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2003-06-09 East/Subsaharan Africa

Americans, Europeans Flee Liberia Capital

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Posted by Steve White 2003-06-09 10:13 am|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mr Taylor, please step down. Go to Cuba, write a book. Call it 'It Takes a Massacre to Raise a Village'.

Posted by International Comunity 2003-06-09 11:50:32|| 2003-06-09 11:50:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The other Chuck, please.

Posted by Chuck 2003-06-09 14:15:10|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-06-09 14:15:10|| Front Page Top

#3 He directed Sunday's fighting from a white-walled compound in the city's main port on the Atlantic Ocean.

GPS Coordinates+JDAMS=Problem solved.

Posted by Ptah 2003-06-09 15:02:09|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-06-09 15:02:09|| Front Page Top

#4 He can always come back to Boston and pump gas. Wait a second, he has a jail cell at Plymouth County Jail waiting on him here. But that might be preferable to what he's looking at over there.

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-09 15:13:16|| 2003-06-09 15:13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not over yet: Heavy fighting between government forces and fighters of the LURD rebel movement continued during the morning on the western outskirts of the city. Forces loyal to President Charles Taylor moved in heavy artillery as they tried without success to dislodge LURD fighters from the Duala Town suburb, about eight km from the city centre. Fighting died down after mid-day, but residents said they saw LURD fighters moving through the swamp that borders Monrovia to the north, to open a new front on the eastern side of the city. Relief workers in neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire who were in radio and telephone contact with colleagues in Monrovia later reported an outbreak of shooting in the eastern suburb of Paynesville. Police ambulances meanwhile ferried a steady flow of dead and wounded government soldiers and militiamen from the front line to Monrovia's John F Kennedy hospital and another medical facility at the executive mansion, the official residence of the president. Officials refused to give details of casualties.
LURD is trying to flank government troops. Sounds like it all depends on who has the most troops, Charles can't defend every place at once if his troops are bled dry. If LURD punches through, it's every man for himself.

Posted by Steve 2003-06-09 15:45:29|| 2003-06-09 15:45:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Ptah, you may be kidding but you are completely correct. The US could do the world a lot of good with such measures. Stay out of the fighting ourselves, but donate a JDAM or two to well known targets. Let the Rebels take the credit.

I think we can afford one for Zimbobwae as well.

Posted by Yank 2003-06-09 16:29:00|| 2003-06-09 16:29:00|| Front Page Top

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