George Dweh Blames Lutheran Massacre on AFL
Published: 28 November, 2008
Former Transitional House Speaker George Dweh
MONROVIA, A former confidant of late President Samuel Kanyon Doe has confirmed that the Lutheran Church massacre was committed by disbanded Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in July 1990.
‘Invasion of UL Brought Decline in Standards’
Published: 27 November, 2008
Cllr. Tiawon Gongloe
MONROVIA, The Solicitor General (SG) of Liberia has described the August 22, 1984 invasion of the campus of the University of Liberia (UL) by military men of the People's Redemption Council (PRC) as a military coup against intellectualism in particular and the University in general.
Kofi Woods at TRC Today
Published: 18 November, 2008
Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods
MONROVIA, Labor Minister, Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods, II will today, November 18, 2008 appear before the ongoing Thematic and Institutional Public Hearings at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Monrovia.
‘I Survived Prince Johnson's Axe’
Published: 31 October, 2008
Isaac Bantu
MONROVIA, With every member of the huge audience at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion, on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, listening with stun and grief, a former correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Liberia explained his dramatic escape from the dragnet of summary execution carried out by Prince Y. Johnson, erstwhile leader of the disbanded armed rebel group, Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) in early 1990s.
Clement Narrates Gbeyon's Death
Published: 30 October, 2008
Kwame Clement
MONROVIA, Kwame Clement, the renowned Liberian broadcaster who teamed up with his compatriot, Charles Gbeyon, to present on-the-spot analysis of the November 12, 1985 failed Quiwonkpa invasion, yesterday gave an emotional account of how he narrowly escaped the savage brutality of the military from which Gbeyon was murdered.
MONROVIA, Several senior Liberian journalists yesterday appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia with all expressing delight and gladness over the level of press freedom and democracy in the country.
Media Gurus Face TRC Today
Published: 27 October, 2008
MONROVIA, The hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia are expected to attract thousands of citizens and foreign residents in Monrovia today, with the appearance of more than a dozen international and local journalists to relay their experiences in the country's bloody armed conflict.
‘Taylor Forced Me Out’
Published: 20 October, 2008
Cllr. Charles Brumskine
MONROVIA, Opposition leader of the Liberty Party (LP), Cllr. Charles W. Brumskine, has disclosed that former President Charles Taylor, while serving as head of state of Liberia, forced him to resign from his post as President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate.
‘Gaddafi, Compoare Must Pay War Reparation’
Published: 16 October, 2008
MONROVIA, A close aid of slain Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe has called for payment of reparations to Liberia by Muammar al-Gaddafi and President Blasé Compaore for allegedly aiding and abetting the destabilization of Liberia.
Slangar Takes Blame for Quiwonkpa's Death
Published: 15 October, 2008
Edward Slangar
MONROVIA, Edward Slangar, the man who gained notoriety for crushing the November 12 coup in 1985, has taken responsibility for the brutal death of the coup leader, Gen. Thomas G. Quiwonkpa.
The PAS from House of Freedom being packed into the mini bus
Drama at TRC
Published: 10 October, 2008
MONROVIA, Hell broke loose yesterday, October 9, 2008 at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia when some angry men, who claimed to have provided services to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia, disrupted a key witness' testimony in demand of prompt payment from the Commission.
MONROVIA, Veteran Liberian diplomat T. Ernest Eastman who rose to become Foreign Minister in the Charles Taylor's government said he served the insurgent movement when he was captured and recruited by Taylor's rebels.
‘Ellen Not Eligible for 2011’
Published: 08 October, 2008
Cllr. Winston Tubman
MONROVIA, Incumbent Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will be ineligible to contest the 2011 general and presidential elections as she would be disqualified by the provisions of Article 52 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution.
“General Python” on Taylor's SBU
Published: 03 October, 2008
MONROVIA, A former general of the defunct National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), John Namayan, told the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) hearings Tuesday, September 30, 2008, that the Executive Mansion Guard of the National Patriotic Reconstruction Assembly Government (NPRAG) of Charles G. Taylor comprised child soldiers with ages raging from 12 who comprised Taylor's Small Boys Unit (SBU).
‘Chris Farley Killed Dumbuya, Not Kromah’
Published: 01 October, 2008
Alhaji G.V. Kromah Photo by Alaskai Moore Johnson
MONROVIA, Ex-Col. Abraham S. Kosia said it was the late Chris Farley of the disbanded Liberia Peace Council (LPC) that killed Gen. Mohammed Dumbuya, former Chief of Staff of the disbanded Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and not Alhaji G.V. Kromah as claimed by Anthony Nagbe.
MONROVIA, Former soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Augustine J. Nagbe alias “General Power”, has publicly told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that former AFL Chief of Staff Mohammed Dumbuya was brutally killed by the head of the defunct United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia (ULIMO), Alhaji G. V Kromah.
Never Blame Children for Crimes
Published: 25 September, 2008
Dee-Maxell S. Kemayah
MONROVIA, The Executive Director of Action for Greater Harvest (AGRHA), Dee-Maxell S. Kemayah, says children should not be held responsible for criminal activities committed by them during the Liberian armed conflict.
MONROVIA, Some of the many children forcibly recruited to prosecute the decade-long Liberian armed conflict have been narrating their bitter experiences and roles they played on the orders of their wartime commanders and recruiters.
To Fill Vacuum That Existed:
Published: 22 September, 2008
Retired Lieutenant General Charles G. Julu, Sr.
MONROVIA, Retired Lieutenant General Charles G. Julu, Sr. has told the ongoing Thematic and Institutional Public Hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Monrovia that his abortive coup in 1994 was launched owing to the “power vacuum” that existed at the Executive Mansion at the time.
I Commanded No 'Death Squad'
Published: 19 September, 2008
Retired Lt/Gen Charles G. Julu
MONROVIA, Retired Lt/Gen Charles G. Julu, Sr. of the disbanded Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) says he has not been part of any death squad that carried out summary executions during the Liberian conflict.
Moses Blah Appears before TRC Today
Published: 15 September, 2008
President Moses Z. Blah
MONROVIA, Former Liberian President Moses Z. Blah is expected to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) today. Mr. Blah will explain his roles in the Liberian civil conflict.
Startling Revelations on Sasstown, Other Wars
Published: 08 September, 2008
MONROVIA, One of the leading intellectuals and scholars on Liberian history, Dr. Joseph Holloway, has been giving graphic accounts of the Americo-Liberian relations with the local people as well as Africans' resistance over the years, to Americo-Liberian penetration of the country and other abuses.
Doe, “Party” Embezzled US$300 Million
Published: 05 September, 2008
Dr. Augustine Konneh
MONROVIA, The regime of President Samuel Kanyon Doe who ruled Liberia for 10 years has ravaged the Liberian economy, Dr. Augustine Konneh, Professor of History at Morehouse College in Atlanta, United States of America (USA), said Tuesday, September 2, 2008, in Monrovia.
MONROVIA, Prince Y. Johnson, erstwhile leader of the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL), said he fought tyranny and dictatorship which were being perpetrated against the vast majority of Liberians by the government of Samuel Kanyon Doe.
Who Are Marcus Davis and Marcus David?
Published: 05 May, 2008
GRAND BASSA COUNTY, Joseph Kpagbor, former General Commander of the erstwhile armed rebel group, National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) assigned in Grand Bassa, Rivercess and Sinoe Counties, has given what he called 'voluntary testimonies' to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia.
BOMI COUNTY, Several witnesses in Bomi, one of the most contested counties by warring factions and former government troops during Liberia's 14-year brutal conflict, have been giving grief-stricken testimonies on the mass arrest, torture, disappearances and indiscriminate killing of hundreds of women, children and the elderly in the County.
GBARPOLU COUNTY -- They came, one after another, with determination and courage to formally unveil how they were rounded up, tortured, and raped en masse by ragtag armed rebels of the now disbanded warring factions and former government troops during Liberia's 14-year armed conflict.
