to understand their assigned weapon
and be

> able to employ it, be physically fit but most importantly each
Soldier

> have a Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) which is their
occupation

> within the Army. These varies from engineers, mechanics, cooks,
combat

> arms etc……. I think this helps with productivity by
utilizing the forces

> to not only attempt to sustain themselves but also to assist when
needed

> while saving money doing some jobs that they are trained to do
instead of

> hiring extra help. On average a U.S Soldier will go to a school
before

> every promotion especially senior ranks. These schools are designed
to

> teach anything from leadership, discipline and other related lessons
as

> deem necessary. A lot of effort is put into training but most
importantly

> discipline. My favorite story on discipline and understanding purpose
is

> the duke of wellington and the young plough boy.There is a serious
lack of

> discipline, commitment and pride in many African Soldiers. I am
mostly

> troubled by the level of education, training and understanding the
purpose

> of the armed forces in Africa. The word army is utterly associated
with

> strength, built and power of an individual vise the organization in
which

> one serves. You have to be this stocky build guy to be a Soldier,
never

> about what you know. Their officer corps is reserved strictly for
fairly

> educated people with a high school diploma. This coupled with lack
of

> experience is the reason we can’t produce military leaders that
can employ

> critical thinking, make decisions that will benefit their
organizations

> for generations. There is also a problem that senior commanders
don’t have

> the latitude to make key decisions.Another aspect is advancement
and

> promotions within the ranks. As Kejau mentioned earlier, promotions
are

> not in accordance with selecting the right person for the right job
base

> on qualifications. In any organization, if you do not promote and
advance

> employees base on performance, knowledge and experience, you will
have

> your thinking done by fools an your work by people who do not care
but

> only collect checks.I believe that if the armies are properly
aligned,

> educated, provided for and given a specialty other than infantry
they

> would produce better results for our nations. I think the same way
Jammeh

> utilized the Soldiers to work in his farm, the Gambia National Army
(GNA)

> should consider buying farmlands and utilize Soldiers annually to
produce

> most of the rice and other foodstuff they consume. This will occupy
them

> and improve productivity while cutting the cost of our military
budget.

> This can be done in areas of construction; carpentry and many other
areas

> especially since we can’t even foresee war on the Gambian land.
I also

> think that the GNA should draw down its forces, revamp their
requirements

> for new recruits, review their budget and streamline their service

> packages.Most African leaders are misguided when it comes to armed
forces.

> The misconception of stockpiling of arms to defend their failed
regimes at

> the detriment of our development and safety. Take a country like
Gambia,

> all those weapons and armored vehicles are solely a show of force to
help

> the president defend his absolute power against possible attempts
to

> change his regime. Those same weapons were used to terrorize the
people,

> massacre our elite citizens and students. Weapons that more often
serve us

> ill than good in within our borders.Military service anywhere in the
world

> is attributed to love of country and the willingness to sacrifice for
that

> nation. It is about defending the people at any cost, it is about

> selflessness and the discipline required to know what’s right
and execute

> it even when no one is watching. It is about commitment, respect
for

> rules, regulations and policies understanding that wearing the
uniform

> does not put you above the law rather the law requires a lot out of
you

> based on your service to that nation which is solely your choice.I
will

> leave you with this; an American Soldier cannot drink or visit
certain

> establishments before he/she turns 21 but an American Soldier will,
is

> prepared to and have died in the defense of his/her nation under the
age

> of 21 paying the ultimate sacrifice.KhaleelDate: Sat, 24 Nov 2012
22:24:58

> -0600

>

From: [log in to unmask]

> Subject: Re: [G_L] FW: [G_L] President Morsi writes new
constitution

> To: [log in to unmask]

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Kejau:

>

>

>

> I made the

> comment in reference to your military background; a position of
lieutenant

> in

> Gambian standard must have been a great achievement in the military
before

> Jammeh. Recent promotions by jammeh are thoughtfully just
"shameful"

> as they are strictly base on loyalty to jammeh than merit. I regret
that I

> never joined the military myself. Three years ago, I had to make a
tough

> choice

> between joining the US military and another opportunity. I ended
up

> defaulting

> to the other opportunity. I have a lot of admiration to those that

> sincerely

> served.

>

>

>

> That said,

> actually nah! I wasn't trying to tell you that all you can
participate in

> is

> the topic on the military, so you and I can debate about other
topics. In

> fact,

> it is out of respect that I ask you to add your lines.

>

>

>

> Kejau: I am

> simply a shepherd. That is my expertise. I am endeavoring to add
other

> things

> to my plate. When I grow up, I would like to be a scientist. During
my

> leisure

> times I enjoy debating online despite being one of the busiest you
can

> find

> around. Years ago, I met with Town crier and he inspired me. As I
checked

> to

> see all about his life, I realized town crier with all his noise was
a

> worthy

> person because he makes noise about happenings that affects the
daily

> lives of

> individuals especially the oppressed. Town crier needed my help and
I

> promised

> him ‘till death do us part.’

>

>

>

> On Africa's

> military, I am disappointed most of the times. I wholly share the
views

> expressed by DA Jawo. I witnessed certain episodes in the Gambia
where

> some of

> the military did blunders and showed no respect at all to civilians.
It is

> very

> common to see uniformed men directing insults, beating and kicking

> civilians. In a recent interview with former lieutenant

> Binneh s. Minteh now adjunct professor, he believes that more
disciplinary

> courses should be added to some of these military courses.

>

>

>

> Most of

> these coups and counter coups owe themselves to indiscipline even
though

> we

> cannot dispute a part coming from corrupt Governments and leaders.
The

> part

> where Africa’s military like some of these elements dealt with
students at

> the

> beaches, interschool’s sports, April 10th/11th,
etc…just

> shows the level of indiscipline that Minteh thinks can be arrested
with

> inclusion of more disciplinary courses in the military curriculum.

>

>

>

>

> Most

> recently, we were stocked with Dadis; forget about the Yaya for one
bit.

> What

> the trends shows is that even though Gambia’s military take
training from

> advanced places like Turkey, we are still way behind. The trend also
shows

> likelihood

> that such problem of coups will continue as every small bird admires
the

> bigger

> bird getting the fat worms.

>

>

>

>

> Back at

> you, is it possible to continually keep the military at the barracks?
Is

> it

> possible to get the military to a standard where they won’t
bully

> civilians?

>

>

>

> Thanks for

> the debate and here I reproduce DA’s whole piece as carried by
Kibaaro

> news. It

> is open for debate. Feel free to weigh in on any forward and that is
goal.

> I

> will promise to discuss on the Muslim brotherhood next time.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>

> Yero

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> [A

> prominent Gambian journalist has said that African armies have proven
to

> be

> bullies of local populations rather defending the territorial
integrity of

> their respective countries.

>

>

>

> “African armies are just good at one

> thing, which is to constantly intimidate and harass the local
population,”

> writes Demba Ali Jawo on his Facebook page.

>

>

> “We have seen it happen in almost

> all African countries, with the soldiers subjecting the unarmed
civilians

> to

> all sorts of harassment for no justifiable reasons. Yet, when it
comes to

> defending the territorial integrity of the country, they just
abandon

> their

> arms and run away.”

>

>

> Mr. Jawo believes that “until

> African armies and other security outfits begin to treat the civil

> population

> with respect and dignity, they will never in turn get the respect
and

> adoration

> that they deserve from the people, and as such, their morale and
aptitude

> to

> fight will continue to be low.”

>

>

> He said what is going on in eastern

> Democratic Republic of Congo is yet another shameful enigma of
African

> armies

> because “it is hard to imagine how a rag-tag rebel army could
so easily

> over-run Goma, capital of North Kivu from the government army and
the

> so-called

> UN peacekeepers, hardly meeting any resistance. Of course, when the
rebel

> says

> that they are on their way to Kinshasa, then no one should deny
it.”

>

>

> Such a scenario, he added, has once

> again “clearly demonstrated the weakness of African
armies.” He said

> African

> armies on the surface appear “brave and capable of defending
their

> countries

> against any foreign threats” when most of them in reality are
nothing but

> a

> “bunch of cowards ready to flee at the slightest sensing of
danger.”

>

>

> Jawo said such a weakness recently

> happened in Mali where the army overthrew the government on the
pretext

> that it

> was not doing enough to equip them fight against the Toureg rebels,
but

> only to

> run helter-skelter when the rebels approached and within a week of
them

> [rebels] taking over the country, forcing them to abandon the entire
north

> to

> the very rebels.

>

>

> “We have also seen what is going on

> in northern Kenya where a group of lightly armed herdsmen recently
wiped

> out an

> entire company of heavily armed Kenyan troops, only for the army to
turn

> their

> anger on the civilian population, beating and even killing some in

> retaliation,” Jawo observed.]

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:10:18 +0100

>

From: [log in to unmask]

> Subject: Re: [G_L] FW: [G_L] President Morsi writes new
constitution

> To: [log in to unmask]

>

> Yero,

> I was not calling you lame but your take on the

> issue. Military in Africa is my expertise, eh. Very interesting, but
what

> is yours expertise then. No pun intended, but what makes you think
that is

> my expertise and nothing else, I take it that means I should stick to
that

> and only that and not talk about other issues.

> Well as we ask in the

> military is that a request or an order, as some in African
military

> mayfind it very arrogant especially after calling me immature.
Apologies,

> but I am saying "let me hear your take on Africa's

> military being that it is your expertise." can be arrogant in

> some quarter especially in my "expertise", i.e. in the
African

> military. Just kidding though, so will give you my take when and if I
can

> find time.

> Kind

> regards,

> Kejau

>

>>

>

>> Kejau: I am not sure you want to pursue on this lame and lazy
line

>

>> eventhough I don't expect you to apologize. All I am pointing to
is

> that

>

>> you can debate without calling me any name like lame. We have
too

> much

>

>> humor on these debates added to the fact of taking points that
I

> won't

>

>> call any genuine person lame. To start to call anyone a name,
you

> risked

>

>> being called a worst name and not even an ant will tremble from
it.

> I

>

>> clearly see that not only as immature but defeats the purpose
of

> debating

>

>> here. Anyway, I won't push hard on that point. let us debate
still

> and

>

>> clearly no heart feeling. Good job on talking about the courts
and

> that is

>

>> my expectation. If you dig well, you will notice, most of my
forwards

> are

>

>> to provoke debates which is the reason why we have these
forums.

> Those

>

>> open to dialogue can participate with their ideas on some
matters

> that

>

>> appeal to them. If something doesn't appeal to you, let it
pass.

> There is

>

>> no need to raise blood pressure on some of these leaders like
Morsi.

> I

>

>> share Sidia Jatta's views on the Arab spring. You and I have
our

> problems

>

>> in the Gambia. Some of these leaders you will agree failed.
When

> jammeh

>

>> came to power, (you as a former Military, Lt. title) attest to
the

> fact of

>

>> some of these shameful toad-metamorphosis, baby stages in
toads.

> "You

>

>> could have just forwarded the CNN report and let the readers
read

> for

>

>> themselves rather than take their side and their story and
then

> without

>

>> adding any of your own observations critically." Kejau.
Kejau:

> Don't fail

>

>> to realize that I am equally a reader and entitled to the same
basic

> right

>

>> you want to accord to other readers. Kejau, in America, there
is

>

>> somnething we call 'democracy of the people, by the people and
for

> the

>

>> people.' A single person uniformed in the presidency shouldn't
decide

> for

>

>> all. These duck movements and baby steps heads no where but

> dictatorial.

>

>> Thanks for input on this one, let me hear your take on
Africa's

> military

>

>> being that it is your expertise. Best regards,Yero

>

>> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:58:12 +0100

>

>>

>

>

From: [log in to unmask]

>

>> Subject: Re: [G_L] FW: [G_L] President Morsi writes new

> constitution

>

>> To: [log in to unmask]

>

>>

>

>> Yero, You wrote "My take is that you wrote that

>

>> if it If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck from the far

>

>> and near, there is no question about it being a duck

>

>> Suntou". Now that is lame and lazy of you in my

>

>> books. In the same vein, you are pointing at what CNN reported

>

>> without critically analyzing the issue being reported. You could
have

> just

>

>> forwarded the CNN report and let the readers read for
themselves

> rather

>

>> than take their side and their story and then without adding any
of

> your

>

>> own observations critically. You see the CNN reports failed to

>

>> report that there are demonstration for and against these
moves.

> The

>

>> courts, all which were appointed by Mubarak are frustrating
all

> efforts to

>

>> govern. They dissolved parliament and want to assume the full
role of

> law

>

>> making as well as interpretation. The president, the only
elected

> office

>

>> should be the law maker in lieu of the parliament, and the fight
for

> power

>

>> ensues. Instead of three arms of government, there are two
arms

> thanks to

>

>> the courts and now who assumes law making, which cannot be left
in

>

>> vacuum...If they do not want the president assuming
legislative

>

>> powers, they should let the constitution come into effect asap
as

> well as

>

>> the legislature. Kejau >

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Kejau:

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> I hope you

>

>>

>

>>> clearly make distinctions between discussions and throwing

>

>>

>

>>> “unsubstantiated accusations”

>

>>

>

>>> as you are trying to label it. As far as I am concerned,
the

> later is

>

>> far

>

>>

>

>>> from

>

>>

>

>>> it.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> If you call

>

>>

>

>>> my points lame, wonder what I should call your points then.
Will

> you

>

>> take

>

>>

>

>>> double or triple lame? Instead of engaging in the kind of

> pettiness

>

>> and

>

>>

>

>>> “flaming”

>

>>

>

>>> of a debate, why not debate your points across. By the way,
who

> said

>

>> it is

>

>>

>

>>> because of the Muslim brotherhood? Who said it is because
the

>

>> western

>

>>

>

>>> media is

>

>>

>

>>> saying this and that? See how your sudden jump on this

> won’t

>

>> yield a

>

>>

>

>>> progressive debate if I want to engage you in those

>

>> “unsubstantiated”

>

>>

>

>>> labels

>

>>

>

>>> you are trying to burry yourself in. If I may equally ask:
Show

> me

>

>> your

>

>>

>

>>> objectivity

>

>>

>

>>> in the lines that you typed above, because I neither
mentioned

> his

>

>>

>

>>> association

>

>>

>

>>> with the Muslim brotherhood nor did I talk about the
Western

>

>> media’s take

>

>>

>

>>> on

>

>>

>

>>> him. Maybe go back over my few lines and come back so we
can

> continue

>

>> on

>

>>

>

>>> this

>

>>

>

>>> debate.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Thanks for

>

>>

>

>>> your input nonetheless Kejau and here is the debate as far as
I

> am

>

>>

>

>>> concerned…You are

>

>>

>

>>> stating that people should deal with the real issues yet
failed

> to

>

>> realize

>

>>

>

>>> that

>

>>

>

>>> something must have happened that triggered citizens of Egypt
to

> take

>

>> to

>

>>

>

>>> the

>

>>

>

>>> streets. The real issues are what citizens of that country
must

> have

>

>> seen

>

>>

>

>>> to

>

>>

>

>>> take to T-Square. The history of what we seen from these

> so-called

>

>>

>

>>> liberators don’t

>

>>

>

>>> impress us so far. What we have seen is pariahs who
falsely

>

>> uniform

>

>>

>

>>> themselves

>

>>

>

>>> in name of liberating the masses and as soon as they step
at

> the

>

>> door,

>

>>

>

>>> they

>

>>

>

>>> play around the constitution little by little to achieve
their

>

>> much

>

>>

>

>>> desired aim

>

>>

>

>>> of ruling with an iron fist.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> If I may poke

>

>>

>

>>> your mind, what is the reason that Egyptians took to the

> streets

>

>> Kejau?

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/24/world/meast/egypt-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> [President Mohamed Morsy on Thursday announced

>

>>

>

>>> that courts could not overturn any decree or law he has
issued

>

>> since

>

>>

>

>>> taking

>

>>

>

>>> office in June and, beyond that, in the six months until a
new

>

>>

>

>>> constitution is

>

>>

>

>>> finalized, his spokesman said on state-run TV.]

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> ["It's unprecedented, it's unimaginable,

>

>>

>

>>> it's more (power) than Mr. Mubarak ever had," Mohamed

> ElBaradei,

>

>> a Nobel

>

>>

>

>>> laureate and head of Egypt's Constitution Party, told CNN.

> "This

>

>> is the

>

>>

>

>>> language of a dictator."]

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Just before I leave you for the weekend, I

>

>>

>

>>> thought you can add few lines on the below topic as time

> permits;

>

>> The

>

>>

>

>>> brutality

>

>>

>

>>> of the African Army.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> http://kibaaro.com/?p=4588

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Best regards,

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Yero

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:42:08 -0600

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>

>

>

From: [log in to unmask]

>

>>

>

>>> Subject: [G_L] FW: [G_L] President Morsi writes new

> constitution

>

>>

>

>>> To: [log in to unmask]

>

>>

>

>>>

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>>> I am missing where you are trying to get to.

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>>>

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>>> You said, "That is so lame." Please explain what
you

> are

>

>> refering to as

>

>>

>

>>> lame.

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>>

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>>>

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>>

>

>>> Further you said, "...you are supposed to be

>

>> objective..."

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>>

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>>>

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>>

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>>> Kejau----please explain because I am truly not getting
what

> you

>

>> are

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>>

>

>>> refering to as objective or not.

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>>>

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>>

>

>>> Best,

>

>>

>

>>> Yero

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>>

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>>>

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>>

>

>>> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:27:33 +0100

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>>

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>>>

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>>

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>

From: [log in to unmask]

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>>> Subject: Re: [G_L] President Morsi writes new constitution

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>>

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>>> To: [log in to unmask]

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>>

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>>>

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>>

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>>> Yero,

>

>>

>

>>> That is so very lame. Just because the western media

>

>>

>

>>> labels Morsi as a dictator, he must be one?

>

>>

>

>>> As journalists, you are

>

>>

>

>>> supposed to be objective and get to the bottom of things

> before

>

>> jumping on

>

>>

>

>>> the band

>

>>

>

>>> wagon.

>

>>

>

>>> Thanks,

>

>>

>

>>> Kejau

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> Minister Suntou: Thanks for your input. Not so soon
about

>

>> missing

>

>>

>

>>> the

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> debate. If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck from
the

> far

>

>> and

>

>>

>

>>> near,

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> there is no question about it being a duck Suntou. While
we

> are

>

>> on

>

>>

>

>>> this

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> one; wondering what your thoughts are on the
following:

>

>>

>

>>>

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>>

>

>>>>

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>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>
http://www.maafanta.com/SidiaBayoTheNationalTransitionalCouncilOfTheGambiaNTCG.html

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>>

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>>>

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>>

>

>>>> [POST JAMMEH

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>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> REGIME:

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> Once it

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> achieves its goal of removing Yahya Jammeh’s
regime;

> the

>

>> NTCG

>

>>

>

>>> will become

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> a

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> transitional government, which will only last for 2
years]

>

>> Best

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>> regards,Yero

>

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>>>

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>>>> > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:16:47 +0000

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>> Subject: Re: [G_L] President Morsi writes new

> constitution

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>>>

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>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]

>

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>>>

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>>

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>>>>>

>

>>

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>>>

>

>>

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>>>>> The question is, what powers has the President
amass?

> If

>

>> he

>

>>

>

>>> doesn't have

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> Veto powers, where would the buck stops. I think to
be

> too

>

>>

>

>>> simplistic in

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> issues like this is missing the debate. The
military

>

>> dominates

>

>>

>

>>> and for

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> that to end, someone must be above them. I think

> people

>

>> are

>

>>

>

>>> overeacting

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> too soon without examining the underlying reason.

> Suntou

>

>>

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>>>

>

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>>>>>

>

>>

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>>>

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>>>>> Sent from my iPhone

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>>>

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>>>>>

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>>>

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>>>>> On 23 Nov 2012, at 22:43, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>

>>

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>>>

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>>

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>>>>>

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> > Really?Just days after Morsi brokered
ceasefire

> between

>

>> the

>

>>

>

>>> Isrealites

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> and Hamas,came the anouncement that he will change
the

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> constitution.The new constitution will give the

> president

>

>> more

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> powers.Why did he need more powers for? My
question

> and

>

>> the

>

>>

>

>>> question

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> most people will ask is has the Arab Spring been

> effective?

>

>> Is

>

>>

>

>>> Egypt

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> going back to the Hosni Mubarak era? There is no

> question

>

>> that

>

>>

>

>>> such a

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> move on the part of President Morsi is major blow
to

> the

>

>> concept

>

>>

>

>>> of

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> the Arab Spring.Now let see how critical the West
will be

> by

>

>> such

>

>>

>

>>> a

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> move.Right now Morsi has the West on his side.He has
cut

> a

>

>>

>

>>> deal

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> between Isreal and Hamas that resulted into a

> ceasefire.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> > Remember the saying "the devil you is
better

> than

>

>> the

>

>>

>

>>> devil you dont

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

>

>>>>> know"? Stay tune.

>

>>

>

>>>

>

>>

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>>>>> > hous

>

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>>>>> >

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