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Where have all the flowers gone?/Long time passing/Where have all the Bees gone?/Not so long ago not so long ago/Where have all the flowers gone?/Bees have picked them every one/When will we ever learn?/When will we ever learn? All apologies to Pete Seeger; however his Vietnam Era anti war song could well serve as an […]
Faye to face criminal CJ Savage reviewing Jammeh takes over case! charges-says police!! The Gambian authorities are not treating Omar Faye’s wife snatching case lightly. Momodou Lamin Kah, the cadi, who was said to have tied the knot between the Religious Affairs Minister and one Ndey Njie whilst Ndey’s first marriage wasn’t dissolved, has been […]
Interior Minister Ousman Sonko By Our Chief National Correspondent Landing Badjie Banjul. Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper. Following the killing of a youth in London Corner recently in the hands of a security agent, a paramilitary officer was this afternoon on arraigned at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of […]
Wade’s custom jailed   Jammeh’s gov’t to deport convicts!! By Senior Staff Writer Justice Sam, Banjul. Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper. A Gambian magistrate court has sentenced five Senegalese Customs Officers accused of arm possession and trespassing into the Gambia, each 18 months imprisonment. Handing down his verdict today before a packed court […]
Scales Sports project:World Under-20 championship: Gambia’s place and image in history!! By Associate Editor Muhammed Jawara, New York. World Under-20 championship: Gambia’s place and image in history  …. In June 2007 The Gambia will participate in FIFA under-20 world football championship for the first time in our history. It’s been a long road for Gambian […]
Andre Handrup German Sport Spunter needs the services of a Gambian sports journalist! By André Handrup, Sport Spunter, Germany. Hi, I am a professional sport spunter means I earn my money with betting which is similar to working on the stockmarket. On the stockmarket you buy stocks depending on the price as you rate the […]
Who Is Sam Sarr? There is one thing to show a man that he is in error and another to put him in possession of the truth. The Other Truth about Colonel Sarr! By Yanks Darboe Post Graduate Law Student, UK Few years ago I read an article on the closed Independent Newspaper about an […]
It is not often that I do a cut and paste from a press release but this one is too good not to share. Apparently Arizona based Blessthefall were in Pennsylvania shooting a new music video when an unfortunate accident happened. While shooting the first scene on Monday, Craig Mabbitt (frontman) was accidentally hit in […]
There is a joke in the “right wing” blogosphere that Hillary Clinton will become the strongest war president in the history of the USA. You see, many on the right know history, and see that the Islamofascist movement wants to restore the Caliphate, which is no new news to those of us living in Asia […]
Just when you think that possibly Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has done something to clarify her position on the war in Iraq, she turns around and has a day like she did on Wednesday.
Mark Burnell (author) ~ “The most valuable commodity of all is time and … patience. The reason time is so valuable is that it’s the one resource the poor have in abundance and the rich can’t buy. The West worries about the next financial quarter [or next election]; in Iraq or Afghanistan or wherever there […]
Has Paris Hilton affected your life in any way? Has Paris Hilton caused physical or emotional harm to you? Could it be that she is at fault for global warming or possibly the war in Iraq? Surely she’s responsible for Katie Couric’s low ratings or the VA Tech massacre. She would have to be at […]
The gloves were off last night as the GOP candidates traded jabs in their second debate. Today Will is joined by guest host Chris Houser to bring you the evening’s highlights (Romney was slick, Huckabee was punchy, and Rudy Giuliani was hot under the collar), and also a look at the Fox News version of […]
A Gambian magistrate court has sentenced five Senegalese Customs Officers accused of arm possession and trespassing into the Gambia, each 18 months imprisonment. Handing down his verdict today before a packed court room, Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh said the prosecution had proven its case beyond all reasonable doubt. Magistrate Jammeh describes the actions of the […]
Leftists have been accusing conservatives of mental illness at least since 1950. Given the Leftist talent for projection, I think that tells you who the real mentally ill ones are. So the latest malicious diagnosis comes as no surprise at all. I have commented on a couple of such “diagnoses” of GWB previously (here and […]
So like three or four minutes after his inauguration, French President Nicolas Sarkozy jumps on a plane and flies to Berlin. I mean, aren’t you supposed to savor the bouquet of the flavor or something once you become the big Kahuna? Oops, I mean le Kahuna le plus grand? This Blitzbesuch (Blitz as in lightning […]
 By Shimon Z. Klein The situation in Gaza is running out of control and the Unity Government brokered by the Saudis is on the verge of total collapse. Factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah resulting in deaths on both sides is increasing. Attempts are being made by various Palestinian factions to prevent this. While the […]
In an overwhelming vote today, the Senate rejected an amendment put forward by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) that would have cut off funding for he Iraq war by March 31, 2008, and also started the withdrawal of troops from Iraq with in 120 days of the authorization of the amendment.
Considering that both of these ladies are Canadians it is surprising that there has not been much media interest over this story in Canada and the US. Let me start by giving some background, Niema Ash was Loreena McKennitts long time friend, traveling companion and confidant. Niema Ash decided to write a memoir of her […]
Sabally                                          Chongan By Col. Sam Sarr Col. Sam Sarr Open Letter To Colonel Sam Sarr! Freedom Editors concerned by Lamarana’s damning and……… Dear Editor, Is this all a joke? You don’t really think I am going to dignify these funny guy’s allegations presented in the name of Lamarana Jallow, do you? Mixing facts with tales […]
Illegal immigration is set to be one of the big issues in the upcoming Presidential election. As with any big issue extremists on both the left and the right are hysterical about it and never miss an opportunity to strike a blow to the other side. If we are ever gonna solve this problem we […]
Dr Ken Blanchard, the best-selling business writer and management guru has told business leaders meeting in London that making as much money as possible should not be their only objective. Speaking at the European Customer Management World conference he also challenged stock market investors to stick with businesses for the long term rather than looking […]
From The Gathering Storm Blog As my readers know, the theme of the my Gathering Storm Blog is the comparison between the softening up tactics of fascist Germany and Imperial Japan prior to World War II and the use of the same intimidation, infiletration and disinformation tactics used by the Islamists of today. Last week, […]
When Daimler proposed to Chrysler back in 1998, it was inconceivable to him that their unbridled passion could ever fizzle out or that their steamy dream team would ever break up as it now has with this messy divorce, filled with mutual mixed negative emotions and the occasional intricately planned murder plan (he was that close […]
In another sad example of self flagellation by western elitists, the Guardian Newspaper in England published a column on how we Americans (and our English cousins) should not celebrate the founding of Jamestown, the first Virginia colony, 400 years ago because of… you guessed it… slavery. Here we have another elitist congratulating himself that he […]
Sabally                                          Chongan Dear Lt. Colonel Sarr., I’m writing to inform you that we at the Freedom Newspaper have received a piece from a certain Lamarana Jallow who have levelled some serious allegations against you on your alleged role in the trial by media of the Farrafenni attackers and your alleged torture to death of Yahya Drammeh. […]
Dennis “Rocka” Knibbs was a black defendant facing a white jury – ten jurors were white and two were of Asian ancestry – in his murder trial in Vancouver. When this fact was mentioned early in the trial on the Downtown Eastside Enquirer blog, it drew a response from Lanre Aba Habib, mother of 21 […]
News Item: Resort tries to attract a younger crowd There’s a place in Connecticut called Solair that is facing a bit of a problem. Statistically, in the not too distant future, most of their visitors will be dying off. The median age for their current membership at this time is right around 55. Not ‘that’ […]
The original Scopes “Monkey Trial” was a test of a 1925 bill passed in Arkansas that forbade any doctrine from being taught that opposed divine creation as expressed in the Christian Bible. Scopes, a teacher, was accused of teaching evolution. At that time, and even today, many people like the just-departed Jerry Falwell, viewed the […]
Well, elections have come and gone, and we are again on the front page with allegations of election irregularities. The irregularities were reported as pretty bad in some areas, and even the foreign observers managed to see problems. No! You don’t say. People actually sold their vote for a couple dollars? Some people were intimidated? […]
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