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ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH Targeting
Monrovia? Liberians
Disappointed with July 26th Games Organizers
Bomb
Threat Called to Disrupt the Bristol Game
LIBERIAN
JOURNALISTS CONDEMN POLITICAL BICKERING AT PEACE TALKS
WE
MUST CONTINUE TO MOBILIZE!, NO 26TH PARTY
Liberians
Gift to Liberia This July 26 We
Need Prayers, Not Football Games: An Open Letter to Liberians Liberia
Denied
NOW
IS THE ANSWER
TAYLOR
IS NOT A VICTIM OF ANY RACIST CONSPIRACY EXILE
FOR CHARLES TAYLOR IS A DISASTROUS ALTERNATIVE! Desperate
Times Calls For Desperate Measures No
Deal For Taylor and His Entourage Opposition Leader on Taylor’s Surrender in Exchange - No "leveling" of Monrovia
Click here to listen to this UN Radion report (real player) or mp3 In Depth Audio Report on Liberian President Indicted for War Crimes The
Psychological Treatment of the Mandingo People? While
Liberia Bleeds OVER
LOOK NO RIGHT IN POST-WAR LIBERIA On
My Way to Accra Farewell
& Appreciation to Al-Hajj Mory D. Kaba
And When It Came to Past (Part I) By Alhaji G. V. Kromah Liberia:
Unsafe Ground For Elections
-By V. Dolleh
-The Untold Ordeal of Camp Johnson Road ‘98 Factor Part VI - By V. Dolleh Politics
of Tribal and Religious Intolerance Mandingo's
Political Alliance Press Release: LIMANY Demands The Release of Aloysius Toe, Mohammed Komara And Others. The Last Time I Talked To Mohammed Komara "A threat to the government"-An Interview With Hassan Bility Exploitation
of Women
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A Rejoinder The 2003 Elections: Between Myth and Reality
Unity Page for Kenneh and Sheriff |
A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR LIBERIANS  A
major turning point in the ongoing Liberian crisis unfolds with the
arrival of the West African military experts in Monrovia on Monday. The
team led by Brigadier General Festu Okonkwo patrolled the city centers and
the Bushrod Island to assess the situation in those areas Thursday amidst
jubilation from war-wearied crowd.
GROUP
SHELLING MONROVIA IDENTIFIED AS LURD GIVES TO THE PEOPLE
Reverend Dr. Walter D.
Richards Preaches Religious Intolerance in the "New Liberia" Some of these people who are very intolerant of others are still campaigning to advance their old age failed ideologies into the popularly anticipated "Emancipated" Liberia. These people, such as Dr. Walter Richards, still hold that either their way or no way. They maintain that the "New Liberia" must be as they have anticipated, or no Liberia. (Continue)
ULAA denounces and
condemns the violation of the cease-fire ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH
PLENTY
SENSE(Open Letter to Alhaji Kromah) We are defending our positions, says LURD Monrovia, July 29...LURDs claimed today that they are defending their positions and two such positions are the strategic town of Gbanga and the port area of Monrovia as fighting continues between Taylor's troops and LURD. "We are counter attacking Taylor's boys around the two bridges, because we do not want those criminal coming into our areas. We will give the port area to the peacekeeping force when they arrive." General Donzo said. There are reports that areas under LURD are much better than the Taylor's controlled areas. One example is, the price of rice is now 75 Liberian dollars in Taylor's towns, but 15 Liberians dollars in LURD's town. A displaced 62 years old man from Brewerville, told LIMANY that he does not want for LURD to leave. "They give us food and small small things. They do not trouble us, but if they leave the other people will come and take the little we have, bed our wives and children." In the meanwhile, MODEL capture of Buchanan has cause panic in Harbel. The people are packing their loads heading towards Monrovia. There are reports that fighting is going around Harbel and many of Taylor's unpaid fighters are joining MODEL. MODEL says within three days they should be in control of Liberia's international airport. In a related story, Taylor's army is running low on fuel, the number of abandon government's cars on the road has increased. General Yeatent said that they can not continue like this. "We are just buying time so that the international community can rescue us. If we go like this, we will end up surrendering."
Buchanan and Gbanga Fall to
Rebels, Taylor is being encircled and Liberian People are dying by the
minute Which direction to go, a total confusion in Buchanan, Bassa? Monday, July 28...A Liberian rebel faction, MODEL, attacked the port of Buchanan this morning, said Chea. The are reports of heavy fighting going on in the city. Model's agent in Monrovia said that they have no intention of entering Monrovia. "We just want to deny Taylor for re-arming himself from his Godpa in Libya." The people in Buchanan have taken into the bushes, crying for help. In the city, there are reports of looting by retreating Taylor's fighters. People are confused as where to go. They are fighting everywhere. The are reports coming in that LURD is positioned to seize Gbanga and Kakata. In Ganta, there are conflicting reports as to who controls what. We are still waiting for more information from Ganta," said a source.
Liberian
rebels push across key bridge towards Monrovia's airport (ABC)
Hail
of shells batters Monrovia on Liberia's independence day...
ABC
Online Sat Jul 26 Mr Taylor was expected to make an afternoon address to the roughly 30,000 people who have fled the capital's raging combat to hole up in the sprawling Samuel Kanyon Doe sports stadium. Civilians
die in Liberia church blast The attack came despite a ceasefire declared by the rebels on Friday, shortly after the United States said it was sending a troop-carrying ship to the Liberian coast. AMERICA HAS MORAL
OBLIGATION TO SAVE LIBERIA…Say
Liberians at Friday Peace Rally Wearied of continued bloodshed by rebels and pro-Taylor government forces, hundreds of Liberians residing in the Delaware valley, including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey simoustaneoulsy held peace rallies in their various cities. Emmanuel Crusoe, president of the Liberian community association in Trenton said they called on the international community to "move fast and save our people lives in Liberia." (Continue) PHILLY
PEACE RALLY TURNS DRAMATIC " The pageant is necessary in order for us to generate funds to help our people back home." Her statement sparked serious jeers roaring from the crowd, most of them women and children. As Marcia tried to send her message across, the crowd continued to boo and asked her to leave the stage.
US
sends warships to Liberia
Press
Release:UNIVERSITY OF
LIBERIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN PENNSYLVANIA INVITES YOU TO A PRAYER VIGIL
AND FUNDRAISER FOR LIBERIA THIS IS NO TIME FOR
CELEBRATION
MORE BLOODBATHS IN MONROVIA ON
THE EVE OF "LIBERIA's 157th INDEPENDENCE DAY" Eight refugees died as several shells hit Newport High School, where hundreds of people were sheltering, early on Friday morning. NO INDEPENDENCE FOR US TO
CELEBRATE, Says Nimba Association of New York We are pleading to all Liberians and friends of Liberia to please use July 26 as a day to fast and pray, to bring an end to the suffering, and killing of our people. We are pleading to the organizers of the IE and Barrole Game to find reason to cancel all festivities of July 26th Celebration, so that we can collectively focus on all victims of this senseless war. Our people, most especially our children are in pain and are in tears. This is not time for merry. Our freedom and independence is not in our hands, but instead in the hands of warlords and Taylor. There is no INDEPENDENCE for us to celebrate.
Halt the Barrolle vs. IE
soccer match On July 26th In view of the aforementioned, I suggest that all Liberians come together in what ever country they are residing in around the would to pray for peace, Mama Liberia and for our people whose lives are not consider by the guns carrying kids and their leaders. I hope every Liberian understands what I mean and do those things that will bring peace to LIBERIA. As a young Liberian my heart bleeds when I see on TV the level destructions that Is presently taking place in Liberia. There is no indications what so ever of an end to the madness, the killings, the robberies, the rapes, and the destruction of properties. That saddens my heart. As I close I am once again asking all Liberians to put a stop to all and every social activities of the July 26th celebration.
Press
Release:UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN
PENNSYLVANIA Says no to 26th Celebration Liberians
Gift to Liberia This July 26
Instead of the various 'pageantry' and 'pomp and circumstance', around the United States of America this year to celebrate our Independence Day, we should make this a very special day for all Liberians. It is about time we forego all these celebrations for our presences in Washington, D.C. "en masse". Making a statement of such nature on a day most dear to our motherland is next to the best Sacrifice we can do for the moment. Instead of getting that suit or buying that African attire, rally those around you and your local Liberians community leaders to a bus trip to this Nation's Capital to appeal to the Power that Be for some action in our Beloved Land.
MORE
LIBERIANS DECRY JULY 26TH CELEBRATIONS
LIBERIANS
FROWN ON JULY 26TH CELEBRATIONS Why
are you leting us die? UNITED
STATES MUST TAKE THE LEAD IN LIBERIA …Says Amb. Lyman
4,500
U.S. Troops Set for Liberia Duty... The madness is real!!!!! LURD
points the finger at Taylor's forces for the shelling of centre Monrovia In response, LURD Field Commander, General Donzo have this to say: "We are not the one that you need to talk to about ceasing fire, Taylor dirty rats are the ones provoking us. We have made all efforts to avoid the city center, but Taylor's undisciplined children continue to shell the city and putting the blame on us. We have no reason to shell the city center, we have the port area and we are waiting for peacekeepers to come. We know of intelligent reports that Taylor plans to attack the US Embassy compound, we even know that he is planning to kill some peacekeepers. The man is a liar, coward, devil and an indicted criminal. He is using our people as human shields. If he is man, then let him meet us on his farm. As we were retreating from Tucker's Bridge last night, his men started attacking us from the back. We are chasing those that are shelling the city center. Our disciplined fighters have recognized Taylor's behavior as a plot against our operation to free Liberia of Taylor. "LIMANY, why will we decide to shell the US compound? You Liberians should think. We have no problem with the Americans. It is indicted criminal Taylor who has problem with the Americans and the international community." Donzo said. Charles Taylor
has been reduced to "just defending two bridges" says a West
African Diplomat Rebels pushed further Sunday into Liberia's capital, where they exchanged blows for blows with Taylor's child-soldiers for control of two key bridges (1,2) leading to the city center. Rebels now control the port area (3) and the fighting has sent tens of thousands of panic residents toward the diplomatic area (4) A LIMANY's reporter in the center of town reported that Ex-President Charles Taylor lost several hundreds child-fighters that were killed on both bridges. Earlier, Taylor's spokesman Varney Passawe had this to say: "The bridges are being well defended and our children are defending them with their lives." Taylor referred to himself as the best rebel among all African rebels. But today it appears that he is being chased out of town by his own invention, the rebel game. Resource personnel from the LURD organization, revealed that 45% of LURD fighters are former Taylor's fighters, many of them out to get him. Former NPFL fighter known as James, says: "Papaye trained me well, and over used me well, but refused to feed and pay me." What did LURD pay you to fight for them? "Me and many of my other pepkins are using LURD to dirt Taylor for good. When Taylor is dirted, we will disarm immediately. According to a diplomat in Monrovia who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the most fearful rebel in West Africa has been reduced to just defending two bridges. "I hope that his commanders would find reasons to move on without him." Said the diplomat. Taylor, Minister Chea, and
Pro-militias are using human-shield for their defense? Sources report that Taylor bad boys are disappearing into the crow, carrying their killing equipments (AK-47) in bags and suitcases. One reliable ATU officer revealed to LIMANY that Taylor and Chea are both dressing like women these days and trying to mix with the victimized citizens. On two occasions Taylor has tried to take rescue into the Nigeria Embassy. His bad boys say they will blow the Nigerian Embassy up if he enters. There are plans to take him in there once the Embassy is protected by Nigerian army. Meanwhile, thousands of residents streamed through the streets of a neighborhood housing diplomatic compounds seeking shelter behind their gates. Related reports: Again,
LURD agrees to withdraw from Monrovia "We are asking the peacekeepers headed by the US to come now and move this indicted criminal from Liberia. Secondly, if Taylor continues to attack our position, we will hit back. For the love of our people and peace in Liberia, we will stop here, and wait for the peacekeepers." Said Commander Conneh. Sources report that there are wide spread looting by unruly Taylor fighters in a city with little left to lose. Taylor's gun totting child soldiers are more focused on pay themselves than fighting rebels. Meanwhile, there are reports that Taylor has been cornered by his fighters. One diploma said that Taylor is a hostage and his generals believe that they can continue to get money from him as long as he is in the country. There are also reports that US-based Nimbains are calling on their fighters to go against Taylor. One Nimbain from North Carolina said that the time is right to do all Liberians a favor by ending Taylor's madness. Liberian
Rebel Troops Enter Monrovia |
THE
GANTA SUPPORT GROUP IN AMERICA
Joining LIMANY's team of reporters
from the BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP, Ghana
A
BLUE PRINT FOR WINNING PEACE IN LIBERIA TOM WOIWOYOU MUST
THINK AGAIN
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July
24....The Nimba Association of
New York, NANY is concerned about the continuous hostilities in Liberia,
which continue to claim the lives of innocent Liberians, and leaving the
population homeless. We are supportive of all
efforts aimed at ending this madness and appeal to the US Government to
intervene immediately. NANY is
also condemning in the strongest possible terms, the killings of people,
and the destruction of Liberia.
Talata
Sheriff, jULY 24....Fellow
compatriots (Liberians) while it is true that we all have made great
plans for the coming July 26th
events, it is also true that our country is at the
moment been destroyed, our people are dying by the minute and MAMA
Liberia is crying for help. So it will be insane for any rational man
to go out playing soccer, hosting beauty
pageant, going to parties and having fun instead of praying for our
Country and our people who continue to
suffer and die at the hands of those killers. If
we went out to celebrate the 26th, what will the international
community take us for? What is the essence of these activities at this
gloomy time in the history of our country (Liberia)?
July
1, 2003....This
July 26th, Liberia will be celebrating her 157th year of Independence.
What has she to show for it? And moreover, what is your Gift to your
Mother on Her Birthday?
I believe that we
should protest at the White House, and if possible ask of an audience with
the President of The United States of America. Look, my fellow Liberians,
If we are not willing to make the sacrifices that are important for our
Dear Land, no one and I mean, No One, will be willing to do it for us. It
is about time we let go of the celebrations around this country and come
together, as LIBERIANS, Strong and United to confront the nightmare of
Liberia today. 
WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Some 4,500 more American sailors and Marines have been ordered to
position themselves closer to Liberia to be ready for possible duty in the
embattled West African nation, officials said Monday.
As
the battle of Liberia's capital rages on, the most fearful rebel leader in
West Africa, continues to show that he is human after all. 
July
20...The warlord-turned-president vowed to "fight street-to-street,
house-to-house" until the rebels are defeated. "I will never
desert the city, I will never desert my people," he told The
Associated Press. "I will stand and fight to the last man until they
stop killing my own people." 
A
PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FORM OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION IN
LIBERIA AND A BLUE PRINT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
July
7..In
what was obviously a disgraceful TV appearance recently on CNN, Mr. Tom
Woiwoyou, a Liberian businessman turned Senator, embarrassed not only
himself but also the entire intellectual field that most people had
previously associated him with. "TOM" fell completely below
every mark of intellectualism. He was not only confused, and tongue-tied
but also very nervous. Lies are difficult to maintain.
