Grandiose Parlor

Several weeks back this blog discussed the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) activities in Minnesota. Since the American mid-western state of Minnesota houses the largest community of Liberians in America, and the TRC has been really busy here getting testimony of war crimes and other atrocities committed during the Liberian conflict.
The Liberian TRC is […]

The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) begins its arduous task of investigating the root causes of the conflict in Liberia. The commission is “gathering statements in one of the most ambitious efforts ever by such a commission”, since it “will be the first time that such an investigation has reached so far into the […]

Thousands of Liberians in the United States on the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) designation may have to go back to their country.
The TPS program is a temporary measure granted to eligible “non-resident foreigners who wish to avoid returning to their homeland because of civil strife or effects of a natural disaster of “extraordinary and temporary […]

An Associated Press reports in a statement credited to Charles Taylor’s spiritual leader, the Indian evangelist Kilari Anand Paul, that the Nigerian security agents assisted Charles Taylor in his escape and abandoned him when they received order from “above” to terminate their mission:
“Nigerian security forces encouraged former Liberian President Charles Taylor to flee and helped […]

It’s on record that the Liberia’s new president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, said in an interview with The New York Times before her inauguration in January that “Mr. Taylor’s fate was a relatively low priority, given the myriad problems facing Liberia and the fragility of the peace there.”
The reason for the sudden change of heart is […]