The Analyst (Monrovia)
26 June 2009
In the closing stage of the Liberian civil war, when Monrovia was under siege and the elected government of President Charles Taylor threw in the towel, Liberian peace stakeholders then meeting in Accra, Ghana, to rescue the nation resolved to stop fighting and seek reconciliation. They chose the palava-hut style true telling, forgiveness seeking, forgiveness granting, and fence-mending process to ...
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Most of the folks that were involved in the civil conflict and I am speaking of the major players have far too often sided with reconcillation only. They would rather we forget those whose lives were destroyed as a direct result of the war. We have to speak for those that are no longer with us as well as all who were affected directly by the senseless killing in the conflict. Milian Jallabah's fear mongering and subtle threat of destablilization is not the first of its kind. We have heard Kromah's take on the same topic and they carry the same tone. The finger pointing should indicate that the proponents are not reconciled themselves but would rather we let sleeping dogs lie. I applaud the TRC'S recommendations and hope that we move thru the legal process of prosecution to hold those accountable for the sake of the future of our nation. The cycle of impunity has to end somwhere. A representative of Lofa would be eager to bring justice to those who were murdered. Remember Lofa was an occupied County during this conflict and there are those who would prefer that we remain silent.
Gracias and muchas gracias madam Jallabah. You have just lost your next election, if indeed you become eligible. I will personally make sure you are ineligible or lose your next election. I do not know who you are or the district you represent in Lofa County but, I'm convienced that you represent the interest of hoologans along with those who raped and killed innocent civilians in Liberia, especially in Lofa County.
Francis King Maryland, USA
So-called "madam jallabah" might have family members who are among the people to face war crimes and crimes against humanity or she is sleeping with one of them.Or she is simply just stupid.
Thanks someone is speaking some sense .The western concept of retributive justice is always a failed concept in our enviroments not because we're callous, uncivilised ,but our prepection of genuine reconciliation is founded in our traditional value system whereby you're shamed and scolded in public .I've warned that unless the TRC nip the idea of the silly kind of the failed Sierra Leone type International criminal court system charade ,Liberia stands at the brink of another calamity. The Western concept has always failed to import from our past history and their traditional dis-stabilising role in africa when initiating policies .
Though i loathe Yumi Johnson and others yet ,any attempt to reopen the raw woulds in that saga will colapse without the desired result . where would be Sirleaf if perperators and sponsors/finaciers are drawn inot legal battles on perpetration ,aiding and abetting of treason . The idea is chaotic and let the phrase 'those bearing the highest burden' of this and that don't fool anyone- the consequence will be devastating.
my name is mr. francis kesseh jr. Liberia has been my home all my life until 1990 when i was force to leave that beatiful country that i love very much. My comment is for Madame Jallabah, we liberian's have suffer for a long time because of the civil war and what it did to the lives of our people. I you saying because of fear that our belove country might go back in to civil war so the TRC should not bring those perpetrators to justic? You thing fear rules this country? I believed death is a part of living and if u and other liberian say you are in the best interest of the liberian people you will not say that about the TRC trying to do the job that every liberian agree to in the beginning. I love that nation and will always try to do my best for our people. please help to bring justic to the people of liberia and give the TRC the support they need. Thanks Madame Jallabah for your heard work and may good bless you.
Hi justice seekers, you don't remember the long way you have come with. You cry for rice in 1979,native women born soldiers in 1980,you killed good people,you bring trbal war in 1989,you killed my ma,you killed my pa, I will vote for you in 1997,then you turn and vote for Mrs.kill everybody in monrovia,level ground,kill innocents.Is now you think to get justice?Goodluck,the next war youself going be kill,you dead brains.
Miss.Representative, Rhetoric and threat will not deter justice.