Jammeh Attacks African Leaders And The West!!!

   AS JAMMEH LAUNCHES CRITICISM ON AFRICAN LEADERS AND WEST

By Senior Staff Writer  Ansumana Jammeh, Banjul.

Banjul:7/22/08-The president of the republic of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh has launched a stinging attack on his fellow African leaders and the west for what he called Africa’s current woes.

Jammeh made this statement on Tuesday 22nd July, 2008 at Arch 22nd in Banjul marking the fourteenth anniversary of the July 22 military take over.

President Jammeh speaking in front of a huge crowd of supporters and fans said African leaders have to shoulder the responsibility of the continent’s failure. He added that they should not allow themselves to be the puppets of the western governments.

The Gambian leader also launched blistering attack on multinational oil companies whom he said are extracting Africa’s resources for their interest at the expense of African people.

President Jammeh cited an example by saying that some multinational oil companies are richer than some African states where they extract oil. According to him the above mentioned reality represents exploitation of African people.

Speaking on the theme of the celebration which is “independence and national pride”, Jammeh emphasized the need for greater independence. In his view nothing can be achieved until national pride and independence are established. He said for Africa, which he dissented as once the richest continent to regain its lost glory Africans must be able to feed themselves.

Speaking on agriculture, Jammeh pointed out that although The Gambia is endowed with more farm lands than Taiwan, but the latter still continues to export food stuffs to The Gambia. He further attributed the presence of some strange and alien diseases in the continent to what he dissented as consuming food stuffs imported from outside the continent.

 According to president Jammeh the west was built by Africa’s wealth and still continues to be supported by the same Africa’s wealth. “The great Britain as great as it was we had to help them fight in their war against Hitler, during the second world war’’explained President Jammeh. He asserted that the Gambia had contributed in buying air crafts for the British air force, which does not include the number of soldiers recruited from the Gambia.

As part of Britain’s recovery and reconstruction after the war, President Jammeh revealed that Gambia had given loan of (75,000) pound sterling on free interest to Britain which he said he is not certain whether the loan has been paid.

The President also criticized the peer-review mechanism, which he said is geared towards promoting misunderstanding and violence among African countries. He accused the West of double standards, stating that Non-African countries get loans from the west with no precondition.

The former military junta head went on to say that condemning Zimbabwean leader Mugabe, would amount to igniting a war of catastrophic proportions. President Jammeh used the occasion to lament ICC’s issuance of arrest warrant for the Sudanese president Omar Al Basir. He questioned why ICC issuing warrants for only African leaders is leaving behind people who he said had committed crimes against humanity in Iraq and Palestine.

He further said the world is watching while women and girls are being murdered and rape in Middle East. He warned those Middle Eastern leaders, who are perceived to be pro-west not to collaborate with the West as he puts it work against the religion of Islam.

President Jammeh said doing so would be futile as God would protect his religion from people with evil intentions. Jammeh who give his speech while it was raining heavily said the rain was bolstering his call for Gambians to go back to the land.

The fourteenth anniversary of the July 22, was a rather colorful ceremony attended by secretaries of state and diplomatic as well as APRC supporters and militants. School children, voluntary organizations and security officers performed the match past.

Editors note: Senior Staff Writer Ansumana Jammeh was able to take pictures of the President. We will publish the pictures as soon as we received them. Thanks for your attention.