Liberia: Diaspora Liberian Decries Warlords Unsavory Comments

Liberia went up into flames for over a decade, 250,000 people lost their lives and properties were destroyed, when a bloody civil war engulfed the country in 1989. But the country's peace and stability which is barely 16 years old has continuously been threatened by negative comments from former key players in the Liberian civil conflict.

One of such concerned over those threats is women's right advocate, Mercy B. Sackie. "Our peace is still fragile, and to see people who fought war and destroyed our country still issuing threats is worrying", Mrs. Sackie who is also a war victim stressed. "This is not fair, this could plunge us back into war", she said.

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