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Liberia hails U.S. decision to send back-up force for peacekeepers
USA Today ^ | 7/25/2003 | USAToday.com

Posted on 07/25/2003 9:51:15 PM PDT by LinuxRocks

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:40:58 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

USA Today is reporting that US troop deployment to Liberia is imminent: The bloodiest barrage in days sent shells crashing into the U.S. Embassy grounds and a school packed with refugees in the rebel-besieged capital Friday...President Bush's order of ships and troops to Liberia's coast was broadcast over the radio here as refugee families gathered broken bodies of men, women and children.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; deploy; liberia; presidentbush; ustroops
USA Today is reporting that US troop deployment to Liberia is imminent: The bloodiest barrage in days sent shells crashing into the U.S. Embassy grounds and a school packed with refugees in the rebel-besieged capital Friday...President Bush's order of ships and troops to Liberia's coast was broadcast over the radio here as refugee families gathered broken bodies of men, women and children.

Get ready...Here we go.

1 posted on 07/25/2003 9:51:16 PM PDT by LinuxRocks
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To: LinuxRocks
Satellite Photo of Monrovia. Shows Key bridges, beaches, stadium etc.


2 posted on 07/25/2003 9:58:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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To: BenLurkin
USA Today doesn't usually scoop something on the front page w/o sources. Do you think we're going in?
3 posted on 07/25/2003 10:12:37 PM PDT by LinuxRocks
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To: LinuxRocks
You are asking me? I know nothing!

But seriously, I really don't know. All I can say is that I fear that we shall.

4 posted on 07/26/2003 9:07:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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