New Fighting Erupts in Liberia with Taylor Gone

[zekeson]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20030812/wl_nm/liberia_dc

HARBEL, Liberia (Reuters) - New fighting raged in Liberia (news - web sites) Tuesday a day after former President Charles Taylor flew into exile amid hopes his departure would help bring peace to the war-shattered West African country.

Liberia's government and a rebel faction called Model accused each other of starting the latest bloodshed as the rebels made a big advance. Officials said they were still 30 miles from the capital's international airport.

Meanwhile another rebel faction, holding the port that is key to getting aid to hundreds of thousands of famished refugees, said clearly for the first time that they wanted to head an interim administration now Taylor was gone.

Yep, * wanted him gone to stablize the area....

[lanlady]

1. this was predictable

The problem with Bush*'s entire foreign policy is that everything is so personalized, a la "Saddam tried to kill my daddy." He thinks the world runs like some kind of Texas men's club, whereby a handshake and a greased palm will do the trick. Sorry, Dubya, but getting rid of Taylor or Saddam is not the be-all and end-all!