President Taylor refuses to leave until peacekeepers arrive

(17 Jul 2003)
1. Various of evangelical preachers and President Taylor praying for peace in the Samuel K Doe Stadium
2. Wide shot stadium with people and soldiers
3. Close up soldiers praying for peace with their hands in the air
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Taylor, Liberian President:
"If I was to leave this country before the peacekeepers arrive in the city, I see disaster, I see trouble, I see murder, mayhem. I see rape, I see utter destruction."
5. Crowd, press and former congressmen
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Taylor, Liberian President: (cutaway during soundbite)
"It is important for the international community to act and to act now to bring peacekeepers to Liberia and bring them now."
7. Police car and crowd singing
8. Crowd listening
9. Military band listening
10. Set up shot of Benjamin Yeaten
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Yeaten, four-star general and frontline military director:
"We want to ask the United States of America, the United States of America, to hurry up because it's like everybody is waiting for the Americans to be on the ground before they can take the peace, because America is a friend in high favour so!"
12. Zoom in to militia on the streets of Monrovia
STORYLINE :
Liberian President Charles Taylor refused on Wednesday to leave the country before an international peacekeeping force arrives.
He was speaking at a gathering of evangelical preachers from the Washington-based Global Peace Initiative (GPI) who were in Monrovia as part of a Christian crusade to spread peace in the world.
Taylor also stressed that it was important that the peacekeepers were sent as soon as possible.
His comments came as a US-backed peace proposal called for creating an interim government next month that would exclude Liberia's President Charles Taylor and the two rebel leaders seeking to oust him,
US President George W. Bush, who is considering a limited deployment of American troops to wartorn Liberia, said such a move would depend on Taylor stepping down and leaving the country.
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[@Barzini548]

Its like Taylor changed accents depending on who he was addressing

[@outandaboutnyc2579]

He's A Spin Doctor.

[@LianFlomo]

Yes

[@williettedunbar5564]

Let there be peace.

[@williettedunbar5564]

I saw total disaster when this man started his grumble with/vs Doe.

[@theliberiancivilwar9837]

Taylor refuses to leave until peace keeper arrive.

[@haibeboumorris1010]

One of Africa's great sons, Yet to be discovered

[@Yk-ik2kx]

Olin M Imomihz Well yes he killed Samuel Doe but before Samuel Doe became president he was responsible for the death William Tolbert.As the saying goes what goes around comes around.

[@madman21]

@@Yk-ik2kx what are you talking about?

[@NewEraSSKid]

If it wasn't for his greed there would have been no Civil war .Liberia was Africa's most peaceful country for 150 years until the real sons of Belial took over the Land.

[@georgejosiah8030]

Know your History

[@alaintehi8366]

Voici celui qui à gâté le Libéria

[@LianFlomo]

Doe was the caused
He started coup in Liberia 🇱🇷

[@charleskweh4250]

See Taylor chief of staff speaking, that's why he didn't build one road in Liberia because he had foolish people working for him, how can you take this dump punk and made him ur chief of Army Staff Apuaaa a..

[@outandaboutnyc2579]

Mockery

[@alperene8528]

He did the things that he said,so ironical.

[@pramudyayudikawijaya1668]

1:30 what was he saying?

[@blackinton2526]

That he wants Papua Guinea free from Indonesia

[@oudneynaluube605]

A real devil

[@muniratumuhamed5618]

United States of Amerigo 🤣

[@albertjames6845]

🤣

[@stevostevo5032]

"United States of Ameriga " . Wow that was news to me. "United States of Ameriga " @1.22

[@LianFlomo]

He is very wicked 😢

[@psrinku4456]

That’s kA poul