Just when I thought I was out-they pull me back in
virus: Liberia
« on: 2003-07-02 17:21:03 »
Now I hear they're considering sending U.S. troops to the fucking Ivory Coast to break up a bar-fight.
Jeeeezzzzuuuusss H. Christ in a strap-on!
Full Metal Jacket, Warner Bros., 1987
Crazy Earl:
"These are great days we're living, bros! We are jolly green giants, walking the earth with guns. These people we wasted here today are the finest human beings we will ever know. After we rotate back to the world, we're gonna miss not having anyone around that's worth shooting. "
Walter
PS--Just fuck me runnin...........
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Walter Watts Tulsa Network Solutions, Inc.
"Reminding you to help control the human population. Have your sexual partner spayed or neutered."
Date sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 16:21:03 -0500 From: Walter Watts <wlwatts@cox.net> Organization: "The Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" To: virus <virus@lucifer.com> Subject: virus: Liberia Send reply to: virus@lucifer.com
Liberia is a US colony. It is to the US what the Ivory Coast is to France, who intervened in their civil war earlier this year. They speak English there. The US consulted with Kofi Annan prior to announcing the intervention, which was urged by Colin Powell.
Just when I thought I was out-they pull me back in
Re: virus: Liberia
« Reply #2 on: 2003-07-02 19:50:42 »
A little more background.....
Liberia: Descent into Anarchy
Perspective
1822 Freed American slaves colonize Liberia.
1847 Liberia becomes Africa's first independent republic.
1980 General Samuel Doe stages a coup, ending more than one hundred years of government domination by the former Americans.
1989 December 24. Rebel troops led by Charles Taylor and the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) invade Liberia.
1990 August 25. West African peacekeeping forces arrive in Liberia.
September 10. President Doe is killed by a NPFL splinter group.
1991 September 7. Supporters of the Doe regime invade Liberia.
October 31. Yamoussoukro agreement is reached.
1992 August 17. Serious fighting erupts between NPFL and the Doe supporters.
November 19. UN imposes arms embargo against Liberia.
1993 July 25. Three main warring factions sign peace treaty in Cotonou, Benin.
1994 March 7. Interim government is inaugurated.
When Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) made its move to take over the country in 1989, it marked the beginning of the darkest period to date in Liberian history. During the next four years, 150,000 people died from the fighting and from starvation, and more than half the nation's population was forced from their homes. A peace treaty signed in July 1993 took seven months to implement while fighting continued. Splinter groups have broken away from the three main factions which signed the treaty and have continued the killing. An interim government that was inaugurated in March 1994 has been hampered by ongoing squabbles about power-sharing. Although democratic elections are scheduled for September 7, 1994, given Liberia's recent history there is no guarantee that they will take place.
Issues and Events
When Taylor and the NPFL invaded Liberia from neighboring Sierra Leone in 1989, the nation was being run by General Samuel Doe, who had himself gained power in a coup nine years earlier. Fierce fighting continued into 1990, when neighboring West African countries joined together to create a peacekeeping force to defend Monrovia from the rebels. Over the course of time Taylor's ruthless dictatorial tactics resulted in several splits in the NPFL, and one of these splinter groups was responsible for the torture and slaying of President Doe less than one month later.
Supporters of the slain Doe regrouped and led an attack against the NPFL in 1991. Taylor used the Doe supporters as an excuse not to disarm his own troops in accordance with a peace agreement he signed in October, 1991. The Doe supporters launched a second, more vicious attack in 1992 which prompted Taylor to make another assault on Monrovia. Although the West Africans were able to deter Taylor with their heavy weapons, they were not able to push his forces back from the outskirts of the capital. This prompted the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Liberia, but Taylor already had huge weapons stockpiles and was reportedly receiving military aid from Libya.
During this period, the West African peacekeeping force, sent by ECOWAS--Economic Community of West African States, became embroiled in the conflict and took on the role of another contestant. In 1993, the United Nations took a more active role in supervising the peace-keeping force. However, its effectiveness was hampered because Nigeria, which had provided the bulk of the troops, had to withdraw its forces to quell violence at home.
Liberia's best hope for peace occurred when the three warring factions Taylor's NPLF, the interim government of then-President Amos Sawyer, and the United Liberation Movement, a group somewhat allied with the army signed a peace pact in Cotonou, Benin. Seven months later, during which time still more factions emerged to continue the violence, an interim government was put in place. The five-member Council of State is chaired by David Kpormakor, an ally of Sawyer. A beefed-up peace-keeping force drawn from West African nations has been directed to disarm the estimated 30,000 armed troops who roam the countryside. Whether Liberia can make the transition to a functioning democracy will depend on whether the disarmament process succeeds. It also depends on the many factions choosing peaceful rather than violent means to push their agendas.
Background
Liberia was founded in 1822 by freed American slaves, and became Africa's first independent republic in 1847. The former Americans intimidated the local people and maintained control of the government until 1980, when General Samuel Doe staged a bloody coup against the Liberians of American descendant.
Charles Taylor procured a job in Doe's government. After being accused of embezzling almost one million dollars from the Liberian treasury, he left the country and eventually landed in Libya. It was there that he received support for his plan to take over the country.
> Date sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 16:21:03 -0500 > From: Walter Watts <wlwatts@cox.net> > Organization: "The Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" > To: virus <virus@lucifer.com> > Subject: virus: Liberia > Send reply to: virus@lucifer.com > > Liberia is a US colony. It is to the US what the Ivory Coast is to France, > who intervened in their civil war earlier this year. They speak English > there. The US consulted with Kofi Annan prior to announcing the > intervention, which was urged by Colin Powell. > > --- > To unsubscribe from the Virus list go to <http://www.lucifer.com/cgi-bin/virus-l>
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