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Liberia in Crisis: Peacekeepers Due
Aired August 04, 2003 - 06:12 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Peace wanted ASAP. Hundreds of peacekeepers from Nigeria are expected to arrive in Liberia's capital anytime now, and they face a tough job. Residents of the shell- shocked city are just glad help is finally on the way.
CNN's Jeff Koinange live at the airport near Monrovia.
Jeff, have the troops arrived?
JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They haven't, Carol, but we're expecting them within the half hour, despite the fact that it is a cold, wet, windy Monday morning. According to a Liberian on the ground, this is not going to rain on our parade. They want the peacekeepers. They have been waiting for them. They are actually waiting to hold a big, big, big party for them downtown.
And the peacekeepers, as soon as they arrive are going to secure the airport, get into their trucks, because they have to bring everything now, Carol. There is nothing here on the ground in terms of vehicles and other logistics and communication. They have to unload everything and then make their way into this war-ravaged capital.
But they will await -- they will be awaited by tens of thousands of Liberians, even though in the northern sections of the city up until Sunday there was heavy fighting going on. Both sides saying until they physically see the peacekeepers, they are not going to move their positions and they will keep fighting. Hopefully when once they land and once they get into the city and the presence itself, then the guns will be silent -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All right. Jeff Koinange, awaiting those troops from West Africa to arrive at the airport there, and we'll get back to you when they do arrive. Jeff Koinange reporting live for us.
You can get updates and in-depth information on the situation in Liberia by going to our Web site CNN.com. AOL keyword, CNN.
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Aired August 4, 2003 - 06:12 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Peace wanted ASAP. Hundreds of peacekeepers from Nigeria are expected to arrive in Liberia's capital anytime now, and they face a tough job. Residents of the shell- shocked city are just glad help is finally on the way.
CNN's Jeff Koinange live at the airport near Monrovia.
Jeff, have the troops arrived?
JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They haven't, Carol, but we're expecting them within the half hour, despite the fact that it is a cold, wet, windy Monday morning. According to a Liberian on the ground, this is not going to rain on our parade. They want the peacekeepers. They have been waiting for them. They are actually waiting to hold a big, big, big party for them downtown.
And the peacekeepers, as soon as they arrive are going to secure the airport, get into their trucks, because they have to bring everything now, Carol. There is nothing here on the ground in terms of vehicles and other logistics and communication. They have to unload everything and then make their way into this war-ravaged capital.
But they will await -- they will be awaited by tens of thousands of Liberians, even though in the northern sections of the city up until Sunday there was heavy fighting going on. Both sides saying until they physically see the peacekeepers, they are not going to move their positions and they will keep fighting. Hopefully when once they land and once they get into the city and the presence itself, then the guns will be silent -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All right. Jeff Koinange, awaiting those troops from West Africa to arrive at the airport there, and we'll get back to you when they do arrive. Jeff Koinange reporting live for us.
You can get updates and in-depth information on the situation in Liberia by going to our Web site CNN.com. AOL keyword, CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
