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| East/Subsaharan Africa |
| Liberia denies everything... |
| 2002-12-31 |
| Liberia has rejected allegations that it helped members of Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda movement operate an illegal diamond trade in the country. "Lies! All lies!" Liberia has long denied accusations that it has been profiting from the smuggling of "blood diamonds" from neighbouring Sierra Leone, and sanctions were imposed on the country in 2001. But a statement in Tuesday's edition of the government-owned New Liberia newspaper said the Washington Post reporter was "an enemy" of the Liberian Government and was seeking to smear Liberia's image. "Liberia is above the stage of collaborating with terrorists," the statement said, adding that its war against Lurd rebels meant it was fighting terrorism itself. Oh, of course. Of course... The government said diamond-smuggling and gun-running allegations against Liberia were not new. "These blatant acts of demonisation constitute a continuation of an international conspiracy against Liberia," the statement said. Prob'ly run by Rhodesians. You know what they'e like! According to the Post, the investigators, who came from several countries, concluded that President Charles Taylor had arranged to harbour the operatives for at least two months after the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington in 2001. If you can't believe Charles Taylor, who can you believe? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Charles Taylor won election because the electorate took this attitude: "He killed my ma, he killed my pa, I'll vote for him and hope he leaves us alone." |
| Posted by: mrs B 2002-12-31 11:11:25 |
| #1 Liberia...everthing's a deal, all deals accepted, no deal too small. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2002-12-31 10:56:16 |