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Message
to Jewel Howard Taylor
Wednesday,
December 21, 2005
By
Sapladoe Kuleh
Dear
Mrs. Taylor:
Do you actually believe that every
Liberian were part of that 15-yr civil war? There were
Liberians that died just because of their names, their
schools or classmates; their families, their chosen
partner for marriage, their friends, sometimes people
that live in their neighborhoods, and for many
countless other reasons.
I have never worked for government,
I have never stolen any funds, I did not join the war
and, definitely, I did not contribute a cent to you
and your husband’s war.
As a current servant of the Liberian people, your vote
is going to be needed to put Charles Taylor away. You
must pick between serving your nation or Charles G.
Taylor.
We the innocent Liberians applaud your need to find
the perpetrators, to set a new agenda and yes, we need
to move forward into the future, but our future is
determined by our past directly or indirectly.
With that said this time, we have the power to bring
the oppressor of our people to justice. We have the
power to change our past and consequently our future.
Our future will only be determined by our decision to
allow our justice system to finally play its role. You
and the people you know have taken many lives and
destroyed our beautiful nation. We need answers this
time.
Our country must set an example for all aspiring
leaders to understand that their fatal decisions will
have consequences be it indirectly or directly. We
have been oppressed and stolen from for many years.
This is the time for those who stole our resources and
killed our people to pay the price. And that price is
justice in the court of law before their own
peers.
Mrs. Taylor, asking Liberians about Charles Taylor’s
fate is not the only way we can move forward. When he
went across border line and started another war, he
did not consult with all the 3 million Liberians you
are concerned about.
Less than 3 years ago, Charles
Taylor did not ask the Liberian people that
“VOTED” him in power whether he should leave or
stay in the country. Mr. Taylor fled because justice
was about to be served. He can only prolong this
justice by running from it like he's doing
today.
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