After the destruction that Liberia has experienced for several decades, how can it possibly become a model country?
It doesn’t mean it isn’t a big challenge, but we think Liberia’s on the verge of making history. Liberia’s going to have the first African woman president, and the women in Liberia are resolved to make this happen. Anyone who tells you I cannot win because I am a woman is just way, way off course. How has this campaign differed from your earlier efforts? This time there’s competition – minus the participation of any warlords, minus the guns and the conflict. That makes a big difference. There’s a lot more freedom – freedom for individuals, freedom for the media. You see that we have many candidates. It’s because for so many this is a first experience at attempting to be part of a democratic process, and that in itself attests to the suitability of the environment for this. How do you respond to the charge that you supported Charles Taylor when he began his rebellion and therefore have to take some responsibility for atrocities he committed? I just get surprised at the media and how the
