tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193753662012-02-08T22:50:56.129-05:00This blog focuses on discussing issues related to Liberia and finding workable solutions for those issues. We will always take the high road in our discussion to avoid deterioration in the level of dialog. You are welcome to post your opinions, initiate discussion on new issues, and respond to my postings. The ultimate objective is to ensure that we have a lively debate around the issues that affect us as a people while trying to increase the level of patriotism for our country.Isaac Vah Tukpah, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03062684233379033585noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19375366.post-1143508916360991482006-03-27T20:21:00.000-05:002006-03-27T20:21:56.390-05:00

Let’s stop pretending folks. If we think Country versus Congo is not an issue, we will be back in the time machine to 1980. Yes, the economic dichotomy between the haves and the have-nots is evident, but it is more an underlying dimension of the country versus congo rather than the primary reason for our current pitiful state of nation as some of my more educated brethren have postulated. The

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Below is an article I wrote for a class in graduate school in 2002. I have penned a more current article on the Country and Congo issue which can be read above. Country versus Congo:A Liberian Cultural MetaphorIsaac Vah Tukpah, Jr.University of MarylandRobert H. Smith School of BusinessDr. Martin J. GannonBMGT 765 Organizational Behavior: A Multicultural PerspectiveSpring 2002 Table of

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Royce, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call for former Liberian President Charles Taylor to Be Brought to Justice; Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Contacts Secretary Rice ahead of Thursday’s meeting with Liberian President-Elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. source: http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=5814512/14/2005 12:48:00 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Below is my personal transcription of George Manneh Weah’s interview (press Ctrl + click to activate link or copy to your browser: http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/34522131214.mp3 ) by Star Radio Lower Margibi Correspondent Archie Weaver. Lie man says, I have listened to the interview at least 100 times and I am still shocked speechless. Luckily for me, I can use the pen to transform my

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“DO BETTER THAN TRI-COLOR TRAFFIC LIGHT”This article is a special request directed to those in the diaspora who already have, are in the process of, or are considering returning home. The opportunity is there for many to return to Liberia to contribute and to improve their personal lot in life. There is room for everyone but each person has to contribute their share in a synergistic manner for

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Hi folks. Please allow me a moment of your time to clarify some misunderstanding. It has been interesting the last few days trying to respond to the various reactions to my writings. I apologize to those I did not get to but if you share my view, then there is really no urgency to respond to you, hence I have given those with contrasting or alternative opinions a little more attention. There

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L,Thanks for the comment. I will post it to the Blog so that others can read it. I agree with everything else you say except the EDUCATION piece. I intentionally omitted the use of the word EDUCATION. Education can be formal and informal. There is no dismissing the value a person gains from the college environment, whether they actually EARN their degree or not. However, not everyone with

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From:To: libpatriot@verizon.netSent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:33 AMSubject: RE: POST ELECTIONS BLUES & TRANSITION: Say it ain't so George! Greetings, Brother Tukpah: You are very correct in you analyses. Now that the Liberia 2005 General Elections end game is imminent, I too have been reviewing various strategic elements of these elections. Please permit me to share my observations with

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John,Thanks for the compliment. I will post this response along with your email. I didn't say we can't prosecute them. I said it was a waste of my time to criticize them because there was just no accountability at all. I didn't say the rest of us should "shut up." We had a legislaive body that made laws just to accomodate themselves and their interests, an executive branch that was focused on

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Please say that you are not standing your ground on this election fraud issue. Please say that you were not a part of your party’s Executive Committee’s decision to suspend Cole Bangalu, Chairman of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), for attending the announcement of the official result of the run-off election. It’s scary that the thought process coming out of the Weah camp is that it

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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT & THEN WORK ITRESPONSE TO COMMENTS ABOUT THE ARTICLE "Liberians Must Pursue the Prosecution of Charles Taylor & Warlords" From: Isaac Vah Tukpah, Jr.To:Cc:Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:41 AMSubject: Re: Liberians Must Pursue the Prosecution of Charles Taylor & WarlordsGentlemen,Greetings! You both had similar comments so I elected to respond to you both in the same email.

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Here we go again. Are we crossing a deal with the devil? Are we trying to sweep the past 15 years under the rug? Are we really that weak as a people that we will accept the carnage wreaked on Liberia by the warlords and Charles Taylor as a thing of the past? I honestly believe that it is incumbent upon every Liberian to bring to justice, Charles Taylor and the war lords who are primarily

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