The NEWS (Monrovia)
Alloycious David
15 August 2008
Monrovia — A witness told the ongoing Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Thematic and Institutional hearings Thursday that Commissioner Pearl Brown Bull is 'bias with dirty hands'.
A former member of the Progressive Alliance of Liberia (PAL) D. Kahn Carlor said Commissioner Bull is a True Whig Party (TWP) partisan who has been proven to be partial in the hearing process.
Responding to questions from Commissioner Bull, Mr. Carlor noted: "You are bias. You need to come to this process with clean hands. Your hands are not clean."
He said if Commissioner Bull wants to establish historical facts, she needs to avoid favoritism.
"This panelist needs to do justice to this process. You are doing this process injustice; this is why you are finding it difficult. You need to be neutral," Mr. Carlor responded harshly to a question from Commissioner Bull.
He warned the TRC commissioner to desist from taking side in the ongoing process if she wants to get to the root of the Liberian crisis.
Mr. Carlor's statement was in response to irritated questions from Commissioner Bull concerning the TWP.
He accused Commissioner Bull of attempting to justify the actions of the TWP government.
Cllr. Bull acknowledged that she was a partisan of TWP and said "you will have to tell the public that I also worked for UPP."
Mr.Carlor also has problem with the mandate of the TRC to investigate from 1979 to 2003. He wants the Commission to go beyond that time.
He further indicated that on Thursday morning, he visited the burial site of victims of the 1979 rice riot behind the Gender Ministry on Gurley Street in Monrovia, adding "whenever I am in Liberia I make it my business to visit the site".
He said victims of the rice riot were buried together in mass grave.
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YOUR VIEW POINTS ARE WELL STATED, BUT IT IS NOT HELPFUL TO THE ON GOING PEACE THAT THE LIBERIAN PEOPLE ARE NOW EXPRIENCING. I REALLY BELIEV THAT THOSE THAT ARE REPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY WILL SEE THIR FATE ONE DAY, SO DON'T THINK ABOUT NEGATIVITY.
DNO'T BE FOOL MY FRIEND, THERE WILL BE NO MORE ARM STRUGGLE IN LIBERIA, I AM SAYING THIS BASED ON WHAT I SAW THERE, I WAS IN LIBERIA FOR SIX MONTHS. I SAY THIS, BECAUSE MOST OF THE YOUTHS ARE EAGER TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN. THE COMPITETION IN LIBERIAN NOW IS ALL ABOUT EDUCATION
I am always disturbed when I see Libeirans behaving like this. Can we just put our tribes behind us and vouch to Liberia only. We all have experienced the bitterness of tribalism - total death and destruction. Liberians should protect and not destroy one another. I am a living witness to a Mano man who save and protected a Krahn man during the war. And I strongly believe that a lot of Krahns helped saved the lives of other tribal groups that were targeted during the war. I think this is how we should live, been our brother's keeper. One good thing I know, there is no baboon in Liberia that still wants to divide kola. WE ARE JUST TIRED of VIOLENCE!
To the Author identify as Krahnman:
It is so sad to read your evil mind as stated in your comments. With all the attrocities every Liberian has gone through,I wonder if you are sleep walking? You are still living with unforgiveness in your heart for other Liberians including your own tribe's men(Mr. Dugbah and Mr.Quiah). I am very gled that they(Dugbah and Quiah), could humble themselves and admit their wrong to the Liberian people. They have been forgiven by God's grace. As for you, If you don't let go of whatsoever hate you have against your fellowmen, you will continue to have a bad life in this world and the life to come(Heaven or Hell most likely Hell with such a mind set)
We are the same people regardless, you are Krahn, Mano, Gio,Americo -Liberian,Mandingo,Lorma,Bassa or any other tribe.When you step outside of Liberia, you are called a Liberian or an African.
Krahnman, You are one sick piece of work! I pity people who still think like you. Every Liberian regardless of tribe were a victim in this brutal and senceless war. Get a life and move on and learn to forgive like the good lord ask of us!
I could not agree more with D. Kahn Carlor, Dr. Fahnbullah, Cheapo and others who are speaking the truth about what has happened and continuing to happen in our country.
I am deeply surprised to learn that ones like the Chief of Staff Gen. Dugbah and the former minister of Local Government, Mr. Oscar J. Quiah would appeal for forvivingness the Liberians before a bunch of Congau fools who calling themselves commissioners for the so-called Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The last time I checked, the two of you were Krahn, and the war that came to Liberia, came specifically to eliminate you. So why would you apologize for defending yourselves?
I am very disappointed about the revelation of Gen. Dugbah that he left the country on June 30, 1990 - just about the same time the rebels were entering Monrovia. What a smart move, General Dugbah...your Krahn people must have been really proud of you! No wonder why President Doe was butchered like a goat by a criminal like Prince Johnson who is now in Monrovia possing as a senior senator of Nimba County.
Then again, the good General Dugbah's action should not be much of a surprise. In 1985 during Thomas Quiwonkpa's invasion, the Good General Dugbah was the first to surrender to Quiwonkpa at the barrack. "General, it was you guys that gave us these positions. So if you ask, we shall surrender the positions at any time." Dugbah was sitting and twisting in an office chair with wheels while he practically under arrest and speaking to Quiwonkpa with the hope to win Quiwonkpa's mercy.
But at this time, what are those cowards trying to prove or achieve? Whether or not you try to appease them (Americo-Liberians), they will still clasify you as a country boys or girls; it does not matter how old you are. And for those Americo-Liberians who are not the true owners of the Liberian soil, they still believe that they are true owners of that land, because according to Rev. Jesse Jackson, the land of Liberia was set aside for rejected slaves to return to... and we the natives are just squaters. So by appealing for their forgivingness for standing up or defending yourselves for killing thousands of your people, you're just confirming to their imperial ideology.
For some of us, is not yet over until those fools accept their wrongful doings and repent their sins against us. Or else, the baboos will still try to divide colas in that country.
My friend, you have the time to listen to the moral degenerate the 'Rev.' Jesse Jackson? He has goaded you to adopt an extremely xenophobic position vis a vis the so-called "Americo-Liberians," a nonsensical characterization, if ever there was one, for "Liberia," the last time I checked is not a nation; your talk about "Krans" and "Americo-Liberians" exactly proves my point.
Historically and systematically, the ancestors of "Americo-Liberians" missed a supreme historic opportunity, namely to form a Liberian nation, given their military superiority. Of course, the resultant nation would have eviscerated "Americo-Liberians" and the Krans and the Kroos, etc in the key 'tribes.'
In their stead, the nation of Liberia would have emerged, devoid of 'tribes' and, hence, the very xenophobia promoted by all 'tribes' in the territory, not nation, of Liberia.
What a disaster!
What is this argument you keep trying to put forward: Liberia is not a nation but a country? Please, I beg you, do elaborate and give the difference between the two and the significance of your argument at this time?
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I could not agree more with D. Kahn Carlor, Dr. Fahnbullah, Cheapo and others who are speaking the truth about what has happened and continuing to happen in our country.
I am deeply surprised to learn that ones like the Chief of Staff Gen. Dugbah and the former minister of Logal Government, Mr. Oscar J. Quiah would appeal for forvivingness the Liberians before a bunch of Congau fools who calling themselves commissioners for the so-called Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The last time I checked, the two of you were Krahn, and the war that came to Liberia, came specifically to eliminate you. So why would you apologize for defending yourselves?
I am very disappointed about the revelation of Gen. Dugbah that he left the country on June 30, 1990 - just about the same time the rebels were entering Monrovia. What a smart move, General Dugbah...your Krahn people must have been really proud of you! No wonder why President Doe was butchered like a goat by a criminal like Prince Johnson who is now in Monrovia possing as a senior senator of Nimba County.
Then again, the good General Dugbah's action should not be much of a surprise. In 1985 during Thomas Quiwonkpa's invasion, the Good General Dugbah was the first to surrender to Quiwonkpa at the barrack. "General, it was you guys that gave us these positions. So if you ask, we shall surrender the positions at any time." Dugbah was sitting and twisting in an office chair with wheels while he practically under arrest and speaking to Quiwonkpa with the hope to win Quiwonkpa's mercy.
But at this time, what are those cowards trying to prove or achieve? Whether or not you try to appease them (Americo-Liberians), they will still clasify you as a country boys or girls; it does not matter how old you are. And for those Americo-Liberians who are not the true owners of the Liberian soil, they still believe that they are true owners of that land, because according to Rev. Jesse Jackson, the land of Liberia was set aside for rejected slaves to return to... and we the natives are just squaters. So by appealing for their forgivingness for standing up or defending yourselves for killing thousands of your people, you're just confirming to their imperial ideology.
For some of us, is not yet over until those fools accept their wrongful doings and repent their sins against us. Or else, the baboos will still try to divide colas in that country.