Date: Saturday, 27-Jan-96 02:22 PM

Date: Saturday, 27-Jan-96 02:22 PM
From: Brima B. Ibrahim \ Internet: (udee163@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk)
To: Saffa J. Kemokai \ PRODIGY: (GUGP07A)

Subject: Re: THE WAR IS OVER!!!!!!!

At 10:45 27/01/96 +0800, Isheka A Turay wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Mohamed Imam Bakarr wrote:
>> This was no "HUT TAX" war and Foday Sankoh is no "Bai-Bureh". Is it not
>> too early to "exhale" just because someone suddenly emerged from the bush
>> and declared..."de war don done!"?

It is good to see that not every one has taken this cease fire as a sure thing that the war is over. I am taking a "wait and see" attitude.

Considering RUF previous tactics the powers that be should not have allowed such free movement after the cease fire because the RUF would also have "free" movement for strategic redeployment of their "troops". So for those who have the inside knowledge, I ask:

Have all the road checkpoints been lifted?

If so, I think It is a mistake to deal with the RUF as "honourable men", as Ceaser found out, honourable men sometimes turn around and stab you in the back!

Also I see that some of the commentators may be suffering from "selective amnesia"

Let us reveiw the facts (and rumours).

Before the coup (reshuffle):
1) It had been said that Strasser was not in full control.
2) The second in command was calling most of the shots.
So now Strasser is pushed aside and we welcome change.. but wait a minuite I thought he was not in full control in the first place. The previous second in command is now first in command and he called the shots when he was second in command. So.. has anything changed? In a military regime does the cabinet really matter? So what is all this joy about a cabinet reshuffle? It is the same ship only the first mate is now captain, but the first mate has been acting captain for a long time. It may be that the captain was pushed aside because the wantedto start commanding his ship again... Think about it.....

"Still holding my breath"

Brima ,