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| East/Subsaharan Africa |
| Chuck sez he'll step down. Really. |
| 2003-06-17 |
| Liberian President Charles Taylor, who has been at the center of West Africa's conflicts for 14 years and faces war crimes charges, committed Tuesday to step down under a cease-fire agreement with rebel groups. Why, that's good news, isn't it? Taylor's defense minister, Daniel Chea, said the Liberian leader ``fully supports this peace accord, and the government will do anything to ensure its success'' — apparently committing Taylor personally to the deal. Note the "apparently" part. Mediators and observers burst into applause and raucous cheers as Chea shook hands with Kabineh Janeh and Tia Slanger, delegates of the two rebel movements that in three years have opposed Taylor's regime, seizing more than 60 percent of the West African nation. ``We have done the greatest thing this afternoon by signing this cease-fire,'' Chea said. ``By this, we're letting the world know that the government of Liberia wishes in no way to be part of any further bloodshed.'' Checked other news sites, no word from Chucky if he has agreed to this. I'll believe it when his plane lifts off. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Damn! I thought the "Chuck" referred to Charles Schumer. |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-06-17 13:02:47 |
| #2 Maybe he can make a stop in Zimbabwe and pick up Bob. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-17 12:40:14 |
| #1 Maybe he can make a stop in Zimbabwe and pick up Bob. |
| Posted by: tu3031 6/17/2003 12:40:14 PM |