Liberia Government (Monrovia)
12 February 2009
Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia. The President's testimony, which was done on camera, is part of the Commission's ongoing 'Thematic and Institutional Hearings.'
The Liberian leader gave the testimony on February 12 at the headquarters of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Monrovia. She spoke for thirty-five minutes, after which she was questioned by TRC commissioners.
The President apologized to the people of Liberia for any role she might have played in the Liberian Civil War. She, however, emphasized that she was not a part of any warring faction, but only sympathized with the Charles Taylor revolution in its initial stage due to her desire to see positive change in the country.
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Corect all said here. How a minority of less than 5 % can rule in the interest of a majority? This minority that was an historical elite for 150 years , being "burned" by the fire one time , they will ensure that it will not happen again, right? At such, they will plot, conive, lie, and do all it takes for them to stay in power for ever.That is a perpetual hidden war not a open honest work for the interest of majority, as the majority is their perpetual enemy. How do you expect for them to speak the Truth? Just imagine..! Liberian majority and true people lost a historical opportunity to govern themselves for long time to come..Very sad.The ruling elite can not help themselves better because they are a small group . but using the political management (even civil wars if needed ) , justice system , media power and economics !
My people put your selves in Ellen shoes for a moment. Why should Ellen go in front of the TRC and admit aiding and abetting the war that took over 3000 lives. She would have been a fool if she did. After all, Ellen had to follow suit, like the rest of those pronounced and notorious killers that went in front of the TRC under oath and lie. In my opinion this whole TRC hearing is a waste of time. It’s perpetuating more diverseness amongst our people than the intended purpose of healing and forgiveness. We just don’t need a German Sheppard that bark, we need one that can bite. Hence, these guys are lying under oath to their teeth, a war crime court is necessary. We don’t need a legislature approval to establish a war crime court. We didn’t get a legislature approval to send President Taylor to face the Special Court for Sierra Leone, so why is this talk all about legislature approval to set up a war crime court. However, this is a pipe dream; IT MAY NEVER HAPPEN, because many of those that killed our love ones are in the three branches of government and if you "pull on rope, rope will pull bush.”
Well, it is no surprise that the president can deny affiliating with any faction during the war. At least she admits sympathizing with the NPFL from the initial stage, and this is something that the whole world knows about.
What about notorous killers like Charles Julu and other who blatantly denied killing anybody, not even a dog in the crisis? Should we judge the president equal to those categorical liars whose hands are still stained with innocent blood?
Let's just forget this ugly past and move on with what remained of our lives. All is not lost yet.
Liberia shall rise and shine and serve as the beacon of hope and peace ofr Africa as she did in the past. Our God can make it happen.
PEACE!!!
If Madam Sirleaf supported rebellion and destruction of Liberia, against an elected government of late President Samuel Doe, then she is reliable to be indicted for crimes committed against humanity during the Liberia civil war.
Why did you do that? For your personal greed? If you are truely Liberian, please step down because the majority of Liberians have loose confidence in you and your entire administration -
well, my brother we are not talking about Charles Julu right now eventhough i dont know your problem with julu but everyone know that julu is one of killers during the war but what liberian in general want to know is who sponsor the war and how charles taylor got his support to come and destruct our country.we all know that julu,prince johnson,yeten,issa mussa and other killed innocent people but the question is who brought the war and what do you expect if you take arms against an elected democratice government? and is the use of war and brutal killing the only option we can apply if for any reason we want to take DOE's regime from power knowing the fact that town bomb is not only for goats and chicken? so brother, you are a native liberian like myself and am sure you got no home beside liberia but just imagine how we suffered in the hands of our power grief politicians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
Just a hint of correction to some of the comments I have heard today, Madam Sirleaf has never denied Supporting a rebellion in Liberia from the begining. She like majority of Liberians wanted a chenge. Just like many wanted a change in 1980. And the late Tolbert was overthrown. If you people can remember, Four years ago, she appologised to people in Grand Gedeh confessing that she did support Taylor to overthrow Doe, and not to kill People as it ended up, including her formal formal party chairman, Jackson Doe.Jackson Doe was killed after N.P.F.L, took over Bong mines, and they took him to Buchanan.I know this because, they had him in the same prison cell as one of my uncles. My uncle told me one day, they took him(Jackson Doe) out, and led him to the banks of the St. John river and that was the End. One of you said that she Supported Taylor to Overthrow a "democratic elected government". My question is what democratic government? Doe was not elected by the Liberian people in 1986, he rigged the election. As far as I know, he only won Grand Gedeh county. So to conclude, was it good for any Liberian to support rebellion? No. Have we all learned from our mistakes? I hope so.So please fellow Liberians, We all have sinned and falling short of the glory of God. Everyone of us. Let us forgive and advoid repeating the mistakes of the past.We are the same blood, children of the mother land.
HAVE YOUR MOUTH SHUT YOU SHAMELESS MAN, YOU SEEMS TO BE SMART BUT NOT RATIONAL. CAN YOU CAMPARED THE 1980 CHANGES TO THAT OF YOUR CHANGES THAT ELLEN MAKE? I FEEL HURT WHILE OBSERVING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A GOOD CONCESSION FOR THEIR COUNTRY LIKE SUCH A HUMANBEING LIKE YOU. WELL AS FOR CHARLES JULU ISSUED I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOU DONT KNOW HIM, BECAUSE IF YOU FOLLOW STORY OF CHARLES JULU THEN YOU WILL GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER.I MEAN THE CAUSE OF HE EVEN BEING A ARMY PERSONEL. I REALLY UNDERSTANDS THAT MANY YOU OF IN LIBERIA NOW ER GLORY SEEKER BASED ON YOU GUYS PRESENCE MOOD,MANY OF YOU INNOCENTLY DECLARD WAR ON THE COUNTRY WITH THE INTENTION OF CHANGES, BUT ARE WE NOW? YOU TALK ABOUT 1980 CHANGES, MANY LIBERIAN OBSERVED THIS, AND I CAN ASURE ANY LIBERIAN THAT IT IS BASED ON THIS CHANGES MANY OF YOU WERE ABLE TO LINK YOURSELF WITH SOME FORNOTHING POLITICIAN WHO MISLEAD OUR COUNTRY LIKE ELLEN TODAY. WELL, I BELIEVED THAT ANYTHING THAT YOU DONT KNOW IS OLDER THEN YOU AS A HUMANBEING, OR IF FOR ANY REASON THAT ARE STILL COUNTING ON ELLEN FOR HER GOOD WORK AS YOU OBSERVED, THEN I WILL DISCRIBED YOU AND YOUR PRESIDENT AS A VANDAL. NOW LET ME ABITE TELL YOU ABOUT THE 1980 CHANGES SINCE YOU WERE NOT INFORMED ON THAT, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY NATIVE POLITICIAN WERE IN JAIL, AND WERE TO BE KILLED, AND DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS ELLEN AT THAT TIME, I MEAN HER POSION THAT GOVERNMENT? PLS YOU MR FOOL DONT PUT ME TO ANGER, NOW THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU IS FOR SUPPORTING THE CONCESSION OF ELLEN, UNTO YOU DISAPPOINTMENT, FRUSTRATION, AND HUNGER MUST VISIT YOU ALL THE DAYS THAT HAVE ON EARTH. MANY OF YOU ARE STILL BLIND AND FOOLISH BUT THE ALMIGHTYGOD WIL NOT LET YOU PEOPLE GO FREE, I MEAN PEOPLE DESTROYED OUR HOME WITH OUT ANY GOOD CONTENTION.TO END MY COMMENTS I WISH TO EXTEND MY THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ENTIRE BODY OF THE T R C. I BELIEVED THIS IS TO ERASED THE SCAR OR COOL DOWN THE PAIN OF EVERY EFFECTEDS LIBERIAN FROM THE WAR. ONCE AGAIN THANKS YOU GUYS ALOTS. OMELL
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hahahahahahahaha do i hear the president saying she did not take side with any faction in liberia but sympathized with the Charles Taylor revolution in its initial stage due to her desire to see positive change in the country.oh jesus my lord please forgive this lady for her wickness against the innocent bloods that was shed through her grief to take power as president.it is clearly understood that the 14yrs war which took away the lives of many liberian was the cause of our socalled power grief politicians.iam really ashame of myself to see such a criminal like ELLEN JOHNSON SIELEAF talking ABOUT democracy and justice but anyway i'm sure that the lord our GOD will never remain silent and allow thus criminals who killed our innocent brothers and sisters go free,they will BE rewarded one by one according to thier crime against our nation.MAY THE LORD BLESS OUR POOR NATION AND ITS PEOPLE.