No military solution in Liberia. (World).(United States Bishops Committee on International Policy supports ceasefire)(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: June 20, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops' Committee on International Policy has endorsed calls from the Catholic church and the Interreligious Council of Liberia for "an immediate and unconditional cease-fire, and for negotiations leading to the creation of a government of national unity," committee chairman Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., said.

As two rebel groups battle with forces loyal to President Charles Taylor, the peace and stability of Liberia's neighbors--Ivory Coast, Guinea and Sierra Leone--are threatened, Ricard said. Since 1999, thousands of Liberian ...

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