Liberia related news and articles http://www.liberianforum.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:10:10 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Dr.-George-Boley-the-Notorious-LPC-A-Response.html Introduction Mr. Kirkpatrick Weah, a Liberian residing in the USA, writes in a widely-circulated, internent article (kirkpatrickweah@yahoo.com (mailto:kirkpatrickweah@yahoo.com), February 16, 2010) that Dr. “George Boley, the man who presided over the notorious LPC, is behind bar. He (Dr. Boley) will be there (behind bars) as long as . . . those who witnessed the atrocities committed by LPC come forward like in the case of Chuckie Taylor, who is sentenced for . . . 75 years in prison” . Liberia Related Articles - Articles Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:04:59 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/A-New-Beginning-Committed-to-Making-a-Difference.html OP ED As the 2005 Standard Bearer of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), I want to take this time to speak with you today to share some thoughts and insights I have been pondering on, with regards to our country and my plans for the future. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:41:34 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Religious-Tension-Explodes-In-Jos-Nigeria.html Last week, I wrote about the political tension that is hovering over Nigeria like a cumulus cloud. The Sunday Dogo Nahawa massacres carried out by Muslim Fulani against Christians have added a new dimension to the tense political situation. According to news reports, Christians were frightened out of their homes, and as they ran for their lives, they were hacked with machetes and shot to death. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:33:05 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Press-Releases/FELMAUSA-receives-ultrasound-machine-from-Univ-of-Pennsylvania.html On Friday March 12, 2010, the Medical Director of the Eco Lab at the University Of Pennsylvania, Dr. Meryl Cohen, donated an ultra sound machine worth close to 150,000.00 to FELMAUSA as part of the University’s contribution to FELMAUSA healthcare initiative. Receiving the equipment, the FELMAUSA executives expressed profound gratitude for this opportunity. News - Press Releases Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:22:04 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Are-Ulterior-Political-Motives-Behind-Ethnic-Violence.html This is the question that people, including Liberians, stakeholders, and international political observers who have been following Liberia’s past political tendency are carefully considering; less than 10 months away from presidential election. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:49 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Message-to-Political-Party-Leaders-in-Liberia-on-the-TRC-Final-Report.html Dear Fellow Liberians, The TRC report is a good chance for you all to save Liberia from this unwanted night mare that continues to threaten our survival as a people as well as our very existence as a civilized nation. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:25:43 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Press-Releases/CDC-USA-MINNESOTA-GOES-TO-THE-POLLS.html As the USA affiliate of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), the main opposition political party in Liberia, sets out to fulfill its constitutional mandate, to host a Convention, to usher in a new and/or re-elected leadership. News - Press Releases Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/In-Lofa-why-the-enemies-won-t-win.html Last December, my English instructor, Professor Jennifer Linde requested us (students) to write a short tribute speech about important people whose contributions may have positively impacted our lives. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:49:21 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Interviews/Exclusive-Interview-With-Abraham-Hoff.html Over the years, we have seen a number of young Liberian idealists whose potentials can be exploited for the common good of our nation. One of such persons is Abraham Hoff. Liberia Related Articles - Interviews Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:41:59 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/AEW-Calls-for-Investigation-into-Death-of-EPA-Exec-Director.html The Africa Environmental Watch (AEW) Calls for an Investigation into Death of EPA Executive Director Dr. Alfred Amah died on February 26, 2010, after complaining of stomach illness he experienced right after work on Friday, which never subsided up to the time of his death (Daily Observer 3/2/2010). According Star Radio Internet magazine dated 2/27/10, Dr. Amah’s death was declared as heart attacked. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:14:51 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Press-Releases/FELMAUSA-condemns-recent-ethnic-fighting-in-Lofa-County.html Tribalism, sectionalism and the principle of isolationism adopted by some Liberians in this new political era are dangerous and detestable approaches, and certainly not a recipe, for our national cohesion; they must be deprecated totally by all Liberians. News - Press Releases Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:53 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/To-Rehabilitate-or-Not-Challenges-to-Reintegrating-Inmates.html After almost fourteen years of a devastating conflict in Liberia, “prison rehabilitation” is hardly a priority for most Liberians; infrastructure and man-power development seem to be more pressing matters. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:58 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Vulgar-Pride-The-Corrupt-Mind-of-Ellenites.html Encouraging a new political discourse in Liberia, as in the case of George Manneh Weah quest for the Liberian presidency, faces the dominant intellectual paradigm and political state of mind which continue to engage in deception, to prevent certain facts, realities and experiments from being advanced. And so, there are those Liberians who pride themselves with vulgarities, as the best means for an effective political ideology, to prevent national progress and social cohesion. These vulgar nationalists, follow in the tradition of the “mother of Liberian wars,” Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:46:52 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Open-Letters/An-Open-Letter-to-President-Ellen-Johnson-Sirleaf.html Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia Monrovia, Liberia February 26, 2010 Dear Madam President: I have the honor of writing to you to express my concern about the seriousness of the land dispute in Ganta, Nimba County, which developed as a result of Liberia’s civil war. This issue has the potential of compromising your administration’s drive for peace, justice, and good governance. Liberia Related Articles - Open Letters Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:34:54 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Worker-taps-650-trees-for-three-dollars-and-nineteen-cents.html IN SIRLEAF LIBERIA: A WORKER TAPS 650 TREES DAILY FOR $3.19, FIRESTONE EMITS $10 M TO LIBERIA, BUT PARENT TAKES IN $1.4 B PROFITS Admit rampant corruption, the World Bank, instead of recommending real reform, continues to lavish praises on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf government. Added to tinkering with reform, it advises President Sirleaf to increase excess cash reserves while Liberia’s unemployment rate is about 80%. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:05:41 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Poems/The-Hidden-Hand-Struck-Again.html The hidden hand struck again. The hidden hand sought for and never found Continues to strike. Liberia Related Articles - Poems Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:43:16 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Political-debate-101-Series-I.html National Security National Security is the responsibility of the state and its citizens. Liberia is a nation emerging from civil war, national security after UNMIL is of great concerned. But collectively, we can make an impact. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:31 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Events/Lone-Stars-chances-of-qualifying-for-Equatorial-Guinea-and-Gabon-2012.html Liberian Enlightenment Forum Live on www.radiolib.com (http://www.radiolib.com/) this Sunday: Kelvin Segbwe, James Debbah, Dioh Williams others discuss Lone Star’s chances of qualifying for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon 2012 Notable Events - Events Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:39:22 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Liberian-war-as-State-Corporate-Crime.html Case Study: International Crimes and Globalization Introduction An age-old internal strife in Liberia provided the opportunity to many persons, including states and organizations to promote their political and economic interests, agendas, controls, and powers. These motivating factors underlined the cause(s) for the war in Liberia, which spread to neighboring Sierra Leone by Charles Taylor, a key player, rebel leader turned president. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:40:56 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Poems/Oh-Death-Listen.html You are known as great and wonderful I know that the world fears and adores you Liberia Related Articles - Poems Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:27:46 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Press-Releases/Ethnic-based-killings-and-the-wanton-destruction-in-Voinjama.html Voinjama District Lorma Development Association (VODLODA), USA CHAPTER Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA The Voinjama District Lorma Development Association (VODLODA), USA chapter, has received with consternation, the sad news of ethnic based killings and the wanton destruction of life and property in Voinjama City, Voinjama District on Friday, February 26, 2010. News - Press Releases Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:21:17 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Calling-Attention-to-Daily-Observer-Biased-Reports-on-the-Violence-in-Lofa.html The recent violence in Lofa County that has claimed the lives of four persons and scores of others wounded is a tragedy that saddens the hearts of all peace loving Liberians. For fourteen long years our country didn’t know peace. Now that the war is over it is all of us desire to see Liberia moving forward with the war becoming a history. This time around we should be concentrating on peace, reconciliation, and development. Liberia Related Articles - Articles Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:15 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Poems/This-fictitious-World-Part-II.html Part I (Poems/This-Fictitious-World-Part-I.html) Insignificant, no insignificant not thee Who from birth to end time, conforms To thee never, but to foolishness Liberia Related Articles - Poems Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:01:32 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Poems/I-Am-Thinking-Peace.html I know those years were sad, sorrowful and dreadful, I know brother those days were gruesomely terrible. Liberia Related Articles - Poems Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:28:33 +0100 http://www.liberianforum.com/Articles/Nigeria-on-the-Precipice-of-Implosion.html Nigeria is in the news once again. This time, the country’s political train seems to be speeding out of control, and it is likely to run of the cliff into a social and political abyss if Nigerian political intellectuals fail to act collectively in the national interest. 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