Three weeks ago I wrote a post on whether or not Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ever apologized for supporting Charles Taylor in the 1980s. I came to the conclusion that she hadn’t, despite many news reports saying she had.
But earlier this week she did–I think. Though not giving us the actual “I’m sorry” quote, Bloomberg news says she apologized during a a radio address to the country.
Update: The radio address the Bloomberg article referred to was the Independence Day address. And I still don’t think she apologized. The closest she came to it was, “I have talked about [my support for Taylor] openly over the past twelve years and expressed remorse to the Liberian people for my misjudgment.”
Perhaps I’m being too nitpicky. There are probably more important things to be worried about than this.
Do you think it's because she doesn't want to further alienate Charles Taylor's supporters, who I gather are still many in number?
I'd love to see you write a post about how/why Taylor still has such a large support base in Liberia.
Nudge. Nudge.
I think its because she knows Liberians are not foolish enough to believe that she contributed only ten(10) thousand US dollars to the N.P.F.L war efforts. Also, giving and apology would be worthless as she's got what she's always wanted-The Liberian presidency- at all cost .
I think its because she knows Liberians are not foolish enough to believe that she contributed only ten(10) thousand US dollars to the N.P.F.L war efforts. Also, giving and apology would be worthless as she's got what she's always wanted-The Liberian presidency- at all cost .
The Liberian people knew that the president supported Mr. Taylor at the early stage of his "revolution" and they voted for her overwhelmingly. This is a clear indication that they want to move forward.