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toubab1020
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Momodou
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 Posted - 15 Sep 2012 : 21:40:50
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President Jammeh halts executions
By ABDOULIE JOHN
AP: Published on 15 September 2012
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has halted the executions of prisoners on death row, at least for now.
Jammeh issued a statement Saturday saying that he suspended the imminent executions of 37 inmates sentenced to death, as long as violent crime does not rise in Gambia.
The Gambian leader said he was acting in response to numerous appeals from Gambian council elders, women's o...
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A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 00:37:59
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I wonder what H.E. was thinking when he included this phrase in his statement ?
"as long as violent crime does not rise in Gambia."
In the world today it is almost inevitable that this will be the case. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 13:05:44
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| So from the speech on Saturday we must assume that the 'leader' will lead by example, NO MORE VIOLENT CRIMES and will carry out his duties as the servant to the people of The Gambia... |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 15:12:58
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That would be excellent,I hope that your reading of H.E.'s speech is exactly the same as you interpreted it to be 
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 18:26:56
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Toubab, Who gave Mr Jammeh the title H.E - he is a soldier - that is one of the reasons he can carry out executions... |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 19:03:51
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| Bottom line, inside captain Jammeh's head, killing people is all he thinks. He does so to scare everyone. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 16 Sep 2012 : 19:08:15
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Good point Sab. but it hurts my finger when I have to type:
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen.
Who gave him the title of His Excellency ? Don't know,here again this may explain things,being a generally accepted term used to address the Head of state of a Republic:
Heads of state
"In most republican nations, the president is formally addressed as His Excellency;[1] however in day-to-day conversation Mr. President remains the most common means of address[citation needed].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellency "
But, as everybody who reads Bantaba in Cyberspace knows full well,H.E. is an abbreviation for, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen.
Sab, I understand the meaning of your words very well |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Sep 2012 : 01:29:42
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| Bleeding titles and crooked abbreviations. It is toe cringing to stay under the heavy boots of a soldier who fights innocent citizens with guns purchased from their tax money. |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 18 Sep 2012 : 15:18:20
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Jammeh vows to bow not to pressure
By Adama K. Jallow
The Point, Published on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
President Yahya Jammeh has vowed he will not bow down to pressure over the recent execution of nine death row inmates in the country, describing as a “damn lie,” reports by the BBC that he suspended the executions due to pressure from the international community.
“Before coming to this venue, I listened to BBC world news and they said I have ordered the suspension of the executions, but what they said was that I was criticized by the international community together with African leaders and, most importantly, pressure from the European Union. They said because of that I suspended the executions,” he explained.
Jammeh was addressing an estimated ten thousand Gambian and non-Gambian youths, who descended on his farm in Kanilai on Saturday.
“What a big damn lie! Do I look like anybody who will succumb to human pressure? No way! Whatever I do, I do it for the interest of the Gambian people. The death penalty is for murderers, and has nothing to do with politics,” Jammeh told cheering youths.
According to him, the laws of The Gambia are very clear and have nothing to do with politics.
Declaring that he is not a colony of the European Union, Jammeh said “If I have to sign 10,000 death warrants to save one million Gambians I will do so. I will not allow less than 1 percent of the population to hold the entire country hostage.”
President Jammeh’s comments came a day after the presidency announced that he has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining prisoners on death row, following appeals from Gambian regional leaders, the council of elders, women and youth groups in the country.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 18 Sep 2012 : 15:49:18
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Whatever!
It is good to know that H.E.does,like millions of others worldwide,listen to the BBC world service, for accurate up to date unbiased reporting of world news,toubabs do sometimes get things completely right. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kobo
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toubab1020
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Posted - 18 Sep 2012 : 17:54:39
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"Sheriff Badjan, the vice president of GSIC, and Dr Ibrahima Malick Samba,both hailed the President’s decision to suspend further executions as a move in the right direction."
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