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I knew that no matter how long, the truth shall prevail. I also know there are many out there with common sense than we are led to believe. Prince, all the ugliness you highlighted and many more were during the good doctor's tennure. Yes, if this turncoat was not fired, he'd be presiding on Gambians like the rest of the door mats of Yaya. It is said that a people deserve the leaders they get for they create those leaders. Instead of calling the turncoat for a review of his behavior, I see some well meaning folk swayed by a fraudulent athmosphere. As a people, we have great difficulty calling folks out for what or who they are, openly. Several years ago, some British person wrote an article on Gambia and his or her experience and I recalled the reaction of many Gambians of the Post and L. One thing that stood out for me of his or her observation was our mastery of going along with what ever someone says, even if we know it to be wrong and we do not believe it. It gets even more bizzare when the individual is looking for crumbs. Amadou's case should have been a slam dunk affair but you saw the reactions. I read a transcript of some interview of Amadou where he was addressing my opinions of himself and he had the nerve to behave as if I am the anomaly and most Gambians receive him favorably. Folks, whether you know it or not, you are grooming your future abuser. This same Amadou folks want to view as the Gambia's Mandela, is the same man that was sleeping like a baby while Jammeh was dealing with and killing Gambians. And all of a sudden we get amnesia and to look to Amadou as our messiah. I say you will get what you deserve when he matures fully. Let us call the brother by his behavior - An Opportunist. Like many among us, this Gambian affair is about positioning himself for the take. It is not difficult to uncover the many Amadous abound. Just observe and be willing call them as they transform and mature.

Prince, you were here when Amadou became a turncoat. I spoke out and got branded a hater and that the good doctor was going to "Give Back" to his people. Never mind that we all knew that the good doctor lost his position as a professor and was desperate and they knew it. I recalled those days vividly. Several moons and four scores later, the owner of Waffle House flipped Amadou and again, the hater in Joe surfaced. This time the argument is that Amadou of all people is an ASSET to some struggle. It was stretched even further to suggest that Ams went with a strategy to plant a revolution from within the Jammeh circle and on and on. Again, we all know that was far from the truth. It was further suggested that after Ams was fired that he could have left Gambia to some lucrative international appointment but instead he stayed for "The Struggle". Hamouma Lignhore Tuh Mba Naan, Waye Forr Nah! Where was Ams to go after he was declawed? Head towards the US where he became desperate in the first place? Granted, Ams could have gotten employment of some sort, with his education, but soft spoken Amadou had his eyes on being a big man in Gambia - President. If his gamble was not wrong, he woud have been recycled just like Uwaa and other plastics around and he would not skip a beat. I will leave you to continue with your observations. I just do not understand how it is very difficult for folks to call a stink by its name.

Joe

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Subject: [>-<] Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:40:27 +0100

“… some guys wine and dine with Jammeh and after falling out with him, they suddenly appear to be the biggest opposition.” E. I. Chongan

Now that the dust has settled on executions in the Gambia and the release of Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, it is now time to revisit the case of the good old doctor. I have read two interviews with the doctor after his release and yet was astonished by the questions he was asked.

When Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, as SOS for Information etc, referred to some Gambian journalists as “sloppy” and as “high school graduates not knowing what they were doing” and also promised to deal with it effectively, I did not know what he meant. But after reading these interviews, it became clear to me.

Dr Janneh was the SOS for Information etc. from 2004 to 2005 and many of the atrocities and persecutions against Gambian journalists was in this period but that was overlooked by the interviewers. Pa Nderry Mbai, who bagged a degree in Mass Communication and also the CEO, Managing Editor and Producer of the Freedom Newspaper, was more concerned whether Dr. Janneh had a Fan at Mile 2. Had Pa Nderry done his research properly, he would have known that, at Mile 2, inmates would have more solace in a coil of “Moon Tiger” than an electric fan. Inmates battle tsetse flies during the day, mosquitoes at night and the “mutu-mutu” day and night.

Dr. Janneh has emerged from this as a victim of Yahya Jammeh, but in actual fact he is simply a victim of his own arrogance and egocentricity. Dr, Janneh knew that if he goes to bed with a stray dog, he will wake up with fleas. Pa Nderry had even gone so far as to compare Dr. Janneh with the Greek philosopher, Socrates. I think that is stretching it too far. I think Pa Nderry should keep himself to what he knows best, and leave the Classics to the classicists. There is nowhere in his works that shows that Socrates betrayed the trust and confidence of his peers. The sooner we confront these turncoats with the facts of their treachery, the earlier the Gambia will be free of tyranny. We should never forget that the Baron got his absolute power through the machinations of kaleidoscopic “sahi laka-laka” like Dr. Amadou Scattered Janneh.

What happened during Dr. Janneh’s tenure as S.O.S. for Information, Technology and Communication?

The man was appointed on Thursday, 8^th April 2004.

On Saturday and Sunday, 10^th and 11^th April 2004, (Yes!! 10^th and 11^th April) he received well-wishers who came to congratulate him for his appointment.

Tuesday 13th April 2004, of all days, was his first day in office.

Wednesday 14^th April 2004 the Independent Newspaper was firebombed

Friday 19^th April 2004, Dr. Janneh gave an interview to DO in which he referred to Gambian journalists as “Sloppy and high school leavers”. He also expressed his desire to abolish the Nation Media Commission, thus giving him total control of the media. And his opportunism in becoming one of those he once called “Aimless People Ruining our Country.”

On Monday 9^th August 2004, D.A. Jawo, as President of the GPU, received a threatening letter with the message: "Very soon we will teach one of your journalists a very good lesson.”. Demba did all he could to inform all journalists of the threat. The police were also notified.

On Saturday, 15^th August 2004, Ebrima Sillah was awakened by arsonists who burnt down his house.

On Tuesday, 14^th December 2004, two dreadful bills were passed which virtually gagged the free press in the Gambia. Ask yourself who the architect and author of these moves were. In every correct democracy, it falls on the portfolio of the S.O.S. for Information, etc. to handle anything relating to the media. The two bills were the Criminal (Amendment) Act 2004 and the Newspaper Registration (Amendment) Act 2004. These legislations were enacted when Dr. Janneh was the S.O.S.

Two days after these draconian laws were passed, on Thursday, 16^th December 2004, Deyda Hydara was mercilessly assassinated. Why? Had it anything do with Deyda’s determination to fight these laws in the courts?

These were just some of what journalists encountered in the first eight months of Dr. Janneh’s fifteen months in office with those he once called the Aimless People Ruining our Country.

In a follow-up to this piece, I will deal with the consequences of Dr. Janneh’s actions against the free press in the Gambia and also the thought that if this man was not fired he would still be there serving the person he called “The Boss”. We will talk about the dangers of these born-again opposition loudmouths.

Prince