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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (5429)	10/22/2002 11:34:27 AM
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Monday, 21 October, 2002, 10:45 GMT 11:45 UK Liberia's leader seeks new wives One wife is not enough for Charles Taylor By Jonathan Paye-Layleh BBC, Monrovia Liberia's President Charles Taylor has said that, as a traditional leader, he is entitled to up to four wives. He was speaking at a news conference carried live on his Kiss-FM radio station, following rumours that either he has taken a new wife in recent days or is on the verge of doing so. I have no intention of insulting my people, I will fulfil my traditional requirement in this country President Charles Taylor He said the only person who should be concerned about his extra-marital affairs is his wife Jewel Howard, who, he said, was not complaining. He lashed out at people who, he said, are trying to introduce western culture in Liberia. Dispelling recent rumours that all was not well between him and his wife, President Taylor told journalists that he did not have any difficulties with his wife. Teaching tradition According to Liberian tradition, Mr Taylor said it was his wife's responsibility to "fish for a woman and bring her over to him". "If she does not understand the tradition, we can get people here to teach her," he said of the First Lady who did not attend the news conference. The first lady's duties apparently include looking for co-wives Officials attending the conference burst into laughter when the president declared that it would be an insult to the traditional women of Liberia if he did not accept a wife. "I have no intention of insulting my people, I will fulfil my traditional requirement in this country," he vowed, arguing that past leaders did the same. Referring to the former president who was killed in a military coup in 1980, President Taylor said: "Pastor William R Tolbert dowried women in this country. "In fact, some of his women are in town now asking me for assistance." President Taylor's long explanation fell short, however, of saying how many wives he really has at the moment, and whether the first lady has been involved in looking for prospective new brides. news.bbc.co.uk