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[Sorry, pro-democracy forces and freedom fighters; the type that murders innocent civilians and wages unprovoked war against legally constituted authorities. As opposed to terrorists who....] Liberia Reports New Attack By Jonathan Paye-Layleh Associated Press Writer Thursday, April 4, 2002; 10:44 AM MONROVIA, Liberia �� Liberia's government reported a new rebel attack in the north on Thursday, as U.N. officials toured the West African country to determine the effect of an arms embargo and other U.N. sanctions. President Charles Taylor's government is expected to use recent rebel attacks in support of his call for an end to the arms embargo, which it says prevents the government from properly defending itself. Thursday's offensive was in Tubmanburg, 35 miles northwest of the capital, Monrovia, Defense Minister Daniel Chea said. There was no immediate word on any casualties. Tubmanburg residents had only in recent days begun returning to the town. They had fled after a raid two months ago. Attacks over two years have forced tens of thousands of Liberians to flee their homes and villages. The identities and motives of those responsible remain a mystery. Some believe the attackers to be renegade government troops, or combatants left over from the 1989-96 civil war. Western diplomats have accused Taylor of exaggerating the rebel threat to push for an end to the arms embargo. The embargo was renewed last year to punish Taylor's government for alleged gun- and diamond-running with rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone. U.N. experts are now in Liberia to gauge the impact of the sanctions. They visited the northern town of Kakata on Wednesday, shortly after the government reported retaking it following a rebel attack. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
