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To: Douglas V. Fant who wrote (11275)6/7/1999 1:18:00 PM
From: cody andre  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17770
 
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP - JUne 7, 1999 at 12:15 PM)

LIBERIAN PRESIDENT ASKS BRITAIN TO STOP GUN SHIPMENTS

<< Liberia's president urged Britain today to stop weapons shipments to Sierra Leone, saying the guns are a threat to peace in West Africa.

"I discourage the British from sending any new arms to Sierra Leone," Charles Taylor told journalists in Ivory Coast's commercial capital. Ït is important that the cease-fire hold in Sierra Leone and no factions be rearmed for new attacks." (...)

Taylor said weapons, including new US-made M-16 rifles, used by the rebels had be obtained from Sierra Leone government allies. (...)>>

N.B. Tony Blair is not happy with aggression in Yugoslavia; now, he wants a new Biafra war in Africa. It would also be very interesting to find out how tens of tons of weapons and ammo "disappeared" from NATO warehouses in Europe and ended up in Italy and Albania.