Liberia History & Information

 
[Washington, DC, March 1, 2001] – Few days ago, LURD’s defense spokesperson and senior military advisor, General Joe Wylie, flew from Liberia to inform other Liberians and the international community about his organization’s latest stance in what he calls “the just struggle to liberate Liberia from the clutches of anarchy and daylight robbery.” Below is [...]

COPLA: Why does LURD prefer to deal with Mr. Taylor militarily and not democratically through the ballot box in 2003?
 JW: The year 2003 is too far. At the rate Mr. Taylor is killing our people and suffering the nation, the refugees in the region might also increase by the year 2003. So ours is [...]

COPLA: Why is it taking so long to achieve your goal?

 JW: For us, we are not interested in quick-fix solutions to the Liberian crisis. It was the same quick-fix solutions that certain ECOWAS leaders sought when they forced Mr. Taylor down the throats of the Liberian people after killing their mothers and their fathers.
We [...]